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
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journey
Want to try a complete journey on the web? The Citizen Kane page includes the spoiler-free guide, after-film analysis, and a sample quiz.