Synopsis
The name of Enola Gay will be forever remembered as that of the B-29 bomber that deployed the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, causing the immediate death of 70,000 civilians, bringing an end to World War II, and ushering in the nuclear age. This documentary tells the complete story of the dropping of weapons of mass destruction, from the planning and development of the bomb at the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, New Mexico, to the end game in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There are fascinating biographical sketches of the scientists involved. Interviews with the men actually participating in the mission , gives the film an unprecedented feel of immediacy and authenticity. Archival photographs, as well as never before seen film footage by the Army Air Corps, provide a graphic account of the bombings that changed the course of history. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide