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Dr. Strangelove

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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 co-written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is loosely based on the thriller novel Red Alert (1958) by Peter George, who wrote the screenplay with Kubrick and Terry Southern. The film, financed and released by Columbia Pictures, was a co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom. Dr. Strangelove parodies Cold War fears of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union and stars Peter Sellers (portraying three different characters), George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, and Tracy Reed. The story concerns an insane brigadier general of the United States Air Force who orders a pre-emptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. It follows the President of the United States (Sellers), his scientific advisor Dr. Strangelove (Sellers), a Royal Air Force exchange officer (Sellers), and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Scott) as they attempt to stop the crew of a B-52 from bombing the Soviet Union and starting a nuclear war. The film is widely considered one of the best comedy films and one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. In 1998, the American Film Institute ranked it 26th in its list of the best American films (in the 2007 edition, the film ranked 39th), and in 2000, it was listed as number three on its list of the funniest American films. In 1989, the United States Library of Congress included Dr. Strangelove as one of the first 25 films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Sellers. The film was also nominated for seven BAFTA Film Awards, winning Best Film From Any Source, Best British Film, and Best Art Direction (Black and White), and it also won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

Infobox

Directed by
Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by
mw- Stanley Kubrick Terry Southern Peter George
Based on
Red Alertby Peter Bryant
Produced by
Stanley Kubrick
Starring
Peter Sellers George C. Scott Sterling Hayden Keenan Wynn Slim Pickens Tracy Reed
Cinematography
Gilbert Taylor
Edited by
Anthony Harvey
Music by
Laurie Johnson
Productioncompany
Hawk Films
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
January 29, 1964 (1964-01-29)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
United Kingdom United States
Language
English
Budget
$1.8 million
Box office
$9.3 million

Tables

· Accolades
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Picture
Recipient
Stanley Kubrick
Result
Nominated
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Category
Nominated
Best Actor
Best Actor
Award
Best Actor
Category
Peter Sellers
Recipient
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Category
Stanley Kubrick, Peter George and Terry Southern
Recipient
Nominated
BAFTA Awards
BAFTA Awards
Award
BAFTA Awards
Category
Best Film From Any Source
Recipient
Stanley Kubrick
Result
Won
Best British Film
Best British Film
Award
Best British Film
Category
Stanley Kubrick
Recipient
Won
Best British Screenplay
Best British Screenplay
Award
Best British Screenplay
Category
Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, and Terry Southern
Recipient
Nominated
Best British Actor
Best British Actor
Award
Best British Actor
Category
Peter Sellers
Recipient
Nominated
Best Foreign Actor
Best Foreign Actor
Award
Best Foreign Actor
Category
Sterling Hayden
Recipient
Nominated
Best Art Direction (Black and White)
Best Art Direction (Black and White)
Award
Best Art Direction (Black and White)
Category
Ken Adam
Recipient
Won
UN Award
UN Award
Award
UN Award
Recipient
Won
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers Guild of America Awards
Award
Writers Guild of America Awards
Category
Best Written American Comedy
Result
Won
Hugo Awards
Hugo Awards
Award
Hugo Awards
Category
Best Dramatic Presentation
Result
Won
Belgian Film Critics Association
Belgian Film Critics Association
Award
Belgian Film Critics Association
Category
Grand Prix
Result
Won
New York Film Critics Circle
New York Film Critics Circle
Award
New York Film Critics Circle
Category
Best Film
Result
Nominated
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Category
Stanley Kubrick
Recipient
Won
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Award
Best Screenplay
Category
Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, and Terry Southern
Recipient
Nominated
Silver Ribbon
Silver Ribbon
Award
Silver Ribbon
Category
Best Foreign Director
Recipient
Stanley Kubrick
Result
Won
Award
Category
Recipient
Result
Academy Awards
Best Picture
Stanley Kubrick
Nominated
Best Director
Nominated
Best Actor
Peter Sellers
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
Stanley Kubrick, Peter George and Terry Southern
Nominated
BAFTA Awards
Best Film From Any Source
Stanley Kubrick
Won
Best British Film
Stanley Kubrick
Won
Best British Screenplay
Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, and Terry Southern
Nominated
Best British Actor
Peter Sellers
Nominated
Best Foreign Actor
Sterling Hayden
Nominated
Best Art Direction (Black and White)
Ken Adam
Won
UN Award
Won
Writers Guild of America Awards
Best Written American Comedy
Won
Hugo Awards
Best Dramatic Presentation
Won
Belgian Film Critics Association
Grand Prix
Won
New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film
Nominated
Best Director
Stanley Kubrick
Won
Best Screenplay
Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, and Terry Southern
Nominated
Silver Ribbon
Best Foreign Director
Stanley Kubrick
Won

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