Film / 1954

The Atomic Cloud

Name: The Atomic Cloud
Genre: Science fiction
Released: 1954-01-01
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Paul Frankeur, Marcel Berteau, Claude Nadine, Georgette Maxane, Raymonde Sartène

Directed by Charles DekeukeleireAntoine AllardArmand Bachelier

Science fiction

★ 7.0/10Audience rating

Two journalists drop by the Waterloo studios, where a director shows them a rough cut of a pacifist film. In it, a botched atomic test in Belgium creates a clay cloud that spreads world peace, causing stock markets to crash and weapons manufacturers to lose their jobs. The journalists roast the movie for being unrealistic, but the director defends it as a wake-up call to maintain peace. Afterward, they tour the studios, giving a cool …

The story

Two journalists drop by the Waterloo studios, where a director shows them a rough cut of a pacifist film. In it, a botched atomic test in Belgium creates a clay cloud that spreads world peace, causing stock markets to crash and weapons manufacturers to lose their jobs.

The journalists roast the movie for being unrealistic, but the director defends it as a wake-up call to maintain peace. Afterward, they tour the studios, giving a cool look behind the scenes.