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The Atomic Cafe

7.3
17 March 1982 · Documentary, History · 86 mins

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.

  • Harry S. Truman
    Harry S. Truman
    Self (archive footage)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self (archive footage)
  • Nikita Khrushchev
    Nikita Khrushchev
    Self (archive footage)
  • Lewis Strauss
    Lewis Strauss
    Self (archive footage)
  • Julius Rosenberg
    Julius Rosenberg
    Self (archive footage)
  • Ethel Rosenberg
    Ethel Rosenberg
    Self (archive footage)
  • Paul Tibbets
    Paul Tibbets
    Self (archive footage)
  • Lloyd Bentsen
    Lloyd Bentsen
    Self (archive footage)

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