The Atom Strikes (Reel 1) (1946, silent)
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Description:
Description: "Shortly after the end of the war an American Mission was sent to Japan, to report on the destruction wrought by the atomic bombs."
U.S. Army MF 5-1235
"M-1235. Produced by the U.S. Army
Beginning with the atom bomb tests in New Mexico, the film shows the subsequent bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the utter ruin caused to buildings of various types, including bridges, factories, and roads"
Educational Film Guide (1951)
Silent master reproduced from preprint material at National Archives and Records Administration.
Can states: "THE ATOM STRIKES Reel 1 / Joost/Iris version - sections missing / B+W Hiroshima/Nagasaki aftermath / not great"; "B/W ORIG PIX THE ATOM STRIKES Reel 1"
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit http://www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1940s,Nuclear weapons,World War II
Tags: atomic bomb blasts; explosions; mushroom clouds; power plants; destruction; men; rubble; demolished buildings; destroyed cities; soldiers; dead trees; rivers; people; mountains; horses; United States Army; statues; pedestals; high angle view of people walking on road in a demolished area; tilted buildings
Film Sponsor:
Creator: U.S. Army Pictorial Service, U.S. Army Signal Corps
Credits:
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: The Archives Project
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date:
Release Date: 1946
Geographical Location: Japan; Hiroshima, Japan
Genre/Form: government, military, documentary
Language: eng
Rights:
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: master positive
Color: b&w
Color Process:
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code:
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Length (feet): 240
Complete Record:
Description: "Shortly after the end of the war an American Mission was sent to Japan, to report on the destruction wrought by the atomic bombs."
U.S. Army MF 5-1235
"M-1235. Produced by the U.S. Army
Beginning with the atom bomb tests in New Mexico, the film shows the subsequent bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the utter ruin caused to buildings of various types, including bridges, factories, and roads"
Educational Film Guide (1951)
Silent master reproduced from preprint material at National Archives and Records Administration.
Can states: "THE ATOM STRIKES Reel 1 / Joost/Iris version - sections missing / B+W Hiroshima/Nagasaki aftermath / not great"; "B/W ORIG PIX THE ATOM STRIKES Reel 1"
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit http://www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1940s,Nuclear weapons,World War II
Tags: atomic bomb blasts; explosions; mushroom clouds; power plants; destruction; men; rubble; demolished buildings; destroyed cities; soldiers; dead trees; rivers; people; mountains; horses; United States Army; statues; pedestals; high angle view of people walking on road in a demolished area; tilted buildings
Film Sponsor:
Creator: U.S. Army Pictorial Service, U.S. Army Signal Corps
Credits:
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: The Archives Project
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date:
Release Date: 1946
Geographical Location: Japan; Hiroshima, Japan
Genre/Form: government, military, documentary
Language: eng
Rights:
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: master positive
Color: b&w
Color Process:
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code:
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Length (feet): 240
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