The Atomic Cafe

A hot spot in a cold war.
Documentary History

7.2 1 hour 26 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.

Keywords

nuclear war propaganda atomic bomb cold war advertising newsreel footage nuclear disaster

Top 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)

The Atomic Cafe

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Top Cast

Harry S. Truman

Lyndon B. Johnson

Nikita Khrushchev

Lewis Strauss

Julius Rosenberg

Ethel Rosenberg

Paul Tibbets

Lloyd Bentsen