Atomic Bomb Movie Collection

Hollywood's Top Secret Film Studio (2003)

This extraordinary documentary chronicles Hollywood's Top Secret Film
Studio that for over twenty years photographed hundreds of nuclear
weapons tests and other classified projects. Their work is among the
most spectacular even captured on film.
From the Nevada desert to remote Pacific atolls to outer space, these
top secret Filmmakers developed advanced techniques and methods to
create their fantastic movies. They made 6,500 films and many were
locked away as soon as they were viewed by a handful of government
officials.
With the end of the Cold War, the story of the secret film studio
hidden away in the Hollywood Hills can be told. It is a story of
selfless patriotic dedication to country and outstanding filmmaking
that resulted in some of the most stunning images ever recorded.
Many of their most amazing images are featured in this fascinating
production. The Atomic Filmmakers created a visual legacy that will
be studied for years to come and will serve as an important reference
for one of the most dangerous times in world history.

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Trinity & Beyond - The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)

In the sad days of nuclear-weapons testing, the United States detonated
331 atomic, hydrogen, and thermonuclear bombs. Many of those explosions
appear in Trinity and Beyond, which utilizes a lot of declassified
footage, most of it in color. Standouts include the United States'
South Pacific detonation of an atom bomb 90 feet below the water to
study the effects on a fleet of ships. Surprise, surprise, they sink!
If that wasn't enough, the navy also loaded the decks with sheep to
study the effects of the blast on life forms. Surprise, surprise, they
die! Glowing leg of lamb anyone? This film will alternately amuse and
horrify you at the rampant irresponsibility of the Soviets and Americans
in their quest for nuclear domination. The Russians have the honor of
having detonated the largest nuclear bomb ever at a whopping 58 megatons.
The Hiroshima bomb was barely a kiloton. Of course, after the U.S. and
Russia ceased their activities, the Chinese decided to get in on the act.
But that's a different story for a different documentary.
--Kristian St. Clair

Trinity & Beyond The Atomic Bomb Movie is the top secret, strange and
visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of
Atomic Hydrogen bombs. In this special 60th Anniversary Wide Screen Edition,
renowned special effects filmmaker Peter Kuran (Star Wars, Star Trek II & V,
Robocop) offers up amazing film footage chronicling the top secret, strange
and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of
Atomic Hydrogen bombs by the United States. With the development and use of
award-winning new film restoration systems, Kuran has perfectly preserved
these haunting images for generations to come. Narrated by William Shatner
(Boston Legal, Star Trek), Trinity & Beyond features extremely rare film
segments from top secret government archives and startling footage of nuclear
bomb tests conducted by Great Britain and China, plus the largest atomic
explosion ever created by Russia. Whether being exploded under the ocean,
suspended by a balloon, shot from a cannon or even detonated in space, these
weapons are capable of devastating destruction - the quality of these images
is as startling as are remarkable. With new footage shot with hi-definition
cameras, this award-winning production also features an amazing explosion
segment that must be seen with 3D glasses to truly take in its full impact.
Trinity & Beyond features an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony
Orchestra and an interview with Dr. Edward Teller a developer of nuclear
weapons and one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. Trinity
& Beyond is an extraordinary production that provides an important
understanding of events and the creations of technologies that have changed
the world forever.