The Day They Dropped The Bomb (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, The Day They Dropped The Bomb is a war, history and documentary film directed by Leslie Woodhead, running about 55 minutes.

What it’s about. On August 6 1945, one plane dropped one bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. In an instant, the city was destroyed and 80,000 people were dead. But the dropping of the Atomic bomb also launched the Nuclear age, shaping all of our lives and changing the world for ever. For this film we have tracked down people who made the bomb, people who dropped the bomb, and people who were in Hiroshima – some less than half a mile from ground zero -when the bomb fell on their city. Many of the witnesses are in their 90s and this will be the last time they will be able to tell their extraordinary stories. The Day They Dropped The Bomb is told through witness recollections, rare archive film and photographs shot at the time. The documentary will be broadcast for the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima next year by ITV and in America by the Smithsonian Channel.

Who’s in it. The Day They Dropped The Bomb stars Dominic West as Narrator (Voice), Russell Gackenbach as Himself, George Elsey as Himself and Lilli Hornig as Herself, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, The Day They Dropped The Bomb has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Day They Dropped The Bomb page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Day They Dropped The Bomb tend to enjoy Schindler's List, Grave of the Fireflies, The Pianist and Apocalypse Now.