The Atomic Cafe
A hot spot in a cold war.
1982 · 1h 26m · NOT RATED
Documentary, History
Directed by
Jayne Loader
,
Kevin Rafferty
,
Pierce Rafferty
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The Atomic Cafe
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.
Director and cast
- Jayne Loader Director
- Kevin Rafferty Director
- Pierce Rafferty Director
- 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)
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