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Atomic Explosion Heard in Russia

1949 · 2 min

A brief, sober newsreel that conveys the shock of a distant blast through plain narration and stark imagery.

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Documentary
Overview
On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb. Locals heard a roar, followed by the earth shaking, the walls of clay houses breaking, and windows shattering, as a nuclear mushroom shape filled the skies.

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  • earneststrength 1 of 3
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  • war
  • technology
  • fate
  • power
Places
  • countryside
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period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Genres
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Starring
Leslie Mitchell
Runtime
2 min
Country
United Kingdom

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