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  • The Atomic Cafe (1982)
  • Not Rated
    86 min | Documentary, History
The Atomic Cafe (1982)
Not Rated
86 min | Documentary, History

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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Release date
Mar 17, 1982 (United States)

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31 cast members
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Paul Tibbets
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage) (as President Harry S Truman) Self (archive footage) (as President Harry S Truman)   See fewer
W.H.P. Blandy
Self - Commander of the Bikini Test (archive footage) (as Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy) Self - Commander of the Bikini Test (archive footage) (as Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy)   See fewer
Brien McMahon
Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Brian McMahon) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Brian McMahon)   See fewer
Lloyd Bentsen
Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Lloyd Bentsen) Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Lloyd Bentsen)   See fewer
Owen Brewster
Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Owen Brewster) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Owen Brewster)   See fewer
Julius Rosenberg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ethel Rosenberg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Val Peterson
Self - Director of Civil Defense (archive footage) (as Gov. Val Peterson) Self - Director of Civil Defense (archive footage) (as Gov. Val Peterson)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson)   See fewer
Lewis Strauss
Self - Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (archive footage) (as Lewis L. Strauss) Self - Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (archive footage) (as Lewis L. Strauss)   See fewer
George Molan
Self (archive footage) (as Cpl. George Molan) Self (archive footage) (as Cpl. George Molan)   See fewer
George Portell
Self (archive footage) (as Tech Sgt. George Portell) Self (archive footage) (as Tech Sgt. George Portell)   See fewer
Jerry Schneider
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sergeant Weaver
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Seymour Melman
Self - Columbia University (archive footage) (as Prof. Seymour Melman) Self - Columbia University (archive footage) (as Prof. Seymour Melman)   See fewer
Mario Salvadori
Self - Columbia University (archive footage) (as Prof. Mario Salvadori) Self - Columbia University (archive footage) (as Prof. Mario Salvadori)   See fewer
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hugh Beaumont
Military Officer (archive footage) (uncredited) Military Officer (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
James Gregory
Soldier (archive footage) (uncredited) Soldier (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Edgar Hoover
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas MacArthur
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph McCarthy
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Richard Nixon
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William H. Peterson
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Ronald Reagan
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George A. Smathers
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Joseph Stalin
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James E. Van Zandt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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