The Atomic Cafe (1982) movie poster

The Atomic Cafe (1982)

A hot spot in a cold war.

86 minDocumentaryHistory

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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.

Country: United States

Director: Jayne Loader, Pierce Rafferty, Kevin Rafferty

Cast

Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Lewis Strauss as Self (archive footage)

Lewis Strauss

Self (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg as Self (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg as Self (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Paul Tibbets as Self (archive footage)

Paul Tibbets

Self (archive footage)

Lloyd Bentsen as Self (archive footage)

Lloyd Bentsen

Self (archive footage)

Keywords

Plot:nuclear warpropagandaatomic bombadvertisingnewsreel footagenuclear disaster

Time:cold war