The Atomic Cafe (1982) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Cold War history, propaganda, music and culture, government-produced educational and training films, newsreels and advertisements are juxtaposed to show how the US encouraged Americans of the 1950's to stop worrying and love the bomb. Taken together, these sources cheerily instruct the public on how

Cast & Crew

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Kevin Rafferty

Nan Allendorfer

Additional Archival Research (Washington)

Richard Bass

Music Consultant

Obie Benz

Production Consultant

Lowell Blanchard

Song Performer ("Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb")

Cyndi Bono

Negative Cutter

Film Details

Also Known As

Atomic Cafe

MPAA Rating

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

1982

Production Company

20th Century Fox Studio Facilities; BBC (Main Listing); Bbc Films; Kino Lorber; National Archives; National Broadcasting Company Inc (NBC); United States Army Office Of Public Affairs; United States Marine Corps

Distribution Company

ARCHIVES FILM PRODUCTIONS/KINO LORBER/NEW YORKER FILMS; First Run Features; Kino Lorber; Mainline Entertainment; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 29m

Synopsis

Cold War history, propaganda, music and culture, government-produced educational and training films, newsreels and advertisements are juxtaposed to show how the US encouraged Americans of the 1950's to stop worrying and love the bomb. Taken together, these sources cheerily instruct the public on how to live in the Atomic Age, how to survive a nuclear attack, and how to fight and win a nuclear war.

Directors

Kevin Rafferty

Jayne Loader

Pierce Rafferty

Crew

Nan Allendorfer

Additional Archival Research (Washington)

Richard Bass

Music Consultant

Obie Benz

Production Consultant

Lowell Blanchard

Song Performer ("Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb")

Cyndi Bono

Negative Cutter

Dominick Bono

Negative Cutter

Carol Clement

Margie Crimmins

Stewart M Crone

Lee Dichter

Mary-ann Dillillo

Negative Cutter

Jackie Doll

Song Performer ("When They Drop The Bomb")

David K Dunaway

Music Consultant

Rick Eaker

Music Coordinator

Jon Else

Additional Archival Research (Los Alamos)

Arthur Fiedler

Conductor (Boston Pops Orchestra)

Benny Goodman And His Orchestra

Song ("Flying Home")

Bill Haley

Song Performer ("Thirteen Women")

Lionel Hampton

Song ("Flying Home")

Margaret Henry

Additional Archival Research (London)

Andrea Hull

Sound Assistant

Susan Kellam

Production Consultant

Franz Lizst

Music ("Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 In C Sharp Minor")

Jayne Loader

Jayne Loader

Charles Mackerras

Conductor (New Philharmonic Orchestra)

Glenn Miller

Song Performer ("Flying Home")

Modeste Moussorgsky

Music ("Pictures At An Exhibition")

Modest Mussorgsky

Victoria Peterson

Additional Archival Research (Los Angeles)

George Pillsbury

Production Consultant

Kevin Rafferty

Kevin Rafferty

Pierce Rafferty

Pierce Rafferty

Archival Research

Al Rogers

Song Performer ("The Hydrogen Bomb")

Miklos Rozsa

Conductor (Frankenland State Symphony Orchestra)

Miklos Rozsa

Music ("Theme From Brute Force" "Theme From 'The Killers'")

David Thaxton

Additional Archival Research (Washington)

Floyd Tillman

Song Performer ("This Cold War With You")

Charles Wolfe

Music Consultant

Film Details

Also Known As

Atomic Cafe

MPAA Rating

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

1982

Production Company

20th Century Fox Studio Facilities; BBC (Main Listing); Bbc Films; Kino Lorber; National Archives; National Broadcasting Company Inc (NBC); United States Army Office Of Public Affairs; United States Marine Corps

Distribution Company

ARCHIVES FILM PRODUCTIONS/KINO LORBER/NEW YORKER FILMS; First Run Features; Kino Lorber; Mainline Entertainment; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 29m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited re-release in United States August 1, 2018

Released in United States on Video March 31, 1993

Released in United States June 15, 1991

Shown at the American Museum of the Moving Image June 15, 1991.

Released in United States 1982

Limited re-release in United States August 1, 2018 (New York)

Released in United States on Video March 31, 1993

Released in United States 1982 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) March 16 - April 1, 1982.)

Released in United States June 15, 1991 (Shown at the American Museum of the Moving Image June 15, 1991.)

Released in United States 1982

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