Dr. Strangelove
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- Synopsis
- In 1964, with the Cuban Missile Crisis fresh in viewers' minds, the Cold War at its frostiest, and the hydrogen bomb relatively new and frightening, Stanley Kubrick dared to make a film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong ......
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- Starring
- Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens
- Director(s)
- Stanley Kubrick
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 93 min.
Critic Reviews
Is ''Dr. Strangelove" Kubrick's best movie? Along with ''Paths of Glory," absolutely. Read the full review
Seen after 30 years, Dr. Strangelove seems remarkably fresh and undated - a clear-eyed, irreverant, dangerous satire. And its willingness to follow the situation to its logical conclusion - nuclear annihilation - has a purity that today's lily-livered happy-ending technicians would probably find a way around.Read the full review
A masterpiece... The genius of Dr. Strangelove is that it's possible to laugh -- and laugh hard -- while still recognizing the intelligence and insight behind the humor.Read the full review
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12/11/09 Had he been a cinematographer, the general might also have viewed war as occasionally surreal or laced with black comedy and satire. | Variety -
Academy dislikes dark screenplays
12/08/09 Over some 81 years, the Academy Writers Branch has nominated a distinguished roster of disturbing, dark screenplays, most of which have gone down to defeat at the hands of safer, sunnier competition. | Variety -
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Sellers Tops Presidential List
01/19/09 Peter Sellers ' portrayal of President Merkin Muffley in cult movie Dr. Strangelove has topped a new list of fictional and real-life U.S. leaders. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)