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The Atomic Cafe (1982)

Poster for The Atomic Cafe

A hot spot in a cold war.

A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jayne Loader
  • Profile picture of Harry S. Truman
    Self (archive footage) Harry S. Truman
  • Profile picture of Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self (archive footage) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Profile picture of Nikita Khrushchev
    Self (archive footage) Nikita Khrushchev
  • Profile picture of Lewis Strauss
    Self (archive footage) Lewis Strauss
  • Profile picture of Julius Rosenberg
    Self (archive footage) Julius Rosenberg
  • Profile picture of Ethel Rosenberg
    Self (archive footage) Ethel Rosenberg
  • Profile picture of Paul Tibbets
    Self (archive footage) Paul Tibbets

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Keywords

  • nuclear war
  • propaganda
  • atomic bomb
  • cold war
  • advertising
  • newsreel footage
  • nuclear disaster