This feature-length masterpiece reveals the effects of US nuclear tests on the lives of the inhabitants of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The film combines recently declassified US Defence Department footage on the Bravo Test of 1954 with interviews with the people of Rongelap who were not evacuated. Contains black & white footage.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
017346
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Nuclear industry
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Marshall Islands
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Pacific Area
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons - Testing
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons - safety measures
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons testing victims
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nuclear industry
Places → Marshall Islands
Places → Pacific Area
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)