Review of The Atomic Cafe (1982) by Tracy W — 06 May 2008

Great cold war documentary! Very cool vintage footage. Boy were we stupid. (Were?).

This review of The Atomic Cafe (1982) was written by Tracy W on 06 May 2008.

The Atomic Cafe has generally received very positive reviews.

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