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Atomic Filmmakers: Hollywood's Secret Film Studio (1997)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 49M

Director : Peter Kuran

Synopsis

For years, a secret U.S. government film studio operated in Hollywood capturing images of atomic bomb testing! This documentary chronicles the top secret film studio that for over twenty years during the height of the Cold War, photographed hundreds of nuclear weapons tests and other classified projects. Their work is among the most spectacular ever captured on film. From the Nevada desert to remote Pacific atolls to outer space, these top secret filmmakers developed advanced techniques and methods to create their fantastic movies. With the end of the Cold War, the story of Hollywood's secret film studio can now be told.

Actors

Pat Bradley
Pat Bradley
Self
Doug Lee
Doug Lee
Narrator

Crews

Jon Kroll
Jon Kroll
Producer
Jeff Roe
Jeff Roe
Editor
Peter Kuran
Peter Kuran
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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