VHS : Trinity and Beyond! The Atomic Bomb Movie
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starring: William Shatner, Edward Teller, Frank H. Shelton, Randall William Cook, Paul Tibbetsdirected by: Peter Kuran
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304946558
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304946554
Label: Goldhil Home Media
Manufacturer: Goldhil Home Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Goldhil Home Media
Release Date: November 16, 1999
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 10550
Studio: Goldhil Home Media
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1995
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
In the salad days of nuclear-weapons testing, the United States detonated 331 atomic, hydrogen, and thermonuclear bombs. Many of those explosions appear in Trinity and Beyond, which utilizes a lot of declassified footage, most of it in color. Standouts include the United States' South Pacific detonation of an atom bomb 90 feet below the water to study the effects on a fleet of ships. Surprise, surprise, they sink! If that wasn't enough, the navy also loaded the decks with sheep to study the effects of the blast on life forms. Surprise, surprise, they die! Glowing leg of lamb anyone? This film will alternately amuse and horrify you at the rampant irresponsibility of the Soviets and Americans in their quest for nuclear domination. The Russians have the honor of having detonated the largest nuclear bomb ever at a whopping 58 megatons. The Hiroshima bomb was barely a kiloton. Of course, after the U.S. and Russia ceased their activities, the Chinese decided to get in on the act. But that's a different story for a different documentary. --Kristian St. Clair
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - ON MY TOP 10 LIST
Stunning. Awe inspiring. Scary (make that very scary). Riveting. Well made. In depth. A frightful reminder. I can't think of any reason why I would ever sell this DVD. The 3D bonus movie is cool too.
Rating:  - A visual history of Atomic tests.
This is an excellent visual history of the development of nuclear weapons. The original test of 100 tons of TNT is shown, which is the comparison test for all nuclear tests and explosions. The color footage is spectacular of the various shots. I bought this film specifically for the atomic cannon test; Upshot Knothole, Grable.
Rating: - Trinity and Beyond is spectacular!
I had caught a glimpse of this movie on cable and knew immediately that I had to have it. The movie is eerie and powerful and the soundtrack adds such a punch it will move you. William Shatner narrates with a calm, matter-of-factness which only adds to the feeling of how the U.S. military
continually tested with no regard to the environment. We all understand how the U.S. needed to develop the bomb before the enemy did but, the amount of testing after the fact just feels like a boys-with ... Read More
Rating:  - Trinity and Beyond
The Atomic Bomb Movie is a stunning film as well as an informative documentary. We are shown the development of nuclear weapons and made aware of their power. There were many tests in the years after World War II, both in the Pacific Ocean and at the Nevada Test Site. Mushroom clouds have a beauty all their own, especially when accompanied by the music of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Atmospheric tests eventually gave way to underground testing. There have been no tests at all since 1992. This is ... Read More
Rating: - Cult classic
This is a fabulous documentary by itself, but there are a few items that place this in the cult class:
Soundtrack. How the director came upon this is baffling, but it is awesome. It evokes feelings of being in a completely different dimension, as it should---the science and power of atomic energy are still too big to imagine.
Appearance by Edward Teller. This man DID NOT do interviews; yet the director was able to coax a couple of precise minutes from the Father of the H-Bomb. ... Read More
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