It documents the findings of a commission sent to Japan to assess the damage caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Army Signal Corps Pictorial Division shortly after the end of the Second World War. A quote to illustrate what can be perceived as black humor, culled from the movie: 'Viewed from a safe distance, the atomic bomb is one of the most beautiful sights ever seen by man,' a U.S. Much of the humor derives from the modern audience's reaction to the old training films, such as the Duck and Cover film shown in schools. Though the topic of atomic holocaust is a grave matter, The Atomic Café approaches it with black humor. government-produced films (including military training films), advertisements, television and radio programs. The film covers the beginnings of the era of nuclear warfare, created from a broad range of archival material from the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s including newsreel clips, television news footage, U.S. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States' National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'.
Is a 1982 American documentary film produced and directed by Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty and Pierce Rafferty.
