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A hot spot in a cold war.

The Atomic Cafe

7.3 / 10 7.3 1982 1h 26m

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Directed by Jayne Loader

VISUAL NOTES

Stills from The Atomic Cafe

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CAST

The people behind the story

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)

Lewis Strauss

Lewis StraussSelf (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg

Julius RosenbergSelf (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg

Ethel RosenbergSelf (archive footage)

Paul Tibbets

Paul TibbetsSelf (archive footage)

Lloyd Bentsen

Lloyd BentsenSelf (archive footage)

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