The Atomic Cafe

1h 26m
DocumentaryHistory
7.2

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Jayne Loader
Director, Editor, Producer
Pierce Rafferty
Director, Producer
Kevin Rafferty
Director, Editor, Producer
Margaret Crimmins
Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Mixer

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