"The Atomic Cafe film poster" [NMLH.1994.62.8.1]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.62.8.1

Object Name
Poster

Title
The blackest apocalyptic humour since Dr. Strangelove - The Washington Post

Date
1982

Description
Flyer for a screening of The Atomic Cafe. A photograph of a child in Scouts-style uniform puts their hands over their ears as a mushroom cloud blooms in the background. A quote at the top reads "The blackest apocalyptic humour since Dr. Strangelove - The Washington Post." The Atomic Cafe is a 1982 documentary film about Western nuclear propaganda from the 1950s to 1980s.

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