Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Convinced that the Russians have infiltrated America's "vital essence," the crazed Ripper gives the go code to the 843rd bomb wing to attack Russia, setting in motion a series of darkly hilarious vignettes involving gung-ho soldiers, wacky generals, spying Russians, drunken premiers, battles with soda machines, fights in the War Room, and the Russians' top-secret Doomsday Machine. Shot in black and white, the film has three main centers of action: one of the B-52 bombers, on which a group of loyal men know they are about to start World War III; Burpelson Air Force Base, where Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers) is trying to convince everyone that Ripper has gone mad and the bombing must be stopped; and the War Room, where President Merkin Muffley (Sellers again) is trying to make peace with the Russians. The finale featuring Sellers as Dr. Strangelove is a comic gem. Hayden, George C. Scott,

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Directed by

Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining

Written by

Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining Peter George

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Peter Sellers Being There, Lolita, The Pink Panther George C. Scott Patton, The Hustler, Anatomy of a Murder James Earl Jones Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, The Lion King Sterling Hayden The Godfather, The Killing, Nine to Five Keenan Wynn Once Upon a Time in the West, The Last Unicorn, The Great Race Slim Pickens Blazing Saddles, The Black Hole, The Howling Peter Bull The African Queen, Sabotage, Tom Jones [more]

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