Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
“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.
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Cast
23 people
Peter Sellers
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
Known for
Being There
The Party
George C. Scott
General 'Buck' Turgidson
Known for
Patton
The Exorcist III
Sterling Hayden
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Known for
The Killing
The Godfather
Keenan Wynn
Colonel Bat Guano
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Piranha
Slim Pickens
Major "King" Kong
Known for
Blazing Saddles
The Getaway
Peter Bull
Botschafter De Sadesky
Known for
The African Queen
Doctor Dolittle
James Earl Jones
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Tracy Reed
Miss Scott
Known for
A Shot in the Dark
Jack Creley
Mr. Staines
Known for
Videodrome
Rituals
Frank Berry
Lt. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil
Adm. Randolph
Also in
Oppenheimer
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Glenn Beck
Lt. Kivel
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Blackway
Stanley Kubrick Director · Terry Southern Screenplay Peter George Screenplay
Worldwide gross $9.5M · Budget $1.8M · United States release January 29, 1964
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$9,500,000
Gross vs. budget
5.3×
Production
Hawk Films
Production · Studio
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 29, 1964
Theatrical
United States · January 29, 1964
Theatrical
Australia
June 12, 1964 · Theatrical
April 1, 1985 · Physical
Brazil
July 20, 1964 · Theatrical · IMDB
March 13, 2006 · Physical
China
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival（4K）
Czechia
January 15, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
Denmark
April 2, 1964 · Theatrical
Finland
May 22, 1964 · Theatrical
France
April 10, 1964 · Theatrical
December 1, 1992 · Physical · VHS
August 11, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 10, 2009 · Digital · VOD
June 10, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
June 26, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 15, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
July 7, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
French Guiana
April 24, 1964 · Theatrical
Germany
April 10, 1964 · Theatrical
Greece
May 22, 1964 · Theatrical
July 20, 2017 · Digital
Ireland
May 14, 1965 · Theatrical
Israel
May 23, 1964 · Theatrical
Italy
April 17, 1964 · Theatrical
Japan
October 6, 1964 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 15, 2003 · TV · Net 5
February 7, 2008 · Theatrical · DVD
April 18, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
July 25, 1974 · Theatrical
Spain
June 10, 1966 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 13, 1964 · Theatrical
February 15, 1987 · TV · SVT
May 4, 2005 · Physical · DVD
June 24, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 19, 2021 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
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