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7.4Robert Stone’s Academy Award–nominated documentary reconstructs the 1946 Operation Crossroads nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. Built largely from previously unseen U.S. government archival footage and eyewitness accounts, the film recounts the relocation of the Bikini Islanders and the experiences of American sailors who were exposed to radioactive fallout during the experiments. The documentary later aired as part of the PBS series American Experience.
Released: 1988-03-1256 minDir: Robert StoneDocumentary
Cast
- Kilon Bauno as Self
- John Smitherman as Self
- Warren Austin as Self (archive footage)
- Bernard Baruch as Self (archive footage)
- W.H.P. Blandy as Self (archive footage)
- Albert Einstein as Self (archive footage)
Themes
- environment
- nuclear weapons
- nuclear testing
- american experience
- marshall islands
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