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| View Larger Image | Trinity & Beyond - The Atomic Bomb Movie | DVDStarring: William Shatner, Edward Teller, Frank H. Shelton, Randall William Cook, Hubert H. Humphrey
Directed By: Peter Kuran
| List Price: | $24.98 | | Price: | $15.99 | | You Save: | $8.99 (36%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 134 minutes | | Format: | Color, NTSC | | Studio: | VCE, inc. | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | October 24, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 5,114th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Trinity & Beyond The Atomic Bomb Movie is the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of Atomic Hydrogen bombs. In this special 60th Anniversary Wide Screen Edition, renowned special effects filmmaker Peter Kuran (Star Wars, Star Trek II & V, Robocop) offers up amazing film footage chronicling the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of Atomic Hydrogen bombs by the United States. With the development and use of award-winning new film restoration systems, Kuran has perfectly preserved these haunting images for generations to come. Narrated by William Shatner (Boston Legal, Star Trek), Trinity & Beyond features extremely rare film segments from top secret government archives and startling footage of nuclear bomb tests conducted by Great Britain and China, plus the largest atomic explosion ever created by Russia. Whether being exploded under the ocean, suspended by a balloon, shot from a cannon or even detonated in space, these weapons are capable of devastating destruction - the quality of these images is as startling as are remarkable. With new footage shot with hi-definition cameras, this award-winning production also features an amazing explosion segment that must be seen with 3D glasses to truly take in its full impact. Trinity & Beyond features an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and an interview with Dr. Edward Teller a developer of nuclear weapons and one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. Trinity & Beyond is an extraordinary production that provides an important understanding of events and the creations of technologies that have changed the world forever. Special Features: - Atomic Bomb 3-D Bonus Section - Live-Action Bomb Explosion with Actual Sound Delay - Mind-Blowing Photo Slide Show - Reference Chart of All The Nuclear Detonations by the U.S. Including Yields |
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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 Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 86 reviews)
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Good historical documentary by Justin B. Roumelis (FL USA)  4 Stars
October 21, 2009
I first saw this in a high school chemistry class, and was impressed at the footage and soundtrack. However, as it is a documentary it also needs historical information, which it does provide. Since it is a 92-minute film, it can't be too in-depth, but I feel that most of its appeal is strictly shock value and visual. That being said, it does have interviews with nuclear physicists involved in the R&D programs of these weapons, and focuses on both American and Russian atomic testing. The ending is a bit of a disappointment, because I would have liked to see more about China's nuclear programs. A bit of a cliffhanger :(
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Trinity & Beyond, The Atomic Bomb Movie by Owen C. Western (San Diego, CA) 4 Stars
October 02, 2009
Using entirely archival footage plus the narration of William Shatner, and musical score by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, this award-winning film is a powerful and frightening chronological close-up look at the amazing power of nuclear weapons from previously classified footage. Included are viewpoints of scientists and officials who made it happen. I have two versions of this DVD: the original "Digital Collector's Edition," and this newer "Widescreen edition," also referred to as "The Atomic Bomb Collection 60th Anniversary Diamond Edition." This widescreen edition has the advantage of being a much sharper-looking release generally than the original. However, since all the original footage was shot in 4 X 3 aspect ratio, the widescreen edition crops off the top and bottom of the archival footage in order to fill the screen. This does not usually present any obvious problems. Further, the widescreen edition does not include the audio only tracks of the great stereophonic score produced by the Moscow Symphony, available on the original release. The anaglyph 3D portions can be expected work better on a flat screen digital TV than on an analog tube-type TV.
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BANG! do not look at the burst. by David Smith (Tampa)  5 Stars
April 03, 2009
totally cool, this is the coolest nuke video on the market. all remasterd and brilliant.
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Atomic weapons review by Lachlan F. Pond 5 Stars
January 28, 2009
This DVD is all about atomic bombs. Throughout the movie Atom and Hydrogen bombs are shown at the moment and pictorially what the expplosions look like as they go off. It is very fascinating if you enjoy seeing large detonations of bombs going off.
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Excellent, but.... by Perry H (Midwest, USA) 5 Stars
January 20, 2009
Be aware that "Wide Screen Edition" means they took the original 3:4 format and cropped off the top and bottom.
Despite that, it's an excellent documentary.
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