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

1964 Stanley Kubrick 1h 35m ★ 8.1
Comedy War
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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.

Cast

Peter Sellers Peter Sellers Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott George C. Scott General 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden Sterling Hayden Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn Colonel Bat Guano
Slim Pickens Slim Pickens Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull Peter Bull Botschafter De Sadesky
James Earl Jones James Earl Jones Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed Tracy Reed Miss Scott

Vibes

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Double Feature Pairings

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