Hiroshima
Hiroshima
| 06 August 1995 (USA)
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    Hellen

    I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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    Develiker

    terrible... so disappointed.

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    Marketic

    It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

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    GetPapa

    Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

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    fred_simons2000

    This is a thought provoking movie. If you want a movie that doesn't require thought, do not look for this movie. I guess the most important thing about making this movie is the statement used in the movie as motivation: "No more Hiroshima's".I liked the idea that they weaved newsreel footage in with the movie. Casting was extremely done. Instead of the "Forest Gump" mode, they had actors look like the real life people. There was interviews from people fighting in the islands that was matter of fact. Truly showed the non-glamorous side of war.Like in Tora, Tora, Tora you have two sides of the movie. Both done extremely well. Any war buff person should watch this movie. I think the directors and actors took particular pains in being as accurate as possible.

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    Michael O'Keefe

    Excellent. Recounted are the events leading to President Truman's decision to drop an A-bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 and its aftermath. Filmed primarily in "tinted" black and white with the weaving of newsreel and stock footage. Witness testimonials put the explanation point on the haunting depictions. Kenneth Welsh is uncanny in his portrayal of Truman. Other stars of note are: Richard Masur, Leon Pownall, Wesley Addy, Daisaku Akino, David Gow, Ken Jenkins and Naohiko Umewaka. A must for WWII and history buffs.

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    Phil Karn

    This is an outstanding production. And I think it no coincidence that it wasn't produced in the US.Over 50 years later, American emotions still run high about our use of nuclear weapons against Japan; the recent backlash against the Smithsonian exhibit is proof. This film is a nuanced, balanced, objective treatment with, as far as I can tell, remarkable historical accuracy. One sees just how simplistic and myopic the leaders of both sides were as they made (or avoided making) momentous decisions that affected the entire future of the human race. The one voice of reason, scientist Leo Szilard, is brushed off with hardly a hearing.This film is an effective indictment of our human propensity to place enormous powers in the hands of just a few individuals. I doubt any American producer could have made it.The film deftly mixes historical footage with re-enacted scenes using actors. Normally this sort of thing is rather jarring, but here it works. Even the transitions between the real Truman in newsreel footage and the actor playing him work well.

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    Rev-Maynard

    Hiroshima is a great film, originally made for cable, about events leading up to the A-bomb being dropped on Japan. It shows the Japanese perspective very well and is one of the better WW2 films of recent years. Surprisingly, it is mostly a Canadian production that is very accurate with the facts they put on screen. Very well done.

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