MOVIE
Bombshell
“They created the bomb. Then created its story.”
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.
Release / first air2026-01-06
Original languageEN
GenresDocumentary, History
DirectorBen Loeterman
WriterBen Loeterman
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionAmerican Experience Films, GBH
Cast & Crew
Meet the people behind the story.
Ann CurryNarrator
Leslie GrovesSelf (archival footage)Keywords
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