Released:
1988-03-12

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.

Director:
Robert Stone

Runtime:
0h 56min

Genre:
Documentary

• 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)