Film

The Atomic Cafe

1982 · 1h 26m · Documentary · History

A hot spot in a cold war.

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

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.

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)

• Jayne LoaderDirector · Editor · Producer
• Kevin RaffertyDirector · Editor · Producer
• Pierce RaffertyDirector · Producer

The Atomic Cafe (1982) – Re-Release TrailerThe Atomic Cafe (1982) TRAILER

Release date

March 17, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

12

Budget

$300,000

Revenue

$22,293

Genres

Documentary, History

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