# Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

> A paranoid general triggers a nuclear crisis that turns Cold War command structures into an uproarious and terrifying farce.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/778

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy, War
- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Cast: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, James Earl Jones, Tracy Reed
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, irreverent, frantic, classic movie night, political satire marathon

## Synopsis

A darkly comedic take on the absurdity of nuclear war and military paranoia.

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