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

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

1964

Stanley Kubrick

1964·TV-PG·United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States
Award tierSilver
Metascore

A mentally unstable American general orders a hydrogen bomb attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to global nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

Cast

Peter Sellers·George C. Scott·Sterling Hayden·Keenan Wynn

Languages

United KingdomEnglishRussiaRussian

Major Awards

2 wins · 5 nominations

Wins (2)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1965)

Best Film from any Source

Other

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1964)

Best Director

Nominations (5)

Best Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1965)

Best Picture

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1965)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1965)

Best British Screenplay

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1965)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Other

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1964)

Best Film