Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film <i>Dr. Strangelove</i> is a hilarious film about the nuclear annihilation of the human race. Its plot combines three strands that lead inevitably to this doomsday. In the first, an Air Force base commander (Sterling Hayden) goes insane and launches the go-code for his B52s to drop the bomb on their targets in Russia, while a British captain on an officer exchange program (Peter…
Top Cast
Peter Sellers
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott
General 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn
Colonel Bat Guano
Slim Pickens
Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull
Botschafter De Sadesky
James Earl Jones
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed
Miss Scott
Jack Creley
Mr. Staines
Frank Berry
Lt. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil
Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck
Lt. Kivel
Roy Stephens
Frank
Shane Rimmer
Capt. 'Ace' Owens
Hal Galili
Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
Paul Tamarin
Lt. Goldberg
Reviews
A U.S. bomber plane is heading for Russia. Communications are unavailable. The Commie Russians have built a doomsday device. And, according to crazy, (wheelchair-bound?), ex-Nazi scientist, Dr. Strangelove, nuclear destruction is upon us all! Thanks to this eccentric comedy, I now have considerable respect for the talent of Peter Sellers. How he pulled off three totally different roles so convincingly is just…
**Sex and war in an extremely sarcastic and intelligent film.** This film is one of the best of director Stanley Kubrick's career, and is also one of the most iconic and acidic satire that cinema has ever seen. Inspired by a tense novel that was published in the same period, and by the political and military events that were taking place at the time, the film shoots in all directions to give us the most absurd…
Just as "Seven Days in May" was hitting our screens, Stanley Kubrick used a superbly over-the-top effort from Sterling Hayden to depict a rogue general who has decided to use all the checks and balances in place to defend the United States to his own mischievous advantage and launch a pre-emptive bombing campaign on those pesky "Ruskies". It's only his perfectly moustachioed British executive officer "Mandrake"…
FAQ about Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
What is Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb about?
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.
When was Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb released?
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was released in 1964.
What genres does Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb belong to?
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is categorised as Comedy, War.
Who stars in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
The cast of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb includes Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens.