The Atomic Cafe (1982)

03/17/1982 (US) • 1h 26m

Documentary, History

A hot spot in a cold war.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Lewis Strauss

Self (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Paul Tibbets

Self (archive footage)

Lloyd Bentsen

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$300,000.00

Revenue

$22,293.00

Keywords

nuclear war

propaganda

atomic bomb

cold war

advertising

newsreel footage

nuclear disaster

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