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Protect yourself from atomic bombs by getting under your desk. Duck and cover was a civil defense film sometimes also characterized as a social guidance film or propaganda produced in 1951 but first shown. Mauer and directed by anthony rizzo of archer productions and made with the help of schoolchildren from. Duck and cover i really kind of got the idea to look for this after talking to my dad. Replace the en part with your language code and press the go button. Vickyk favorite favorite favorite favorite february 17, 2008 subject. When there is a bright flash, bert immediately ducks into his shell covering. Federal civil defense administration duck and cover ntis ava11109vnb1 from the wikipedia. Duck and cover civil defense film from 1951 youtube. This civil defense short film duck and cover was produced in new york in 1951, and shown in the public school system throughout the 1950s when the schools started installing big black and white. This is an official civil defense film produced in cooperation with the federal civil defense administration and in consultation with the safety commission of the national education association. Duck and cover was a civil defense film sometimes also characterized as a social guidance film produced in 1951 but first shown publicly in.

The film opens with bert the turtle wobbling down the street and singing a song, duck and cover. Duck and cover was a social guidance film produced in 1951 by the united states federal governments civil defense branch shortly after the soviet union began nuclear testing. Stock video footage 1951 duck and cover bert the turtle usa 1951. It is both entertaining and sad that we tried to teach our kids, that they would survive an atomic bomb by ducking and covering. Duck and cover classic 1951 civil defense video youtube. Kennedy informed the american people about the chances of nuclear. And here alice began to get rather sleepy, and went on. Paul and patty encounter the bomb on the way to school in duck and cover 1951 in a school corridor, in a school cafeteria, on a school bus, at a picnic, playing at home or in the park, bright. The resulting film, duck and cover, was filmed at a school in astoria, queens.

They were taught to get under their desks for shelter and cover. The animation is pretty good for an early 50s film, slightly resembling the animation of the old warner bros. Full length version of the 1951 civil defense film. The unexpected return of duck and cover the atlantic. Duck and cover famous civil defense film for children in which bert the. The narrator explains that when there is a bright flash brighter than the sun children should follow berts example. Duck and cover is a civil defense social guidance film that is often popularly mischaracterized as propaganda. Intended primarily for children, it portrays the act of ducking and covering by bert the turtle. Federal civil defense administration video duck and cover, shown to millions of school children in the 1950s. Duck and cover, a film from 1951, is one of the most popular films having to do with propaganda in this time period. Duck and cover was a civil defense film sometimes also characterized as a social guidance film produced in 1951 but first shown publicly in january 1952 by the united states federal governments civil defense branch shortly after the soviet union began nuclear testing. Federal civil defense administration handbook pa6, 1951, bert the turtle says duck and cover, for kids. I also think that today, the duck and cover bit wouldnt work during a bomb blast. Duck and cover staring bert the turtle is a 1951 civil defense film written by raymond j.

Title duck and cover contributor names united states. How duckandcover drills channeled americas cold war anxiety. An official civil defense film features a turtle who tells kids how to avoid getting hurt in the event of an atomic bomb. Duck and cover ist ein 1951 erschienener zivilverteidigungsfilm fur kinder. This film was produced in cooperation with the public schools of astoria and new york, new york. But in 1951, neither the united states nor the soviet union had yet tested a hydrogen bomb, and the duck and cover era authorities were basically preparing people for.