JAPAN'S SURRENDER

Duration: 1R

Creator: Castle Films

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: Covers the Jap surrender ceremonies beginning with the bombing of the mainland by Halsey, then the Potsdam meeting and the Farrell decision—the dropping of the atom bomb in New Mexico...followed by scenes of the devastation the atom bomb caused in Japan, Russia's declaration of war, and finally Truman's acceptance of the Jap's agreement to surrender. "Following are scenes of Times Square deluged with a paper shower, the Japs sending delegates for the Manila surrender ceremonies, MacArthur arriving by plane, Jap pilots guiding ships into Tokyo Bay and finally the signing of the surrender papers by the Allied Powers and the Japanese representatives on board the U.S.S. Missouri, Sept. 2, 1945." School management

Complete Record: Dewey number: 940.53 Audience level: sh-c-trade-adult Format/cost: 16-si-sd-$8.75-$17.50 Distributors / rental: Bell & Howell Company si-sd-$1-$1.25; Shadow Arts Studio $1.25; Audio-Film Libraries; Cen; Dav; Swank Motion Pictures $1.50; Visual Education, Inc (Texas); Visual Art Films; Visual Education Service, Inc

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946