Through a series of military and political accidents, two psychotic US Generals trigger an ingenious, foolproof and irrevocable scheme which would unleash a wing of B-52 H-Bombers to attack strategic targets in Russia. The brains behind the “trigger” belong to Dr Strangelove, a wheelchair bound nuclear scientist with bizzare ideas about man’s future., Stanley Kubrick’s classic Oscar-nominated black comedy, starring Peter Sellers in no less than three roles, including an ineffectual US President who must try to placate the Russians when an insane US Army general threatens to unleash a nuclear holocaust. Sterling Hayden, George C Scott, Slim Pickens, Keenan Wynn and James Earl Jones also star., Producer/director Stanley Kubrick had intended to make a serious film version of Peter George’s apocalyptic novel Red Alert, but halfway through the adaptation process, he switched gears, and the result was Dr. Strangelove, one of the funniest and blackest comedies of the 1960s. At Burpleson Air Force base (“Peace is Our Profession”), psychotic general Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) pontificates on the subject of Godless Communism. Convinced that the Kremlin intends to sap Americans of their “precious bodily fluids,” Ripper has ordered a presumptive air strike against the Soviet Union. Apprised of a potential nuclear crisis, US President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) tries to phone the Soviet premier, who is too drunk to grasp the situation. As apelike General “Buck” Turgidson (George C. Scott) struts about the War Room, discussing possible losses in an atomic war (“I don’t say we won’t get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops-depending on the breaks”), Captain Lionel Mandrake (Sellers again) tries to infiltrate Ripper’s office, hoping to retrieve the secret code that will recall the bombers. Learning that the Soviets have developed a “doomsday device” that will wipe out all mankind in case of a nuclear attack, the President orders that Ripper’s bombers be blasted from the skies. But one of the planes, commandeered by Major “King” Kong (Slim Pickens-though Peter Sellers was slated to play this role, too!) manages to slip through and continue its mission. With time running out, Mandrake attempts to reach the President with the crucial code, only to be slowed down by over-militant Colonel “Bat” Guano (Keenan Wynn), who regards Mandrake as a “prevert”. The president manages to relay the code to Kong, who disregards this vital information as a Russian trick. Reaching his target, Kong dislodges his recalcitrant A-bomb, straddling the deadly weapon and “riding” it to destruction like a bronco-buster. With the world at large doomed to annihilation, it is up to Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellers yet again!), the President’s crippled, half-lunatic nuclear adviser, to come up with a plan to repopulate the Earth-a plan that meets with the drooling approval of the lecherous Turgidson. He was secure enough in his comic vision to blow up the world at the end, even though the original novel has a happy ending. The film’s subtitle How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb is beautifully elucidated in the closing scene: as mushroom clouds spout up all over the earth, the soothing voice of Vera Lynn, singing the wartime morale-booster “We’ll Meet Again” assures us that, indeed, there is nothing left to worry about. As for the film’s best line of dialogue, it’s a toss-up between President Muffley’s “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the War Room” and Dr. Strangelove’s exultant “Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!”, A rabidly right-wing general launches a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the Russians, leaving the US and Soviet presidents to try and avert the impending apocalypse., Stanley Kubrick’s satirical masterpiece starts with a mad US general setting Armageddon in motion when he orders his bombers to attack Russia. It’s then up to the President and his hapless advisors to try and recall the planes and calm the Russian leader at the other end of the phone. Star of the show is Peter Sellers who plays the President, a British officer and the crackpot Nazi scientist of the title., Peter Sellers stars in three roles (as Group Captain Lionel, President Merkin and Dr Strangelove) in Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-nominated black comedy about the Cold War. A room is packed full of politicians and military officials trying to stop the nuclear attack that paranoid US Air Force General Jack Ripper has secretly launched on the USSR. When US President Merkin meets with his advisors, not only does he have to contend with super-hawk General Buck Turgidson, who sees the situation as an opportunity to do something about Communism in general, but he also learns that the Soviets already have a Doomsday Machine in place, which will destroy all plant and animal life on Earth should the USSR be attacked. The only person other than General Ripper who might be able to recall the bombers is his executive officer, RAF Group Captain Lionel. But General Ripper is holding Captain Lionel hostage, and unless Captain Lionel can get a message to the outside world, no one will be able to figure out the bombers’ abort code. Slim Pickens and Keenan Wynn also star., Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant “nightmare comedy” about a nuclear crisis precipitated by a paranoid general., Stanley Kubrick’s masterful black comedy about Cold War paranoia and world annihilation. Peter Sellers plays three roles in a career-best performance., A U.S. Air Force Colonel goes insane and risks the destruction of the planet in this highly acclaimed satire. Peter Sellers brilliantly portrays three men who try and save the world., A rabidly right-wing general launches a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the Russians, leaving the US and Soviet presidents to try and avert the impending apocalypse. Peter Sellers is brilliant in three different roles., A fanatical U.S. general launches a nuclear attack on Russia during the Cold War, but the President and his advisors are shocked to learn that the Russians have technology that will destroy the world in the event of an attack on them.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ” ?
A: The main cast includes Peter Sellers,George C. Scott,Sterling Hayden,Keenan Wynn,Slim Pickens,Peter Bull,Tracy Reed,James Earl Jones,Jack Creley,Frank Berry,Glenn Beck,Shane Rimmer,Paul Tamarin,Gordon Tanner,Robert O’Neil,Roy Stephens,Laurence Herder,John McCarthy,Hal Galili,Gilbert Taylor,Terry Southern,Peter George,Peter George,Victor Lyndon,Stuart Freeborn,Bridget Sellers,John Crewdson,Peter Murton,Wally Veevers,Stanley Kubrick,Anthony Harvey,Ken Adam.
Q: When Did the “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” Released?
A: The Movie “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” originally aired on 1964-01-29 and released in the year of 1964.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” ?
A: “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
