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

"The hot-line suspense comedy."

1964

1h 35m

8.1(5882 votes)

Comedy

War

Overview

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.

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21 members

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Peter Sellers

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove

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George C. Scott

General "Buck" Turgidson

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Sterling Hayden

Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper

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Keenan Wynn

Colonel Bat Guano

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Slim Pickens

Major "King" Kong

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Peter Bull

Botschafter De Sadesky

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James Earl Jones

Lt. Lothar Zogg

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Tracy Reed

Miss Scott

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Jack Creley

Mr. Staines

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Frank Berry

Lt. Dietrich

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Robert O'Neil

Adm. Randolph

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Glenn Beck

Lt. Kivel

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Roy Stephens

Frank

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Shane Rimmer

Capt. 'Ace' Owens

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Hal Galili

Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member

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Paul Tamarin

Lt. Goldberg

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Laurence Herder

Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member

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John McCarthy

Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member

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Gordon Tanner

Gen. Faceman

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Burnell Tucker

Mandrake' aide (uncredited)

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Victor Harrington

War Room Aide (uncredited)

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