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

Jan 29, 1964

1h 35m

★ 8.1

The hot-line suspense comedy.

Overview

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 the nuclear strike.

Genres

Comedy

War

Production Companies

Hawk Films

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Cast

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove

Peter Sellers

General "Buck" Turgidson

George C. Scott

Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper

Sterling Hayden

Colonel Bat Guano

Keenan Wynn

Major "King" Kong

Slim Pickens

Botschafter De Sadesky

Peter Bull

Lt. Lothar Zogg

James Earl Jones

Miss Scott

Tracy Reed

Mr. Staines

Jack Creley

Lt. Dietrich

Frank Berry

Adm. Randolph

Robert O'Neil

Lt. Kivel

Glenn Beck

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