---
title: 'The Atomic Cafe (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kevin Rafferty'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-atomic-cafe-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083590/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Atomic Cafe (1982)

1982 · 88 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

The Atomic Cafe is a 1982 American documentary film directed by Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader and Pierce Rafferty. It is a compilation of clips from newsreels, military training films, and other footage produced in the United States early in the Cold War on the subject of nuclear warfare. Without any narration, the footage is edited and presented in a manner to demonstrate how misinformation and propaganda was used by the U.S. government and popular culture to ease fears about nuclear weapons among the American public.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kevin Rafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-rafferty), [Jayne Loader](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayne-loader), [Pierce Rafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierce-rafferty)
- **Screenplay:** [Kevin Rafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-rafferty)
- **Producer:** [Kevin Rafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-rafferty), [Jayne Loader](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayne-loader), [Pierce Rafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierce-rafferty)
- **Editor:** [Kevin Rafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-rafferty), [Jayne Loader](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayne-loader)

## Cast

- [Lloyd Bentsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bentsen)
- [Paul Tibbets](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-tibbets)
- [Harry S. Truman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-s-truman)

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