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The Atomic Cafe (1982)

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.

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Private U 19 Jul 2007

The quintessential film about America's entry into the Cold War...told with just stock footage, masterfully edited, from the dark but hilarious paranoid 1950s. The way it should be done.

Big B 16 May 2006

DUCK AND COVER!! Boy, I sure miss those days!

Jochen W 04 Jul 2009

duck and cover! eine wundersame collage aus einer zeit, die noch gar nicht so weit entfernt ist, wie die fremdartigkeit des hier kompilierten materials - bilder von atomtests, aus hiroshima und nagasaki, sowie material aus zivilschutzlehrfilmen und zeitgenÃ¶ssischen medien - vermuten lÃ¤sst. auÃ?erdem wunderbares dokument der verselbststÃ¤ndigung eines diskurses.

Doug C 28 Nov 2010

"What are you supposed to do when you see the flash? Duck and cover." This is a great source of nuclear age propaganda, consisting of a wealth of footage from newsreel and government archives regarding nuclear weapons and the hysteria and paranoia they generated. Alternately hilarious and horrifying, the footage in this documentary is very illuminating about nuclear age fears. I think my favorite is a video demonstrating an "actual meal" prepared in a "modern day cave" in case of nuclear war.

Nate B 05 Feb 2009

Very interesting documentary on the coming of the Atomic Bomb and the Cold War. There is no narrator or analysis, simply primary sources dealing with the Atomic age, such as government information films, newsreels, public service films, and interviews with people. It reflects the paranoia that was spreading across the nation during the Cold War, and shows that American propaganda could be just as ridiculous as Soviet propaganda. But it also helps us to understand better how many people felt during this time period. Obviously many of the clips used in this film are exaggerated, and some things weren't taken seriously enough (radiation poisoning, etc), but it still gives a sense of how people thought at the time. Highly recommend it.