The Atom Strikes Atomic Bomb Destruction Aftermath Japan Vintage War Films DVD

Description: Please read & note: This is a Rights holding DVD created & produced by me and is not factory made or sealed. I strive to produce the best DVD's possible from the sometimes VERY old Public Domain material. Films that are public domain are unpreserved and not professionally re-mastered. I re-master all of my films myself to the best possible quality acheivable. My DVDs are not the quality of todays Modern DVDs or Bluray discs. If you are looking for this kind of quality then these discs are not for you. All pictures are actual screen captures from the DVDs. Please note this when purchasing, but also know that all of the films are very watchable. To keep my prices as low as possible all my DVDs are delivered in plain paper DVD sleeves and the DVDs title will be labeled on the back of the DVD envelope. This way you can write the contents of the DVD on the DVD yourself if you want to. (See picture). All of my DVD's come with a menu for easy film selection. Total runtime of the DVD is 71 minutes. Item specifics are: Film 1: The Atom Strikes! (1945) B&W Runtime 30 Minutes Shortly after the end of the war an American mission was sent to Japan, to report on the destruction wrought by the atomic bombs. The mission, organized by the Manhattan Engineer District, included engineer and medical officers and a few scientists. This film portrays some of the devastation they witnessed. Release Date: 1945 Entered the Public Domain: 1974 Film 2: A Tale of Two Cities (1946) B&W Runtime 12 Minutes The first atomic bomb film. Footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a Jesuit priest survivor describing the Hiroshima blast, and the classic "atomic footprints in the sands of time" In addition to the interesting shots of destruction at and near ground zero, this film hints at the undercurrent of guilt that was the american aftermath of the first use of atomic weapons. Twice in the film it is stated that the bombs were exploded at sufficient altitude that most of the fallout would be dispersed in the stratosphere. Then an interviewee is asked about the rumors of deadly rays in the area, to which he replies that he believes they are just rumors, since he and others were in the blast area soon afterward, and had experienced no ill effects. For me, this had a greater impact than the shadows of people left on the ground. Release Date: 1946 Entered the Public Domain: 1975 Film 3: Atomic Bomb Blast Effects (1959) SILENT COLOR Runtime 8 Minutes This amazing footage, part of an RKO Pathe film, features some astonishing footage of soldiers doing their duty and watching the A bomb go off in the desert wearing very little protection. Watch how they looked up after the bomb hit, and getting hit by the aftershock.. BAM! After that, they proceed to walk up towards the bomb target, gawking. The film then cuts to what appears to be some before and after shots of military equipment and dummies set up to see the effects before and after the bomb. So we see tanks, heavy artillery and machine guns just wasted. It would've been interesting to see the before and after effects, say 10-15 years of the soldiers participating in this. Release Date: 1959 Entered the Public Domain: 1988 Film 4: A is for Atom (1953) COLOR Runtime 14 Minutes Animated classic presenting what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peacetime uses of atomic energy and the byproducts of nuclear fission. Though it has a questionable agenda and is especially glib about the reasons for developing and using the A-bomb, this film does a couple of things pretty well. It explains atomic physics to the layman in a very clear if reductive manner, and it sports some of the most beautiful animation probably ever used for such a purpose. The film is amazing to watch for the animation alone. Release Date: 1953 Entered the Public Domain: 1982 Film 5: Atom Bomb: Joe Bonica's Movie of the Month (1955) B&W Runtime 7 Minutes Film from the 1950's heyday of atmospheric atomic testing. Some of the more famous test are shown here, including the tests at Bikini Atoll and the Nevada tests where houses of various types were nuked. Lots of spectacular blast footage here, as well as footage of soldiers and sailors being exposed to radiation. Wonder how many of them died of cancer later? Release Date: 1955 Entered the Public Domain: 1984 I claim ownership and rights to this media. All the films on this DVD have been researched and are copyright free or the copyrights have expired due to non renewal.

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