The Atomic Cafe

Name: The Atomic Cafe
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1982-03-17
Duration: 86 min
Cast: Lyndon B. Johnson, Harry S. Truman, Nikita Khrushchev, Ethel Rosenberg, Lewis Strauss

A hot spot in a cold war.

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Release Date

3/17/1982

Runtime

86 mins

Genres

Documentary History

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$300,000

Revenue

$22,293

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An eerie assemblage of earnest Cold War propaganda that becomes deeply unsettling in retrospect, as officials cheerfully explain how to survive atomic annihilation. The comedy of these impossible reassurances sits uneasily alongside the genuine dread beneath them.