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  • A Tale of Two Cities (1946)
  • Short | Documentary, Short
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A Tale of Two Cities (1946)
Short | Documentary, Short
A Tale of Two Cities is a 1946 propaganda/documentary about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, produced by Army-Navy Screen Magazine. The film is chronological and largely neutral, describing the testing and use of the atomic ...See moreA Tale of Two Cities is a 1946 propaganda/documentary about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, produced by Army-Navy Screen Magazine. The film is chronological and largely neutral, describing the testing and use of the atomic bomb's impact on Hiroshima, where the bomb was actually dropped, the damage it caused to military-industrial targets, and the attention to which buildings suffered less damage, such as those constructed of reinforced concrete. Interviewed with a Jesuit priest who described his experience, noting that he believed around 100,000 people died. The film then moves to Nagasaki, telling viewers that U.S. President Harry S. Truman warned the Japanese that he would use more nuclear weapons if they didn't surrender. The Nagasaki mission is described, showing two plants as basic targets, and the valley they plan to bomb, followed by a mushroom cloud, "The Baptism of the Invading State." In the end, the film takes a rather sober view of the future of atomic energy, showing the "atomic shadow" of someone in the Hiroshima explosion, saying that this could be a person of any race or belief, and that the future of atomic energy can help or destroy humanity, It depends on how people use it. See less
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1946 (United States)

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