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, commonly known as Dr. Strangelove, is a 1964 black comedy film which satirizes the nuclear scare. It was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott, and featuring Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, and Slim Pickens. The film is loosely based on Peter George's Cold War thriller novel Red Alert, also known as Two Hours to Doom. Th... More

Initial release date:

  • Jan 29, 1964

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PG (USA)

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  • 1 h 35 min

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Also known as:

  • Dr. Strangelove,
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,
  • Dr.Strangelove.......And Love The Bomb,
  • Dr.Seltsam oder Wie ich lernte, die Bombe zu lieben

Film

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick (/ˈkuːbrɪk/; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer. He is generally regarded as one of America's greatest filmmakers. His films, typically adaptations of novels or short stories, were noted for their "dazzling" and...

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  • The hot-line suspense comedy.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1964
  • Jan 29, 1964
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  • 1,800,000

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Awards

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Winners

Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role Nominees

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs of 2000

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Media

Adapted From

Red Alert

Red Alert is a 1958 novel by Peter George about nuclear war. The book was the basis for Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Kubrick's film differs significantly from the novel in that it is a black comedy. Originally published in the UK...

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