Radio Bikini

Robert Stone
1988-03-12

The Most Terrifying and Unbelievable Story of the Nuclear Age
7.4
56 min

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

Name Character Team
Kilon Bauno Self Unowned
John Smitherman Self Unowned
Warren Austin Self (archive footage) Unowned
Bernard Baruch Self (archive footage) Unowned
W.H.P. Blandy Self (archive footage) Unowned
Albert Einstein Self (archive footage) Unowned