Dr. Strangelove (1964), Directed by Stanley Kubrick (94 minutes)

Topic: Authoritarianism, Nuclear Arms Race

Introduction by Elena Kempf (History)

Dr. Strangelove is widely considered one of the best political satire films and one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, winning several awards including decades after it first came out. Dr. Strangelove parodies Cold War fears of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. 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 (Peter Sellers), his scientific advisor Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellers), a Royal Air Force exchange officer (Peter Sellers), and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as they attempt to stop the crew of a B-52 from bombing the Soviet Union and starting a nuclear war. (Adapted from Wikipedia)

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