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.
Critics Sentiment
President Muffley calls Soviet Premier Kissov about impending attack
Explosions montage plays over We'll Meet Again song
The film peaks with the hilarious phone call to Moscow then gradually declines as the comedy gives way to the actual nuclear destruction.
Critics universally praised the film's satirical brilliance, with particular acclaim for the War Room sequences and Peter Sellers' multiple performances. The comedy maintains extremely high scores throughout most of the runtime, only dipping slightly at the apocalyptic ending where some reviewers found the tone shift less effective. Overall, reviewers celebrated it as Kubrick's comedic masterpiece and one of cinema's greatest satires.
Full cast
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Peter Sellers
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott
General 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn
Colonel Bat Guano
Slim Pickens
Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull
Botschafter De Sadesky
James Earl Jones
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed
Miss Scott
Jack Creley
Mr. Staines
Frank Berry
Lt. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil
Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck
Lt. Kivel
Roy Stephens
Frank
Shane Rimmer
Capt. 'Ace' Owens
Hal Galili
Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
Paul Tamarin
Lt. Goldberg
Laurence Herder
Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
John McCarthy
Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
Gordon Tanner
Gen. Faceman
Burnell Tucker
Mandrake' aide (uncredited)
Crew
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