Background (Cont.)
•Completed in
1965
•Meant to be
aired on television during anniversary
week of Hiroshima bombings
•Banned from
British television—contradicted
official British position on nuclear
survivability
•Aired on TV
for first time in 1985
•Shown in
cinemas from 1966 onward through
ban loophole
•Awarded “Best
Documentary Feature” at 1967 Academy
Awards