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

PG ★ 8.1/10 95 min Comedy, War United Kingdom, United States English
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by: Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George
Novel: Peter George
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The hot-line suspense comedy.

Description

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.

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Top 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

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Appears on 47 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

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IMDb #78
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Metacritic #046
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Metacritic #26
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National Film Registry #177
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Sight & Sound #198

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BBC #02
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Entertainment Weekly #68
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Rotten Tomatos #47
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