The Atomic Cafe

The Atomic Cafe

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1982-03-17
Genre:Documentary, History
Duration:86 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty
Actors:Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nikita Khrushchev, Lewis Strauss, Julius Rosenberg
Production:The Archives Project

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.

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