Bombshell
“They created the bomb. Then created its story.”
2026•1h 22m•8.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Ben Loeterman
Writer
Ben Loeterman
Languages
English
Studio
American Experience Films
Cast
Ann Curry
Narrator
William L. Laurence
Self (archival footage)
Leslie Groves
Self (archival footage)
John Hersey
Self (archival footage)
Production
Company
American Experience Films
Company
GBH
Producer
Ben Loeterman
Producer
Gaia De Simoni
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