Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)

7.3/10 92 min Documentary History War

Overview

"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.

Cast

William Shatner

Narrator

Edward Teller

Self - Nuclear Physicist

W.H.P. Blandy

Self - Commander Joint Task Force One (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - U.S. President (archive footage)

Adlai Stevenson

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

Randall William Cook

Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)

Nikolai Bulganin

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Albert Einstein

Self (archive footage)

Reed Hadley

Self (archive footage)

Averell Harriman

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Anastas Mikoyan

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

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