- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Release Date: Jan 29, 1964
Summary:
U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely and utterly mad, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He suspects that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people. The U.S. president meets with his advisors, where the Soviet ambassador tells him that if the U.S.S.R. is hit by nuclear weapons, it will trigger a "Doomsday Machine" which will destroy all plant and animal life on Earth. Peter Sellers portrays the three men who might avert this tragedy: British Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, the only person with access to the demented Gen. Ripper; U.S. President Merkin Muffley, whose best attempts to divert disaster depend on placating a drunken Soviet Premier and the former Nazi genius Dr. Strangelove, who concludes that "such a device would not be a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious". Will the bombers be stopped in time, or will General Jack Ripper succeed in destroying the world ?
| Runtime: | 95 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language. (2005 re-rating) |
| Production: | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Country: | UK |
| Languages: | English, Russian |
| Home Release Date: | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Stanley Kubrick | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Peter George | Screenplay |
| Stanley Kubrick | Screenplay |
| Terry Southern | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| George C. Scott | General 'Buck' Turgidson |
| Peter Sellers | Group Captain Lionel Mandrake/President Merkin Muffley/Dr. Strangelove |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Frank Berry | Lieutenant Dietrich |
| Glenn Beck | Lieutenant Kivel |
| Hal Galili | Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member |
| Jack Creley | Mr. Staines |
| James Earl Jones | Lieutenant Lothar Zogg |
| Keenan Wynn | Colonel 'Bat' Guano |
| Peter Bull | Russian Ambassador Alexi De Sadesky |
| Robert O'Neil | Admiral Randolph |
| Roy Stephens | Frank |
| Shane Rimmer | Captain 'Ace' Owens |
| Slim Pickens | Major 'King' Kong |
| Sterling Hayden | Brigadier General Jack Ripper |
| Tracy Reed | Miss Scott |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Leon Minoff | Executive Producer |
| Stanley Kubrick | Producer |
| Victor Lyndon | Associate Producer |
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