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

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. The story concerns an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a first strike nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. It follows the President...
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quick facts
Release date:January 29, 1964
Directed by:Stanley Kubrick
Rated:PG (USA)
Runtime:95 Minutes
Producer:Stanley Kubrick
Editor:Anthony Harvey
Music by:Laurie Johnson
Cinematography:Gilbert Taylor
Screenplay by:Terry Southern, Stanley Kubrick, Peter George
Estimated budget:$1,800,000
Adapted from:Red Alert
Genre:Comedy

Cast

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Lieutenant Lothar Zogg
Born:January 17, 1931
Age:81
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
Colonel "Bat" Guano
Born:July 27, 1916
Died:Oct. 14, 1986
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Group Captain Lionel Moondrake
Born:Sept. 8, 1925
Died:July 24, 1980
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Dr. Strangelove
Born:Sept. 8, 1925
Died:July 24, 1980
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
President Muffley
Born:Sept. 8, 1925
Died:July 24, 1980
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Merkin Muffley
Born:Sept. 8, 1925
Died:July 24, 1980

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1965 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1964 BAFTA Award for Best Film, Stanley Kubrick
1964 BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Stanley Kubrick
1964 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design/Art Direction, Ken Adam
1964 BAFTA United Nations Award
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YearAward Nomination
1964 Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Peter Sellers
1964 Academy Award for Best Director, Stanley Kubrick
1964 Academy Award for Best Picture, Stanley Kubrick
1964 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Terry Southern
1964 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor, Peter Sellers
1964 BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor, Sterling Hayden
1964 BAFTA Award for Best Film, Stanley Kubrick
1964 BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Stanley Kubrick
1964 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Stanley Kubrick
1964 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design/Art Direction, Ken Adam
1964 BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay, Stanley Kubrick
1964 BAFTA United Nations Award
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Director

Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Born: July 26, 1928
Died: March 7, 1999

Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer, who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. Kubrick was noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, a slow method of working, the variety of genres he worked in,...
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Filming Locations

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Iceland
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Shepperton Studios
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Who produced "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?
  • A:
    Stanley Kubrick was the show's producer.
  • Q:
    Which director created the movie "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?
  • A:
    Stanley Kubrick was the director of the motion picture.
  • Q:
    Who was the distributor of the film, "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?
  • A:
    Columbia Pictures distributed the movie.
  • Q:
    Which screenwriter wrote the movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
  • A:
    Terry Southern performed the film's screenwriting.
  • Q:
    Which honors did the motion picture "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" receive?
  • A:
    The film won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  • Q:
    Who was the writer of the music for the movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
  • A:
    Laurie Johnson composed the original music score for the soundtrack.
  • Q:
    What is the runtime of the film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?
  • A:
    The total time for the movie is 94 minutes.
  • Q:
    Which actors were the stars of the film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?
  • A:
    Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens and Peter Sellers starred in the movie.
  • Q:
    What was the slogan for the film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
  • A:
    The movie's tagline was, "The hot-line suspense comedy."
  • Q:
    When was the premier of the film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?
  • A:
    The movie was released in January, 1964.

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Awards & Accolades

  • Best Dramatic Presentation
    1965

Quotes

  • Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

    - President Merkin Muffley
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