Filmmakers began exploiting nuclear war panic in the 1950s and 1960s. Science-fiction classics like the original 1954 “Godzilla,” 1951’s “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” and “Them!” gave us something to legitimately worry about while dazzling us with giant monsters and alien invasions. There were also deathly serious (and dreadfully depressing) dramas like “On the Beach” and “Fail-Safe,” though no …
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