Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | |
Director(s) | Stanley Kubrick |
Producer(s) | Stanley Kubrick, Victor Lyndon (associate), Leon Minoff (executive uncredited) |
Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, War |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Politics, Satire |
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Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Overview:
Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Stanley Kubrick and produced by Stanley Kubrick, Victor Lyndon and Leon Minoff.
The film was based on the novel Red Alert written by Peter George published in 1958.
SYNOPSIS
When a psychotic U.S. general launches a preemptive strike against "the Commies," the American president (Sellers, in one of three roles) must deal with gung-ho military brass, bureaucratic bumbling, a drunken Soviet premier, and a twisted German rocket scientist. Horribly funny. Based on the novel Red Alert by Peter George.
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.Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989.
Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)
Award | Recipient | Result |
Best Actor | Peter Sellers | Nominated |
Best Director | Stanley Kubrick | Nominated |
Best Picture | Stanley Kubrick, Producer | Nominated |
Best Writing | Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, Terry Southern | Nominated |
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Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Do I look all rancid and clotted? You look at me, Jack. Eh? Look, eh? And I drink a lot of water, you know. I'm what you might call a water man, Jack - that's what I am. And I can swear to you, my boy, swear to you, that there's nothing wrong with my bodily fluids. Not a thing, Jackie.
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When Strangelove talks about the doomsday device, Turgidson says, "Strangelove. What is that, German?" The reply he receives is "He changed his name; it was originally Merkwuerdigliebe." This original name is a slightly altered version of the German term "Merkwuerdige Liebe", meaning "Strange love".
Initially, the President was played in a slightly effeminate manner. Those scenes were later re-shot to make him seem like an oasis of reason amidst all the madness.
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