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• Producers: www.yumheart.com
• Format: NTSC, Black & White
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: www.yumheart.com
• Run Time: 160 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000M049NM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,663 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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This is volume 1 of our Atomic Age DVD Box Set. This DVD contains "Duck And Cover" plus many more of the most popular Atomic Age films on 1 DVD. Please see below for a complete list and description of the films contained.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Packaging needs serious improvement, February 21, 2008

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T. Benda "glows in the dark" (Pullman, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duck and Cover Plus - Atomic Age Films Volume 1 DVD (DVD)

This DVD collection contains some of the best propaganda and educational films made in the 1950s and 1960s. If you've got some nostalgia for the atomic age when every night you prayed the Russkies didn't make you glow in the dark that night, then these films will heat your cockles with a warm green glow. The transfers of these old films to DVD are of very good quality, although the sound could use some serious tweaking of the levels. The video quality is excellent.

However, the packaging of the overall product is abysmal. A generic black DVD case with a very cheap black and white laser printer cover enshrouds an unlabeled Memorex brand DVD-R. The menus are pretty standard fare for a home-produced DVD: a grid based layout with single stills of the video on the disc (Nero?), but at least they're clearly presented and not slow.

For the cost, one would expect at least a stick-on label for the DVD and a color insert for the DVD case. DVD-R means the lifespan of the disc is probably in the order of 3-5 years, so don't buy this looking for an archival copy of these great old films.

However, if you're just looking for something great to show at parties or terrify your children with, the film quality is excellent, and the content as sinister as the day it was penned by a government sycophant, and for the low price, you won't find these films anywhere else in this quality.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars List of films on this DVD, December 15, 2006

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Yumheart "Yumheart" (the warm wet womb of the world: Pacific Northwest, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Duck and Cover Plus - Atomic Age Films Volume 1 DVD (DVD)

Titles on this DVD:

A is for Atom 1953 - 14:26 Animated classic presenting what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peacetime uses of atomic energy and the byproducts of nuclear fission.

Medical Aspects of Nuclear Radiation 1950 - 20:14 Attempt to argue away the dangers of nuclear radiation, with some excellent animation.

House in the Middle, The 1954 - 12:09 Atomic tests at the Nevada Proving Grounds (later the Nevada Test Site) show effects on well-kept homes, homes filled with trash and combustibles, and homes painted with reflective white paint. Asserts that cleanliness is an essential part of civil defense preparedness and that it increased survivability. Selected for the 2002 National Film Registry of "artistically, culturally, and socially significant" films.

Atomic Alert (Elementary version) 1951 - 10:13 Frightening civil defense procedure film aimed at Cold War-era elementary school students.

Duck and Cover 1951 - 9:15 Famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack. Sponsor: U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration Producer: Archer Productions, Inc.

Day Called X, A (Part I) 1955 - 11:46 Dramatized atomic evacuation of Portland, Oregon. Part 1

Day Called X, A (Part II) 1955 - 15:25 Dramatized atomic evacuation of Portland, Oregon. Part 2

Operation Cue (1964 revision) 1964 - 14:02 Study of a nuclear test in 1955 at Nevada Test Site.

Survival Under Atomic Attack 1951 - 8:45 "Explains" the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and how to protect oneself if caught in the open or in the home.