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The Atomic Cafe

A hot spot in a cold war.

1982 · 1h 26m · 7.3 on TMDB

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Documentary History

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

Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Lewis Strauss
Self (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg

Julius Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg

Ethel Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

Self (archive footage)

Lloyd Bentsen

Lloyd Bentsen

Self (archive footage)

Awards

Best Documentary · 1982nomineeBAFTA

Production

The Archives Project

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Released: March 17, 1982
Budget: $300K
Box office: $22.3K

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