Ten Seconds that Shook the World

Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows." A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft or loss of the weapon. To date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.Now, recently declassifie...

Runtime

53m

Director

Peter Kuran

Cast

Adam West, David G. Jackson, Walter Gregg

A documentary film about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces.

Runtime

2h

Cast

Robert De Niro, Stanislav Petrov, Kevin Costner

The Strangest Dream tells the story of Joseph Rotblat, the history of nuclear weapons, and the efforts of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs - an international movement Rotblat co-founded - to halt nuclear proliferation.

Runtime

1h 29m

Cast

Joseph Rotblat

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 ...

Runtime

56m

Director

Robert Stone

Cast

Kilon Bauno, John Smitherman, Warren Austin

Peter Watkins' global look at the impact of military use of nuclear technology and people's perception of it, as well as a meditation on the inherent bias of the media, and documentaries themselves.

Runtime

14h 33m

Director

Peter Watkins

Cast

Francine Bastien, Brian Mulroney, Mila Mulroney