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

Film · 1964

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

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · starring George C. Scott, Peter Sellers and Sterling Hayden

  • 1 h 33 min
  • Comedy · War
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 19 January 1964
  • 6.1 Users27 votes

Synopsis

Jack D. Ripper is the general of the Air Force of the United States. Jack is convinced that the communists are polluting the water of the United States. To prevent this communist attack, orders a surprise nuclear air strike against the Soviet Union. Captain Mandrake, Jack's assistant, is trying to stop the bombing of the Soviets. The President of the United States no doubt in contact with Moscow to explain that the attack is nothing more than a harmless error. For his part, Dr. Strangelove, an adviser to the president who once was a scientist of the Nazis, confirms the existence of the "Doomsday Machine", a device Soviet retaliation able to destroy humanity forever and it is activated automatically in case of an attack against his country.

The essentials

Runtime
93 min1 hour and 33 minutes
Budget
$1,900Columbia Pictures
How long is Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
1 hour and 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 19 January 1964.
Who directed Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
Stanley Kubrick.
Who is in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
It stars George C. Scott, Peter Sellers, Sterling Hayden and James Earl Jones.
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Director
Stanley Kubrick
Writers
Stanley Kubrick
Producers
Stanley Kubrick

Reviews

6.1 27 votes
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Soundtrack

All 3 songs
  1. We'll Meet AgainVera Lynn, chorus at the end Spotify
  2. Try a Little TendernessHarry M. Woods, Reginald Connelly, Jimmy Campbell, Arranged
  3. When Johnny Comes Marching HomeLouis Lambert Spotify
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