Bombshell
2026
8.0 (1)
1 hr 22 min
English
They created the bomb. Then created its story.
Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, Bombshell explores how the U.S. government manipulated the narrative about the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Through propaganda, censorship and the co-opting of the press, the government presented a benevolent picture of atomic power, minimizing the horrific human toll. Bombshell sheds light on the efforts of a group of intrepid reporters to let the world know the truth.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- American Experience Films, GBH
Keywords
- atomic bomb
- world war ii
- hiroshima and nagasaki bombings
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Top Cast
Ann Curry as Narrator
William L. Laurence as Self (archival footage)
Leslie Groves as Self (archival footage)
John Hersey as Self (archival footage)
Top Crew
Ben Loeterman · Director, Writer
Stephen McCarthy · Cinematographer
Jason Longo · Cinematographer
Matt Shelley-Reade · Editor
Peter Rhodes · Editor
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