Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Wars offer many opportunities for interesting stories, and this film is perhaps the greatest that was inspired by the Cold War. Dr. Strangelove ruthlessly mocks and satirizes fears of the nuclear war between America and the Soviet Union. The film especially satirizes the theory of mutually assured destruction for its sheer lunacy and unlikelihood of success. Peter Sellers delivers a remarkable performance as three distinct characters alongside several other talents to poke fun at male insecurity and the political inefficiencies that are found in Republicans and Democrats. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb will always stand tall as the film brave enough to stare in the face of nuclear Armageddon and laugh at it.

Production

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Produced by Stanley Kubrick

Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George

Based on Red Alert by Peter George

Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens,

Music by Laurie Johnson

Cinematography by Gilbert Taylor

Edited by Anthony Harvey

Production company: Hawk Films

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Columbia Pictures

Release date: January 29, 1964

Running time: 94 minutes

Country: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Budget: $1.8 million

Box office: $9.4 million (North America)