Overview
Robert 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.
Production
Channel 4 Television
Cast & Characters
Kilon Bauno
Self
John Smitherman
Self
Warren Austin
Self (archive footage)
Bernard Baruch
Self (archive footage)
W.H.P. Blandy
Self (archive footage)
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage)
Directors & Crew
Robert Stone
Producer
Robert Stone
Director
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