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

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A film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button -- and it played the situation for laughs. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He thinks that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people.
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Stanley Kubrick's brilliant Cold War satire remains as funny and razor-sharp today as it was in 1964.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 05/15/2019
5/5
Age has not withered that final queasy nightmare of the mushroom clouds, set to Vera Lynn's hopeful We'll Meet Again - underscoring how the certainties of the second world war ceased to hold their meaning in the nuclear age. Go to Full Review Dave Kaufman Variety 04/22/2019
Nothing would seen to be farther apart than nuclear war and comedy, yet Kubrick's caper eloquently tackles a Fail-Safe subject with a light touch. Go to Full Review James Powers The Hollywood Reporter 01/31/2019
Kubrick has shown before that he is a director of rare gifts. Dr. Strangelove brings them into full realization. Go to Full Review Matthew Rozsa Democracy at Work (Substack) Dec 1
4/4
He would rather risk global nuclear holocaust than live in a world which compromises his manhood…. even if it is only compromised in his own mind. This brings me to why "Dr. Strangelove" is my favorite Kubrick film. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 17
4/4
Even the ending of the Cold War couldn't dilute this uncompromising satire's immediacy, not so long as men continue to think with their missiles instead of their minds. Go to Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Jul 6
4/4
...this was a departure for the filmmaker, a political satire tackling a difficult and fraught subject matter and turning it into one of the greatest films in the genre. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert A Nov 30 A couple of my favorite acting performances ever. Plot is still relevant, especially the mine shaft gap dialogue. Great director. See more Joshua R Sep 6 Classic Cold War comedy See more Dom Sep 4 i liked the comedy and i get it was a satire but the movie just good See more KING P. @KING_PALM Dec 5 A great film to make light of such an dark and uneasy time in history. Timeless! See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 27 I'm glad I watched it. Really famous movie. It was funny I guess. But why did Sellers play three different people? What was the point in that? IDK. Dang, that last scene... See more Couch P Sep 27 The film Dr. Strangelove, or how I stopped being Afraid and fell in love with the atomic bomb tells in a comical way about the events of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.This film is a black comedy that shows scary events in funny images and stories.The film is endowed with a large number of moments that show the comicality of this situation.For example, when an important call to General Baku Terjidson is answered by a girl who is absolutely incompetent in this area.Or Colonel "Bat" talks about compensating 25 cents to Coca-Cola for the destruction of their machine in a situation of a suitable nuclear war. This film perfectly shows the terrible events, the negligence and thoughtlessness of the country's leadership in the face of a possible devastating war. See more Read all reviews
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Stanley Kubrick

Director

Peter Sellers

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake

George C. Scott

Gen. "Buck" Turgidson

Keenan Wynn

Col. "Bat" Guano

Slim Pickens

Major T. J. "King" Kong

Peter Bull

Ambassador de Sadesky

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Synopsis A film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button -- and it played the situation for laughs. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He thinks that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people.
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Producer
Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter
Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Hawk Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 29, 1964, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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