Comedy ·War · United Kingdom · 1964 · 1h 35m

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb poster
Director
Stanley Kubrick
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
Crew
Gilbert Taylor — Director of Photography Anthony Harvey — Editor Laurie Johnson — Original Music Composer Terry Southern — Screenplay Peter George — Screenplay Stanley Kubrick — Screenplay
Tagline

The hot-line suspense comedy.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
usa presidentgeneralcold warstrategic air commanddark comedynuclear missilesatireblack and whitecynicalwar roombomber pilotnuclear weapons
Key Collaborators
Stanley Kubrick Director Gilbert Taylor Director of Photography Anthony Harvey Editor Laurie Johnson Original Music Composer Terry Southern Screenplay Peter George Screenplay Stanley Kubrick Screenplay Peter George Novel Victor Lyndon Producer Stanley Kubrick Producer Ken Adam Production Design
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