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

The hot-line suspense comedy.

196495 minutesComedy and WarDirected by Stanley Kubrick
About the film

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

Screen Path places this 1964 film at stop 26 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

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.

Principal 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, and Slim Pickens as Major "King" Kong

Key craft credits

Gilbert Taylor (director of photography), Anthony Harvey (editor), Laurie Johnson (original music composer), Peter George (screenplay), and Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)

Director
Stanley Kubrick
Release
1964-01-29
Runtime
95 minutes
Genres
Comedy and War
Country
United Kingdom
Quiz
50 questions
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