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Greg Mitchell

Greg Mitchell

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Jul 24, 2025

“The Atomic Bowl” Comes to PBS

“Explores the legacy and the continuing threat of nuclear war.” — The Washington Post

“The Atomic Bowl” Comes to PBS

Greg Mitchell

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Jun 17, 2023

The Truth About the Real Oppenheimer in Hollywood

My acclaimed book, from The New Press, The Beginning or the End, explores the startling story of the first movie on the atomic bomb, from…

The Truth About the Real Oppenheimer in Hollywood

Greg Mitchell

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Sep 16, 2021

“Atomic Cover-up” Gains New Award, Festival Screenings

January 2022 update: Atomic Cover-up has now screened at sixteen festivals. Pleased to announce our film has just received top prize at the…

“Atomic Cover-up” Gains New Award, Festival Screenings

Greg Mitchell

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Aug 13, 2021

Did Bowie and Springsteen Help Bring Down the Berlin Wall?

This is drawn from my recent bestselling book on heroes (cue Bowie) who dug escape tunnels under the Wall, The Tunnels: Escapes Under the…

Did Bowie and Springsteen Help Bring Down the Berlin Wall?

Greg Mitchell

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Jul 20, 2021

When an Author Runs for Office

As Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times contemplates a race for governor, examples set by Upton Sinclair, Gore Vidal, and Norman Mailer…

When an Author Runs for Office

Greg Mitchell

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Jul 17, 2021

Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood

Updated: June 2023. My acclaimed book, from The New Press, The Beginning or the End, explores the startling story of the first movie on the…

Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood

Greg Mitchell

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Jun 2, 2021

“Atomic Cover-up” Earns Ten Festival Screenings (and Awards) So Far

Details, trailer, previews and reviews here.

“Atomic Cover-up” Earns Ten Festival Screenings (and Awards) So Far

Greg Mitchell

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May 20, 2021

“Atomic Cover-up”: Watch Free Until February 15th

Details below.

“Atomic Cover-up”: Watch Free Until February 15th

Greg Mitchell

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Mar 25, 2021

New Trailer for “Atomic Cover-up” Documentary

My new film (though thirty-eight years in the making, Atomic Cover-up, is in its final days of streaming at the Cinequest Film Festival…

Greg Mitchell

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Mar 21, 2021

“Atomic Cover-Up” Premieres

How to watch — and early raves — as Cinequest Film Festival run continues until March 30.

“Atomic Cover-Up” Premieres

Greg Mitchell

Greg Mitchell

Author of “The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood — and America — Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” and 11 previous books, including “The Tunnels.”

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