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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

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"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William Shatner and featuring an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, this award-winning documentary reveals previously unreleased and classified government footage from several countries.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

7.203/10

Release Date

29 September 1995

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Shatner

William Shatner

Narrator

Edward Teller

Edward Teller

Self - Nuclear Physicist

W.H.P. Blandy

W.H.P. Blandy

Self - Commander Joint Task Force One (archive footage)

Frank H. Shelton

Frank H. Shelton

Self - Nuclear Weaponeer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - U.S. President (archive footage)

Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson

Self - U.S Ambassador (1961-1965) to the UN (archive footage)

Randall William Cook

Randall William Cook

Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)

Nikolai Bulganin

Nikolai Bulganin

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Self (archive footage)

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Self (archive footage)

Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi

Self (archive footage)

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Self (archive footage)

Averell Harriman

Averell Harriman

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Anastas Mikoyan

Anastas Mikoyan

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Dean Rusk

Dean Rusk

Self (archive footage)

Woodrow P. Swancutt

Woodrow P. Swancutt

Self (archive footage)

Leó Szilárd

Leó Szilárd

Self (archive footage)

Mark Tapscott

Mark Tapscott

Announcer (archive footage)

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

Self (archive footage)

Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun

Self (archive footage)

John von Neumann

John von Neumann

Self (archive footage)

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

Self (archive footage)

Roy Neal

Roy Neal

Self (uncredited)

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