Search - Atomic Testing (3pc) (Dol) on DVD

Da Bomb, for real

Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 12/01/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"ATOMIC TESTING, from ST CLAIR, may be mid-20th Century America's ultimate nightmare but it's the modern paranoia junkie's dream DVD set. Here you get hour after hour of vintage PSA documentaries and newsreels --37 in all-- covering every aspect of "the bomb," from testing to deployment to radiation and blast effects to survival strategies. Also included is a radio interview with the Enola Gay's captain, a radio show episode and a poster gallery.

PROGRAM (includes running times):

DISC ONE--
[12:05] Tale of Two Cities
[30:47] The Atom Strikes!
[19:20] You Can Beat the A-Bomb
[10:36] Atomic Alert
[11:31] The Atom and Biological Science
[_7:20] What You Should Know About Biological Warfare
[10:08] Operation Doorstep
[14:43] 'A' is For Atom
[10:11] A New Look at the H-Bomb
[22:50] News Magazine of the Screen: Atomic Energy
[26:03] Operation Hardtack: Part 1 - Basic Effects
[24:03] Operation Hardtack: Part 2 - High Altitude Tests

BONUS: Radio Interview With Paul W. Tibbett
Enola Ray Gallery
Counterspy Radio Episode - Statue of Death (part 1)


DISC TWO--
[26:37] Operation Crossroads
[22:36] Atomic Weapons Tests - Trinity Through Buster-Jangle
[35:00] Operation Upshot-Knothole
[12:11] The House in the Middle
[15:14] Operation Cue [1955]
[24:58] Flash of Darkness
[38:51] Military Effects Studies on Operation Castle
[10:42] This is Not a Test
[11:00] Operation Cue [1964]
[_5:28] Developing and Producing the B-61

BONUS: Counterspy Radio Episode - Statue of Death (part 2)


DISC THREE--
[20:15] The Medical Aspects of Nuclear Radiation
[_8:59] Our Cities Must Fight
[_9:14] Duck and Cover
[_8:47] Survival Under Atomic Attack
[_9:02] Target You
[13:31] Let's Face It
[13:48] Warning Red
[14:36] Bombproof
[27:34] The Day Called 'X'
[14:13] Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself Against It
[27:31] Radiological Defense
[30:26] Challenge of Ideas
[13:22] Information Program Within Public Shelters
[25:14] Town of Times
[23:34] About Fallout
[23:00] Occupying a Public Shelter

BONUS: Poster Gallery"

Contains All The Best Of This Genre!!!!!

P. Ackerman | 03/09/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This set contains all the films you're searching for that are available!
I've spent $$$ on small one or two film DVD's and then I found THIS GEM!!!
Well worth the small charge for admission!!!!"

ATOMICO

Giulio Lobianco | Roma Italia | 03/03/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This age documentary collection is a lot interesting, much spectacular one but is not spoken about things that normally are not found in turn. Recommended"