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

About 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.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a 1964 comedy war film directed by Stanley Kubrick. Peter Sellers stars as Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake, George C. Scott as General 'Buck' Turgidson, Sterling Hayden as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper, and Keenan Wynn as Colonel Bat Guano.

It runs 95 minutes and was released in January 1964. Written by Peter George and Stanley Kubrick. It was produced by Hawk Films.

Shelv files it under audacious, USA president, cold war, and satirical. In the United States it streams on TCM. It scores 8.1 out of 10 from 6,449 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

A Simple Favor, Fail Safe, and Seven Days in May make useful companions to Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, all filed under dark comedy and hilarious.