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29 October 1982 (Finland)
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Duck and cover everyone!
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Lloyd Bentsen | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Rep. Lloyd Bentsen) |
| W.H.P. Blandy | ... | Himself - Commander of the Bikini Test (archive footage) (as Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy) |
| Owen Brewster | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Sen. Owen Brewster) |
 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Frank Gallop | ... | Newsreel Narrator (voice) (archive footage) |
| Lyndon Johnson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson) |
| Maurice Joyce | ... | Newsreel Narrator (voice) (archive footage) |
| Nikita Khrushchev | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Brian McMahon | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Sen. Brian McMahon) |
| Seymour Melman | ... | Himself - Columbia University (archive footage) (as Prof. Seymour Melman) |
| George Molan | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Cpl. George Molan) |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Val Peterson | ... | Himself - Director of Civil Defense (archive footage) (as Gov. Val Peterson) |
| George Portell | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Tech Sgt. George Portell) |
| George Putnam | ... | Newsreel Narrator (voice) (archive footage) |
 | Ronald Reagan | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Ethel Rosenberg | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Julius Rosenberg | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Mario Salvadori | ... | Himself - Columbia University (archive footage) (as Prof. Mario Salvadori) |
| Lewis Strauss | ... | Himself - Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (archive footage) (as Lewis L. Strauss) |
| Paul Tibbets | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Harry S. Truman | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as President Harry S Truman) |
| James E. Van Zandt | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Army information film:
When not close enough to be killed, the atomic bomb is one of the most beautiful sights in the world.
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Features Duck and Cover (1952)
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Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb
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With no narration other than that provided by historical clips, this movie justly states how ludicrous the idea of nuclear war was, and is. The producers of this film spent years going through declassified governmental film archives to find some of the most chilling, and hilarious, footage ever taken. It also tells how the US government screwed over the Bikini Islanders, and has some fine coverage of the spoon-feeding of propaganda to the US public through the 40's and 50's.
A great movie for just a laugh, or for some interesting historical perspective on a unique time in the recent US past. I loved the clip of the guy who invented a lead-lined suit, put it on his son, and then had him try to ride a bike. Could we have possibly been this gullible just a few decades ago? Duck and cover everyone!