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Dwight D. Eisenhower, Frank Gallop, Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Lloyd Bentsen
Created from newsreel footage and government archives, this documentary illustrates the dark side of Cold War America and its fear and paranoia.
Id: 10977158
great document of the paranoia of the nuclear age with some of the blackest humor possible. made entirely from archival footage of atomic blasts, scary news reports and pretty hilarious civil defense propaganda full of misinformation. there are some upsetting scenes of blast vi...( read more)
Excellent and darkly humorous. I didn't pay attention too much when it was shown in my class (Needs a rewatch), but this film was a highlight among the monotonic things that we were learning. Just don't forget to duck and cover.
Seriously, this is one of my all time favorite films. I discovered The Atomic Cafe about 10 years ago. Its completely compiled of army test films and scare propaganda films. It has some of the most incredible footage of A-bomb explosions ive ever seen. Scary and funny.
Ah, yes, another Cold War pic. This one has a lot of clips from the old Civil Defense days. Remember where your fallout shelter was? I guess there was an Atomic Cafe in Las Vegas. Here, in Cambridge there used to be an "Atomic Supermarket" until 2005.
An interesting collage of images from the 1950s. However, it does run a little long. This film is definately worth watching once.
