Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

  • PG
  • 01/29/1964 (US)
  • Comedy, War
  • 1h 35m

The hot-line suspense comedy.

Overview

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 the nuclear strike.

Terry Southern

Screenplay

Stanley Kubrick

Director, Screenplay

Peter George

Novel, Screenplay

Cast

Peter Sellers's headshot

Peter Sellers

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott's headshot

George C. Scott

General "Buck" Turgidson
Sterling Hayden's headshot

Sterling Hayden

Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn's headshot

Keenan Wynn

Colonel Bat Guano
Slim Pickens's headshot

Slim Pickens

Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull's headshot

Peter Bull

Botschafter De Sadesky
James Earl Jones's headshot

James Earl Jones

Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed's headshot

Tracy Reed

Miss Scott

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