Dr Strangelove Synopsis & Movie Info
Synopsis
In Stanley Kubricks 1964 satire, insane U.S. Air Force Colonel Jack Ripper -- who suspects that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people -- sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. The Soviet ambassador says that if his country is bombed, it will trigger a "Doomsday Device" which will destroy all plant and animal life on Earth.
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
08/28/1991
DVD Release Date:
09/10/1997
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Run Time:
93 min.
Distributor(s):
Columbia Pictures
Production Co.:
Stanley Kubrick Productions
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
War in the Sky, End of the World, Race Against Time, Renegade Body Parts
Tone:
Witty, Biting, Cynical, Deadpan, Literate, Satirical, Irreverent
Keywords:
war, bomb, pilot, Soviet, General, airplane, military, paranoia, President, politician, wheelchair, mad-scientist, mental-illness, nuclear-weapon, military-crisis
Country of Origin:
USA
Language:
English
Status:
In Theaters
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