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The Atomic Cafe
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1982 film by Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader, Pierce Rafferty
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7.3A 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.
Released: 1982-03-1786 minDir: Jayne LoaderDocumentary, HistoryBudget: $300,000Box office: $22,293
Cast
- Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage)
- Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage)
- Lewis Strauss as Self (archive footage)
- Julius Rosenberg as Self (archive footage)
- Ethel Rosenberg as Self (archive footage)
Themes
- nuclear war
- propaganda
- atomic bomb
- cold war
- advertising
- newsreel footage
- nuclear disaster
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
4,616 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
- Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 567067
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- publication date
- 1982-11-05
- title
- The Atomic Cafe
- review score
- 7.7/10
- capital cost
- 300000
- box office
- 1000000
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Categories
1980s collage films1980s satirical films1982 American films1982 documentary films1982 English-language films1982 films1982 independent filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversAmerican collage filmsAmerican documentary filmsAmerican independent filmsCold War filmsCompilation filmsDocumentary films about nuclear war and weaponsDocumentary films about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiDocumentary films about the Cold WarEnglish-language documentary filmsEnglish-language independent filmsNuclear warfarePostmodern filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release dateUnited States National Film Registry films