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The Atomic Cafe |
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Witness just how much the atomic bomb changed the world forever, in this
unique film – showing how Americans expressed wonder over atomic weapons,
then suffered from the pervasive fear of a Soviet nuclear attack. Atomic
Cafe is a brilliant compilation of archival film clips beginning with the
first atomic bomb detonation in the New Mexican desert.
The footage follows the story of the bomb through the two atomic attacks on
Japan that ended World War II to the bomb's central role in the cold war.
Shown along with the famous "duck and cover" Civil Defense films are also a
number of lesser-known clips.
The film's black-humor portrays bellicose congressmen advocating a
freewheeling policy of nuclear strikes against China during the Korean War,
suburban families enjoying the comforts of their bomb shelters, and a boy
bicycling to a bomb shelter in his father's home-made "bomb survival suit."
Atomic Cafe can be viewed as a poignant, but obviously canny and offbeat
look, at a significant period in American history.
Running Time: 1 hour 28 minutes
ORDER CODE: AI675611DVD
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