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  2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (known simply and more commonly as Dr. Strangelove) is a 1964 political satire black comedy film cowritten, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers in three roles, including the title character.

  3. May 9, 2024 · Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove (1964), directed by Stanley Kubrick. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, British satirical film, released in 1964, that was director and cowriter Stanley Kubrick ’s landmark Cold War farce. It overcame a troubled production to become a film classic.

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  4. Jan 29, 2024 · As Stanley Kubrick's satirical masterpiece Dr Strangelove turns 60, an ongoing mystery endures: who was the real-life inspiration for his demonic central character? British Broadcasting ...

    • The movie was supposed to be a drama. The international climate of the early 1960s piqued Stanley Kubrick’s interest in writing and directing a nuclear war thriller.
    • Dr. Strangelove doesn't exist in the original book. Tone aside, the plot of Dr. Strangelove is strikingly similar to that of George’s novel. There’s one notable exception: Dr. Strangelove doesn’t appear in the novel—Kubrick and writer Terry Southern created the new character.
    • The studio demanded that Peter Sellers play multiple roles. Columbia Pictures slapped Kubrick with a few conditions at the dawn of Dr. Strangelove’s production.
    • Sellers was supposed to play Major Kong. Originally, Sellers was cast as four characters in Dr. Strangelove: Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and the titular mad scientist (all of whom he played in the movie), as well as Major Kong.
  5. An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop. Director. Stanley Kubrick. Writers. Stanley Kubrick. Terry Southern. Peter George. Stars. Peter Sellers. George C. Scott. Sterling Hayden.

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    • Comedy, War
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • 1964-01-29
  6. Jul 11, 1999 · Viewing Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove" for perhaps the 10th time, I discovered what George C. Scott does with his face. His performance is the funniest thing in the movie--better even than the inspired triple performance by Peter Sellers or the nutjob general played by Sterling Hayden--but this time I found myself paying special attention ...

  7. Jan 27, 2014 · Features and reviews. Behind the scenes: Dr Strangelove. Rare on-set images give a glimpse of great minds at work as Stanley Kubrick and Peter Sellers film their 50-year-old classic Dr Strangelove. 27 January 2014. Cast and crew share a joke behind the scenes of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)