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The Bomb

2015 · Movie · PG · 114 min · ★ 6.8

Documentary

This is the story of the most powerful and destructive device ever invented. With newly restored footage, go behind the scenes of the first atomic bomb, revealing how it was developed and how it changed the planet. Examine the choices society has made since 1945—and continues to make—to live with an invention that could destroy the planet.

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Streaming on PBS Documentaries.

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Details
Years
2015
Release date
2015-07-29
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
114 min
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (16 votes)

Themes

  • atomic bomb
  • world war ii
  • atomic bomb test
  • based on true story
  • nuclear bomb
  • destruction of planet
  • archive footage
  • nuclear device
  • nuclear explosive
  • history of science
  • atomic age
  • national archives
  • +4 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Rushmore DeNooyer