Radio Bikini
7.5
“The Most Terrifying and Unbelievable Story of the Nuclear Age”
Robert Stone’s Academy Award–nominated documentary reconstructs the 1946 Operation Crossroads nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. Built largely from previously unseen U.S. government archival footage and eyewitness accounts, the film recounts the relocation of the Bikini Islanders and the experiences of American sailors who were exposed to radioactive fallout during the experiments. The documentary later aired as part of the PBS series American Experience.
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Robert Stone Director · Robert Fitzsimons Composer John Rayter Cinematographer
United States release March 12, 1988 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Marshallese, Russian
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Marshallese · Russian
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 15, 1987
Premiere · London Film Festival
United States · March 12, 1988
Limited theatrical · L.A.
United States · December 30, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
October 11, 1988 · TV · PBS "American Experience"
United Kingdom
January 18, 1988 · TV · Channel 4
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