The Atomic Cafe
1982 · Movie · 86 min · ★ 7.3 · 88% critics
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-03-17
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (76 votes)
- Box office
- $1,000,000
- Budget
- $300,000
Themes
- nuclear war
- propaganda
- atomic bomb
- cold war
- advertising
- newsreel footage
- nuclear disaster
Cast & crew
Harry S. Truman
as Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
as Self (archive footage)
Lewis Strauss
as Self (archive footage)
Julius Rosenberg
as Self (archive footage)
Ethel Rosenberg
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Tibbets
as Self (archive footage)
Lloyd Bentsen
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty