Movie
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-03-17
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Archives Project
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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)
Crew
- Jayne Loader - Director
- Pierce Rafferty - Director
- Kevin Rafferty - Director
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