Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Seen it?1995 | 92 min | Documentary, History, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious and history buffs. If you loved O.J.: Made in America, start here.
- The mood
- Intense, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William Shatner and featuring an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, this award-winning documentary reveals previously unreleased and classified government footage from several countries.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Kuran
- William ShatnerNarrator
- Edward TellerSelf - Nuclear Physicist
- W.H.P. BlandySelf - Commander Joint Task Force One (archive footage)
- Frank H. SheltonSelf - Nuclear Weaponeer
- Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf - U.S. President (archive footage)
- Adlai StevensonSelf - U.S Ambassador (1961-1965) to the UN (archive footage)
- Randall William CookNewsreel Narrator (archive sound)
- Nikolai BulganinSelf (archive footage)
- Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
- Everett DirksenSelf (archive footage)