Radio Bikini

The Most Terrifying and Unbelievable Story of the Nuclear Age

Robert Stone’s Academy Award–nominated documentary reconstructs the 1946 Operation Crossroads nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. Built largely from previously unseen U.S. government archival footage and eyewitness accounts, the film recounts the relocation of the Bikini Islanders and the experiences of American sailors who were exposed to radioactive fallout during the experiments. The documentary later aired as part of the PBS series American Experience.

Cast

Kilon Bauno

Self

John Smitherman

Self

Warren Austin

Self (archive footage)

Bernard Baruch

Self (archive footage)

W.H.P. Blandy

Self (archive footage)

Albert Einstein

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Robert Stone

Producer

Kevin Rafferty

Associate Producer

Robert Stone

Director of Photography

John Rayter

Director of Photography

Robert Fitzsimons

Original Music Composer

Jonathan Weisgall

Associate Producer

Margaret Crimmins

Sound Editor

Robert Stone

Editor

Rick Dior

Sound Mixer

Mary Ellen Porto

Assistant Sound Editor

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