Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
“The hot-line suspense comedy.”
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.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Peter Sellers
as Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott
as General 'Buck' Turgidson
斯特林·海登
as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn
as Colonel Bat Guano
Slim Pickens
as Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull
as Botschafter De Sadesky
James Earl Jones
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed
as Miss Scott
Jack Creley
as Mr. StainesFrank Berry
as Lt. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil
as Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck
as Lt. KivelCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 95 min |
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