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The Atomic Cafe

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.

Director

Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty

Year

Genre

documentary, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

The Archives Project

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 1 nomination total

Self

Self

Harry S. Truman

Self - Commander of the Bikini Test

Self

Self

Self

Self

Julius Rosenberg

Self

Ethel Rosenberg

Self - Director of Civil Defense

Self

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission

Self

Self

Self

Jerry Schneider

Self

Sergeant Weaver

Self - Columbia University

Self - Columbia University

Mario Salvadori

Self

Nikita Khrushchev

Military Officer

Self

Albert Einstein

Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Soldier

Self

J. Edgar Hoover

Self

Douglas MacArthur

Self

Joseph McCarthy

Self

Self

William H. Peterson

Self

Self

George A. Smathers

Self

Self

James E. Van Zandt

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We have spent more
than two billion dollars - The Atomic Cafe

We have spent more than two billion dollars

The Navy department says
that it's too early yet - The Atomic Cafe

The Navy department says that it's too early yet

Captain beahan, - The Atomic Cafe

Captain beahan,

The group had been told
to select - The Atomic Cafe

The group had been told to select

They were definitely
military targets, - The Atomic Cafe

They were definitely military targets,

The bomb will not start
a chain reaction in the water, - The Atomic Cafe

The bomb will not start a chain reaction in the water,

All right, now, James,
will you tell them - The Atomic Cafe

All right, now, James, will you tell them

Now, they have heard of our plan
for their evacuation. - The Atomic Cafe

Now, they have heard of our plan for their evacuation.

And of course plenty of free parking for all the cars - The Atomic Cafe

And of course plenty of free parking for all the cars

The atom bomb explodes again
in the headlines of the world. - The Atomic Cafe

The atom bomb explodes again in the headlines of the world.

A highly trained and
well-equipped north Korean army - The Atomic Cafe

A highly trained and well-equipped north Korean army

Well, I really don't know
what to do. - The Atomic Cafe

Well, I really don't know what to do.

"Everybody's hoarding. - The Atomic Cafe

"Everybody's hoarding.

Our education is
proceeding apace - The Atomic Cafe

Our education is proceeding apace

How much more we have
developed scientifically - The Atomic Cafe

How much more we have developed scientifically

- Dad, I finished.
- Okay, okay. - The Atomic Cafe

- Dad, I finished. - Okay, okay.

The problem this time
is especially acute - The Atomic Cafe

The problem this time is especially acute

- Warm.
- Yeah. - The Atomic Cafe

- Warm. - Yeah.

Just like I keep saying, - The Atomic Cafe

Just like I keep saying,

J it's the drink
that you don't pour j» - The Atomic Cafe

J it's the drink that you don't pour j»

15 seconds. - The Atomic Cafe

Private young,
did you wear any type - The Atomic Cafe

Private young, did you wear any type

If you were driving
from Los Angeles - The Atomic Cafe

If you were driving from Los Angeles

My poster's on the defenses
against fallout, - The Atomic Cafe

My poster's on the defenses against fallout,

There are some instances - The Atomic Cafe

There are some instances

This increase in communication - The Atomic Cafe

This increase in communication

All right, you've been down
there eight to ten days. - The Atomic Cafe

All right, you've been down there eight to ten days.

As they were meant to, dearest. - The Atomic Cafe

As they were meant to, dearest.

This is an official
civil defense broadcast. - The Atomic Cafe

This is an official civil defense broadcast.

Now, children, ll... l want you
to sit down here - The Atomic Cafe

Now, children, ll... l want you to sit down here

Children, you better
clear up the broken glass - The Atomic Cafe

Children, you better clear up the broken glass

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty

Writer: N/A

Production: The Archives Project

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 1982

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Oct 1982

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 1 nomination total

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