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Released in 1964 and running only 95 minutes,the film is shot in b&w and is dated as the cold war is over and we won and didn't all die,thats why I took 1 star off,that said,a great film for it's day. Another classic by writer/director Stanley Kubrick and more great acting by George C. Scott as Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson long before his classic role of "Patton".
But the film is really all about Peter Sellers in a tour de force playing three roles,Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove .
Full of line like "we can't afford a mineshaft gap"I can't begin to explain the fabulous sarcastic "black"humor of the absurdity of the times and the cold war that turned hot.It came out around the time of "Fail safe"which I'll review tomorrow and many say it was sarcastic version of that very serious film.I can't say,but it is thoughtfully funny.
Trailer follows the pix and a IMDB summary below.Grade "A+"cast as well as a very young James Earl Jones.
An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gXY3kuDvSU
But the film is really all about Peter Sellers in a tour de force playing three roles,Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove .
Full of line like "we can't afford a mineshaft gap"I can't begin to explain the fabulous sarcastic "black"humor of the absurdity of the times and the cold war that turned hot.It came out around the time of "Fail safe"which I'll review tomorrow and many say it was sarcastic version of that very serious film.I can't say,but it is thoughtfully funny.
Trailer follows the pix and a IMDB summary below.Grade "A+"cast as well as a very young James Earl Jones.
An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.
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