The Atomic Cafe
“A hot spot in a cold war.”
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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Cast
8 people
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Assignment in Korea
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Untold History Of The United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Also in
It Felt Like a Kiss
Velikoye proshchaniye
Lewis Strauss
Self (archive footage)
Julius Rosenberg
Self (archive footage)
Ethel Rosenberg
Self (archive footage)
Paul Tibbets
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Death in Focus
General Paul Tibbets: Reflections on Hiroshima
Lloyd Bentsen
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The American President
Jayne Loader Director · Kevin Rafferty Director Pierce Rafferty Director
Worldwide gross $22K · Budget $300K · United States release March 17, 1982
Box office
Budget
$300,000
Worldwide gross
$22,293
Gross vs. budget
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Production
The Archives Project
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 17, 1982
Limited theatrical
Netherlands
November 11, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 25, 1982 · Theatrical · Originally AA
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