The Atomic Cafe

A 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.

Discover

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Lewis Strauss

Self (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Paul Tibbets

Self (archive footage)

Lloyd Bentsen

Self (archive footage)

Directing

Jayne Loader

Director

Kevin Rafferty

Director

Editing

Production

Jayne Loader

Producer

Kevin Rafferty

Producer

Sound

Margaret Crimmins

Sound Editor

Lee Dichter

Sound Mixer

Directing

Jayne Loader

Director

Kevin Rafferty

Director

Editing

Production

Jayne Loader

Producer

Kevin Rafferty

Producer

Sound

Margaret Crimmins

Sound Editor

Lee Dichter

Sound Mixer