A Tale of two cities

A pictorial record of the effects of the dropping of atomic bombs by the USA on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, in August 1945. Made for US Service personnel, featuring dramatic music and narration.

Credits

production company

War Department

Duration

00:12:25:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1946

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010563

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb - Blast effect

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb victims

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Bombing, Aerial

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nagasaki-Shi (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War damage to buildings - Japan

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

History → Atomic bomb victims

History → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945

History → History

History → Japan - History

History → Japan - History - 1945-

History → Nagasaki-Shi (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1946

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