Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1995)
On August 6, 1946, the United States dropped the first ever nuclear weapon on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, another nuclear bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians were killed in the explosions and countless others were disfigured, maimed and poisoned by the effects of the bomb’s radiation. Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary? Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a provocative investigation into the motives that led to the building of the first atomic bomb and the decision to drop the bomb three months after the war ended with Germany. Using dramatizations based on the diaries and notebooks of the major participants in this momentous decision, including President Truman, Secretary of War Stimson and nuclear physicist Leo Szilard, the documentary presents the issues as they appeared to American statesmen.
Cast
- Gar Alperovitz - Self - author of Atomic Diplomacy
- Barton Bernstein - Self- military historian
- Col. Charles Bower - Self
- John W. Dower - Self -author of War Without Mercy
- Akira Iriye - Self - historian
- Philip Morrison - Self - nuclear physicist (part of Manhattan Project)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki about?
- On August 6, 1946, the United States dropped the first ever nuclear weapon on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, another nuclear bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians were killed in the explosions and countless others were disfigured, maimed and poisoned by the effects of the bomb’s radiation. Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary? Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a provocative investigation into the motives that led to the building of the first atomic bomb and the decision to drop the bomb three months after the war ended with Germany. Using dramatizations based on the diaries and notebooks of the major participants in this momentous decision, including President Truman, Secretary of War Stimson and nuclear physicist Leo Szilard, the documentary presents the issues as they appeared to American statesmen.
- Who directed Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
- Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was directed by Allan Siegel.
- Who stars in Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
- Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki stars Gar Alperovitz, Barton Bernstein, Col. Charles Bower, John W. Dower, Akira Iriye, Philip Morrison.
- How long is Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
- Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has a runtime of 58m (58 minutes).
- What genre is Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
- Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a Documentary film.
- Where was Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki produced?
- Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was produced in United States of America.