Dr. Strangelove

Also known as Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964 British satire film directed by Stanley Kubrick

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a 1964 black comedy war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Peter George, Terry Southern, Stanley Kubrick, and James B. Harris, based on the novel Red Alert. The cast includes Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, and Keenan Wynn. The production companies were Hawk Films and Columbia Pictures, with cinematography by Gilbert Taylor and music by Laurie Johnson.

The film was released in the United States and the United Kingdom. It was filmed in locations including Iceland, the Arctic, Banff National Park, and the Rocky Mountains. The narrative is set in Washington, D.C., and addresses themes of aviation, the Cold War, nuclear warfare, and the mad scientist. The movie is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 95 minutes.

Dr. Strangelove received several awards, including the Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, and BAFTA Awards for Best British Film and Best Film. It was also nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, as well as Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.

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Film · TMDB

8.1

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.

Released: 1964-01-2995 minDir: Stanley KubrickComedy, WarBudget: $1.8MBox office: $9.5M

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Cast

Peter Sellers as Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott as General 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn as Colonel Bat Guano
Slim Pickens as Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull as Botschafter De Sadesky

Themes

usa president
general
cold war
strategic air command
dark comedy
nuclear missile
satire
black and white
cynical
war room

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Ratings

IMDb

8.3/10

550,925 votes

Year: 1964
Runtime: 95 min
Genres: Comedy, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: National Film Registry
Award: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Genre: war film
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Original language: Russian
Based on: Red Alert
Main subject: World War III
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter: James B. Harris
Composer: Laurie Johnson
Producer: Stanley Kubrick
Production company: Columbia Pictures
Cinematographer: Gilbert Taylor
Narrative location: Washington, D.C.
Filming location: Northwest Territories
Duration: 102
FilmAffinity ID: 479847
Distribution format: video on demand
Image: Dr. Strangelove - General Buck Turgidson.png

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Commons category: Dr. Strangelove
publication date: 1964-00-00
film editor: Anthony Harvey
title: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
subtitle: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best British Film
color: black-and-white
distributed by: Fandango at Home
production designer: Ken Adam
after a work by: Peter George
capital cost: 1800000
box office: 9523464
set in environment: aircraft
review score: 8.3/10
attendance: 403263

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Encyclopedic overview

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (known simply and more commonly as Dr. Strangelove) is a 1964 political satire black comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is loosely based on the thriller novel Red Alert (1958) by Peter George, who wrote the screenplay with Kubrick and Terry Southern. Financed and released by Columbia Pictures, the film was a co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Dr. Strangelove parodies Cold War fears of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union and stars Peter Sellers (portraying three different characters), George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, and Tracy Reed. The story concerns a paranoid brigadier general of the United States Air Force who orders a pre-emptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. It follows the President of the United States (Sellers), his scientific advisor Dr. Strangelove (Sellers), a Royal Air Force exchange officer (Sellers), and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Scott) as they attempt to stop the crew of a B-52 from bombing the Soviet Union and starting a nuclear war.

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