Radio Bikini (1988)
3.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
0h 56min
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- Synopsis:
Produced and directed by Robert Stone, this critically acclaimed, Academy Award nominated documentary uses declassified footage acquired through the Freedom of Information Act to tell the story of the Bikini islanders, who were removed from their homes by the U.S. government so that their atoll could be used for high-profile atomic bomb tests known as Operation Crossroads, at the start of the Cold War.
Afterwards, the islanders could not safely return home, as the area remained dangerously radioactive for 40 years. Highlights include radio broadcasts from the area, footage of the atomic bomb blasts, and an interview with a U.S. serviceman who observed the tests.Operation Crossroads was America's first and largest nuclear accident, and some of the tragic consequences have only recently come to light. Archival footage is intercut with interviews with two participants in the operation, and other witnesses - Actors:
- Kilon Bauno, John Smitherman, Warren Austin, Bernard Baruch, W.H.P. Blandy, Paul DeAngelo, Albert Einstein, James Forrestal, Vyacheslav Molotov, Woodrow P. Swancutt, Harry S. Truman, Harold Urey, William E. Kepner
- Directors:
- Robert Stone
- Voiced By:
- Lee Van Atta
- Others:
- Robert Stone
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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