Nuclear war films. Vol. 14, Operations Cannikin & Plowshare : atomics at war & peace underground

Publication/Creation:

[Bayonne, NJ] : EarthStation1.com : J.C. Kaelin, Jr., [2006-2009]

Format:

Video or Visual Material

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Nuclear war films. Vol. 14, Operations Cannikin & Plowshare : atomics at war & peace underground / J.C. Kaelin, Jr.

Related/Included Titles:

Project Cannikin.
Amchitka Program.
Plowshare.
Nuclear excavation.
Excavating with nuclear explosives.
Technology status report : Plowshare Program.
Plowshare Program.

Variant Titles:

Operations Cannikin & Plowshare
Operations Cannikin and Plowshare
Atomics at war & peace underground

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Jacobs, Saul H.
Cook, Dale J.
Caple, John
Kaelin, J. C.
Pan American World Airways, Inc
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
United States. Department of Energy. Nevada Operations Office
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
EarthStation1.com (Firm)

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Documentary films
Educational films
Short films

Subjects:

Project Plowshare (U.S.)
Nuclear weapons--Alaska--Testing
Nuclear weapons--United States--History
Antimissile missiles--Testing
Nuclear excavation
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--History
Amchitka Island (Alaska)--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Project Cannikin : Amchitka Island, Alaska, November 6, 1971, 1100 hours, Bering Standard Time / photography by Pan American World Airways, Inc. and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (13 min.) -- The Amchitka Program / United States Atomic Energy Commission presents ; produced ... by Pan American World Airways, Inc. (24 min.) -- Plowshare / presented by the United States Atomic Energy Commission ; written by Saul H. Jacobs ; produced by the United States Atomic Energy Commission, San Francisco Operations Office ; production supervisor, Dale J. Cook (28 min.) -- Nuclear excavation : excavating with nuclear explosives and Plowshare / the United States Atomic Energy Commission (9 min.).

Summary:

(Project Cannikin) An underground test in the Aleutians ... "to test the design of the Spartan anti-ballistic missile."--Container.
(The Amchitka Program) A film with a broader scope than the previous one, which reviews the series of tests in the Aleutians, of which Cannikin was a part.
(Plowshare) A broad survey of attempts to use nuclear explosives in the creation of ports, canals, mines and other peaceful applications.
(Nuclear excavation) A short film which encapsulates the information in the previous film.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Technical Note:

DVD-R, region-free.

General Note:

Videodisc release of three motion pictures produced in 1969 (The Amchitka Program), 1971 (Project Cannikin) and 1973 (Plowshare), and two films (Excavating with nuclear explosives, and, Technology status report, Plowshare Program) combined into one short film under the title: Nuclear excavation, in 1968.
"Recently declassified U.S. Government films detailing how America planned to win a nuclear war."--Container.
"This film unclassified per U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office."--Opening frames, Project Cannikin, opening frames, The Amchitka Program, and opening frames, Nuclear excavation.
"Film # 0800041"--Opening frames, Project Cannikin. "Film # 0800038."--Opening frames, The Amchitka Project. "Film # 0800035."--Opening frames, Nuclear excavation.
Aspect ratio 4:3.

Participant/Performer Note:

(Plowshare) Narrated by John Caple.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

(Plowshare) Editor, Lew Smith.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990030397460302486

OCLC Number:

713041423

Barcode:

010002546891