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

Summary: An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

Release Date: January 29, 1964

Genre: Comedy

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Writers: Stanley Kubrick

, Terry Southern

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Stanley Kubrick Productions

Distributor: Fathom Events, Sony Pictures Repertory, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video, HBO Max, RCA (II)

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,800,000

Domestic: $ 9,440,272

International: $ 191,712

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