The Atomic Cafe
Mar 17, 1982 | IMDB 7.3
86 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
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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