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Atomic Cafe

Original title: The Atomic Cafe
  • 1982
  • K-12
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.5K
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Atomic Cafe (1982)
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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.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.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.

  • Directors
    • Jayne Loader
    • Kevin Rafferty
    • Pierce Rafferty
  • Stars
    • Paul Tibbets
    • Harry S. Truman
    • W.H.P. Blandy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    4.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jayne Loader
      • Kevin Rafferty
      • Pierce Rafferty
    • Stars
      • Paul Tibbets
      • Harry S. Truman
      • W.H.P. Blandy
    • 60User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Trailer 2:25
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    John Cleese, David Bowie, Giancarlo Giannini, Adolf Hitler, Claude Jade, Gudrun Landgrebe, and Jack Nance in Varastettuja suudelmia (1968)
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    Paul Tibbets
    Paul Tibbets
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Harry S. Truman
    Harry S. Truman
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as President Harry S Truman)
    W.H.P. Blandy
    • Self - Commander of the Bikini Test
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy)
    Brien McMahon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Sen. Brian McMahon)
    Lloyd Bentsen
    Lloyd Bentsen
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Rep. Lloyd Bentsen)
    Owen Brewster
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Sen. Owen Brewster)
    Julius Rosenberg
    Julius Rosenberg
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ethel Rosenberg
    Ethel Rosenberg
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Val Peterson
    • Self - Director of Civil Defense
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Gov. Val Peterson)
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson)
    Lewis Strauss
    Lewis Strauss
    • Self - Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Lewis L. Strauss)
    George Molan
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Cpl. George Molan)
    George Portell
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Tech Sgt. George Portell)
    Jerry Schneider
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sergeant Weaver
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Seymour Melman
    • Self - Columbia University
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Prof. Seymour Melman)
    Mario Salvadori
    • Self - Columbia University
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Prof. Mario Salvadori)
    Nikita Khrushchev
    Nikita Khrushchev
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Jayne Loader
      • Kevin Rafferty
      • Pierce Rafferty
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The segment "Duck and Cover" showed how school children were reassured by "Bert the Turtle" that they would survive a nuclear bomb by simply forming a huddle together by the wall of the school-house. "The Atomic Cafe" has been attributed to raising public consciousness of the short film "Duck and Cover" and introducing it to a whole a new generation.
    • Quotes

      Army information film: When not close enough to be killed, the atomic bomb is one of the most beautiful sights in the world.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Thing, The Atomic Café, The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time, Megaforce (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      When the Atom Bomb Fell
      Written by Karl Victor Davis and Connecticut 'Harty' Taylor

      Performed by Karl and Harty

      Courtesy of CBS Records, Inc.

    User reviews60

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    10/10
    fascinating
    For anyone who enjoys a real sense about times in history that they have not lived through, this is an excellent film. I had no idea how the dawning of the atomic age changed American culture. For an interesting continuance of the paranoid atomic era, check out Bowling for Columbine. Both Atomic Cafe and Bowling for Columbine discuss the "Culture of Fear" that is America.

    Some of the content in the Atomic Cafe is completely shocking, which serves its purpose as a poignant exposé into one of the darker periods of America's (if not the world's history). A must see. You'll be glued to the screen. 10/10
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    • enmussak
    • Dec 13, 2002

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1982 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Up Close and Personal with Producer Jayne Loader
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Atomic Cafe
    • Production company
      • The Archives Project
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,293
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,098
      • Aug 5, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,293
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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