Short film
Atomic Power!
1946 · 18 min
A solemn, newsreel-style recreation that makes the birth of the atomic bomb feel both monumental and quietly ominous.
- Directed by
- Jack Glenn
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Westbrook Van Voorhis
- Overview
- Atomic Power! is an American short documentary film produced by The March of Time and released to theaters August 9, 1946, one year after the end of World War II. It is a recreation of the making of the atomic bomb leading up to the Trinity test. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- War, science, power, death
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jack Glenn
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Westbrook Van Voorhis