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Radio Bikini

IMDb ID: tt0093817 · Year: 1988 · Rating: 7.5 (687 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Biography · History

It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a nuclear test. Shows great footage from these times and tells the story of the US Navy Sailors who were exposed to radioactive fal...

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesNo alternate titles listed on IMDb.Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date1988-10-11Runtime56 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews13Critic Reviews10Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
Marshallese
RussianKeywordsnuclear explosion
boeing b 29 superfortress
u.s. military
post world war two
sailorProduction CompaniesCrossroads
Robert Stone ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093817/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0093817.jpgUpdated At2025-05-25T04:28:53

Stars

Kilon Bauno
John Smitherman
Warren Austin
Bernard Baruch
W.H.P. Blandy
Albert Einstein
James Forrestal
Vyacheslav Molotov
Woodrow P. Swancutt
Harry S. Truman

Directors

Robert Stone

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kilon Bauno | Character: Self - Chief of the Bikinians
Actor: John Smitherman | Character: Self - Veteran of Nuclear Weapons Tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946
Actor: Warren Austin | Character: Self - US Delegate to UN
Actor: Bernard Baruch | Character: Self
Actor: W.H.P. Blandy | Character: Self
Actor: Albert Einstein | Character: Self - Concerned About Bikini Test
Actor: James Forrestal | Character: Self
Actor: Vyacheslav Molotov | Character: Self
Actor: Woodrow P. Swancutt | Character: Self
Actor: Harry S. Truman | Character: Self
Actor: Harold Urey | Character: Self - Concerned About Bikini Test
Actor: Lee Van Atta | Character: Self - Radio Reporter
Actor: William E. Kepner | Character: Self - Delivering Motivation Address

[Directors Group]
Name: Robert Stone | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Kevin Rafferty | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Stone | Role: Producer
Name: Shelby Stone | Role: Producer
Name: Jonathan Weisgall | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Robert Fitzsimons | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: John Rayter | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Robert Stone | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Robert Stone | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Margaret Crimmins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Stone | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jim Waters | Role: Sound Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Robert Stone | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Kilon Bauno | Role: Thanks
Name: John Smitherman | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093817/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: October 11, 1988
Netherlands: December 10, 1995 (IDFA Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 1988 | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Documentary | Robert Stone, Radio Bikini | For episode "Radio Bikini".
Nominee | 1988 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Robert Stone, Radio Bikini | For episode "Radio Bikini".
Winner | 1988 | Chicago International Film Festival | Silver Hugo | Documentary | Robert Stone, Radio Bikini
Winner | 1988 | Organization of American Historians | Erik Barnouw Award | Robert Stone, Radio Bikini
Winner | 1988 | San Francisco International Film Festival | Golden Gate Award | Documentary | Robert Stone, Radio Bikini

Box Office

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