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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Part of The Atomic Bomb Collection

1995•1h 32m•7.2/10
DocumentaryHistoryWar

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7.2/10(61)

"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William Shatner and featuring an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, this award-winning documentary reveals previously unreleased and classified government footage from several countries.

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Production

Visual Concept Entertainment, Documentary Film Works

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

William Shatner

William Shatner

Narrator

Edward Teller

Edward Teller

Self - Nuclear Physicist

W.H.P. Blandy

W.H.P. Blandy

Self - Commander Joint Task Force One (archive footage)

Frank H. Shelton

Self - Nuclear Weaponeer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - U.S. President (archive footage)

Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson

Self - U.S Ambassador (1961-1965) to the UN (archive footage)

Randall William Cook

Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)

Nikolai Bulganin

Nikolai Bulganin

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Everett Dirksen

Self (archive footage)

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Self (archive footage)

Enrico Fermi

Self (archive footage)

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Self (archive footage)

Averell Harriman

Averell Harriman

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Anastas Mikoyan

Anastas Mikoyan

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

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