The hot-line suspense comedy.
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.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is a comedy and war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, released on January 29, 1964 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden and Keenan Wynn. Viewers rate it 8.1 out of 10 across 6,310 ratings.
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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
Slim Pickens
as Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull
as Botschafter De Sadesky
James Earl Jones
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed
as Miss Scott
Jack Creley
as Mr. Staines
Frank Berry
as Lt. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil
as Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck
as Lt. Kivel
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Terry Southern, Peter George and Peter George, produced by Victor Lyndon and Stanley Kubrick.
Average viewer score of 8.1/10 from 6,310 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on September 8, 2018
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…
Reviewed on November 13, 2019
**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 and…
Reviewed on December 19, 2022
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"…
Reviewed on June 1, 2024
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand and Plex. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) includes Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn and Slim Pickens. The film was directed by Stanley Kubrick. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was released on January 29, 1964 and runs for 1h 35m.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) holds an average rating of 8.1 out of 10 from 6,310 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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