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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) -- An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.
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User Rating:
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Director:
Writers:
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) &
Terry Southern (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 January 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
the hot-line suspense comedy
Plot:
An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Kubrick takes a whack at comedy- and the cold war more (670 total)

Cast

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Peter Sellers ... Group Captain Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove

George C. Scott ... General 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden ... Brigadier General Jack Ripper
Keenan Wynn ... Colonel 'Bat' Guano
Slim Pickens ... Major 'King' Kong
Peter Bull ... Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky

James Earl Jones ... Lieutenant Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed ... Miss Scott
Jack Creley ... Mr. Staines
Frank Berry ... Lieutenant Dietrich
Robert O'Neil ... Admiral Randolph

Glenn Beck ... Lieutenant Kivel (as Glen Beck)
Roy Stephens ... Frank
Shane Rimmer ... Captain 'Ace' Owens
Hal Galili ... Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
Paul Tamarin ... Lieutenant Goldberg
Laurence Herder ... Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
Gordon Tanner ... General Faceman
John McCarthy ... Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
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Directed by
Stanley Kubrick 
 
Writing credits
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) &
Terry Southern (screenplay) &
Peter George (screenplay)

Peter George (book "Red Alert")

Produced by
Stanley Kubrick .... producer
Victor Lyndon .... associate producer
Leon Minoff .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Laurie Johnson (music)
 
Cinematography by
Gilbert Taylor (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Anthony Harvey 
 
Production Design by
Ken Adam 
 
Art Direction by
Peter Murton 
 
Makeup Department
Stuart Freeborn .... make-up (as Stewart Freeborn)
Barbara Ritchie .... hairdresser
 
Production Management
Clifton Brandon .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Rattray .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
John Aldred .... dubbing mixer
Richard Bird .... recordist
John Cox .... sound supervisor
Leslie Hodgson .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Wally Veevers .... special effects
Alan Bryce .... special effects (uncredited)
Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig .... special effects advisor (uncredited)
Brian Gamby .... special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns .... special effects (uncredited)
Mike Shaw .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Vic Margutti .... travelling matte
Jim Body .... visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
Bob Cuff .... matte painter (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bernard Ford .... camera assistant
Kelvin Pike .... camera operator
Bob Penn .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bridget Sellers .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Geoffrey Fry .... assembly editor
Ray Lovejoy .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Pamela Carlton .... continuity
Captain John Crewdson .... aviation advisor (as Capt. John Crewdson)
Pablo Ferro .... main title design: Ferro, Mohammed & Schwartz, Inc.
Jean Bernard .... pilot: outside bomber views (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Delicate Balance of Terror (USA) (working title)
Dr. Strangelove (USA) (short title)
Edge of Doom (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language. (2005 re-rating)
Runtime:
93 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Spain:18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:10 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Québec) | Finland:K-16 | France:U (re-release) | Germany:12 (re-rating) | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:Unrated | Ireland:PG | Japan:Unrated | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG (DVD rating) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (Certificate No. 20469) (original rating) | USA:GP (re-rating) (1970) | USA:PG (re-rating) (2004) | West Germany:16
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Peter Bull, playing Soviet Ambassador de Sadesky, cracks up towards the end. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: The opening sequence contains the grammatically incorrect credit "Base on the book Red Alert by Peter George". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: For more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately circulating among high-level Western leaders that the Soviet Union had been at work on what was darkly hinted to be the ultimate weapon: a doomsday device. Intelligence sources traced the site of the top secret Russian project to the perpetually fog-shrouded wasteland below the Arctic peaks of the Zhokhov Islands. What they were building or why it should be located in such a remote and desolate place no one could say.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "What's My Line?: (1964-01-26)" (1964) more
Soundtrack:
We'll Meet Again more

FAQ

How did the doomsday device work, anyway?
What was the doomsday device?
A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
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65 out of 87 people found the following review useful.
Kubrick takes a whack at comedy- and the cold war, 13 February 2000
10/10
Author: MisterWhiplash from United States

Stanley Kubrick always likes to try something new with each movie he does, and this proves it. This is truly one of the grittiest, and best dark comedies I've ever seen with some crude moments and some odd ones (who'd think to have Slim Pickens riding a bomb on it's way down). It turns into a flat out masterpiece though with the spectacular acting by Peter Sellers (in three separate roles), George C. Scott (his facial expressions are a crack up every time), and a supporting cast of crazies in a government of loons, the most impressive of these being the incomparable Sterling Hayden in his best dramatic/funny role. It contains a resonance as well that sticks till today, as corruption and pig-headedness rules in all sorts of governments, but most of all in those with the most power. It's almost worth it just for the opening credits and end sequence with "we'll meet again".

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