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

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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A psychotic Air Force General unleashes an irrevocable scheme to unleash a wing of B-52 bombers and their nuclear payloads on strategic targets inside Russia, setting into motion a mutually assured destruction that world leaders desperately try to stop.

1964 · 1h 34m
  • 98%
  • 14+
Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden
Director Stanley Kubrick

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Cast & Crew

  • Peter Sellers
    Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake/President Muffley/Dr. Strangelove
  • George C. Scott
    Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson
  • Sterling Hayden
    Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper
  • Keenan Wynn
    Col. 'Bat' Guano
  • Slim Pickens
    Maj. T.J. 'King' Kong
  • Peter Bull
    Alexi de Sadesky
  • Tracy Reed
    Miss Scott
  • James Earl Jones
    Lt. Lothar Zogg
  • J‌C
    Jack Creley
    Mr. Staines
  • F‌B
    Frank Berry
    Lt. H.R. Dietrich
  • G‌B
    Glenn Beck
    Lt. W.D. Kivel

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

Comedy

A psychotic Air Force General unleashes an irrevocable scheme to unleash a wing of B-52 bombers and their nuclear payloads on strategic targets inside Russia, setting into motion a mutually assured destruction that world leaders desperately try to stop.

14+

COMMON SENSE

Black-comedy Kubrick classic has violence, dark themes.

98%

TOMATOMETER
Average 9.5
Reviews 98
Fresh 96
Rotten 2

Information

Studio
Hawk Films Ltd
Released
1964
Run Time
1 hr 34 min
Rated
PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language.
Content Advisories
Fantasy Violence, Sexual Content, Suggestive Dialogue, Language, Violence
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom, Canada
© 1963 renewed 1991 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, Russian
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English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United Kingdom)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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