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Three Reactions to Shelter Life (1964)

1964 · Short film · 29 min

  • War

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One of the more bizarre, but perhaps more intriguing and realistic Civil Defense films of all time, "Three Reactions to Shelter Life" (1964) attempts to highlight the negative psychological reactions that people might experience, living in a fallout shelter following a devastating thermonuclear war. These include aggression, regression, and of course depression. Released by the Office of Civil Defense the film highlights the mental suffering likely to occur even when the occupants of a public…

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29 minutes

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