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

"The hot-line suspense comedy."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.3/10

549,187 votes

98/100

Fresh

97/100

Metascore

8.1/10

6,079 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 4 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 1 nomination

Won

Best British Film

Best Film

Nominated

Best British Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 1 nomination

Won

New York Film Critics Circle for Best Director

United Nationss

Bodil for Best Non-American Film

Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation

Nominated

Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.8M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$9.5M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$9,440,272

United States

Profit

+$7.7M

ROI: +428%

Budget Recovery528% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.8M|Revenue: $9.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

184.3K

Daily Avg

3.1K

7-Day Trend

-9%

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literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Okaloosa County

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Story Setting

Set In

Washington, D.C.

Themes & Subjects

#aviation#nuclearwarfare#doomsdaydevice#madscientist#coldwar#worldwariii

Characters

Merkin Muffley

Played by Peter Sellers

Dr. Strangelove

Played by Peter Sellers

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Gilbert Taylor

Film Editing

Anthony Harvey

Music / Score

Laurie Johnson

Production Design

Ken Adam

Production Companies

Hawk FilmsColumbia Pictures

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflixFandango at Home

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

Academy ratio

Format

video on demand

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

Available in 72 countries

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United States of AmericaPG	YouTube TV	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany16

FranceTP

Brazil10

CZ15+

Denmark15

+7 more countries

Production

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Writers

Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George, Peter George

Production Companies

Hawk FilmsColumbia Pictures

Cast

Peter Sellers

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

George C. Scott

General 'Buck' Turgidson

Sterling Hayden

Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper

Keenan Wynn

Colonel Bat Guano

Slim Pickens

Major "King" Kong

Peter Bull

Botschafter De Sadesky

James Earl Jones

Lt. Lothar Zogg

Tracy Reed

Miss Scott

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Jack Creley

Mr. Staines

No Image

Frank Berry

Lt. Dietrich

Robert O'Neil

Adm. Randolph

Glenn Beck

Lt. Kivel

Tags & Keywords

usa presidentgeneralcold warstrategic air commanddark comedynuclear missilesatireblack and whitecynicalwar roombomber pilotnuclear weaponsex-nazianti wardoomsday device

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