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.
Genres
Comedy, War
Studio
Hawk Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb performed
Budget
$1.8M
Worldwide Gross
$9.5M
Gross Profit
$7.7M
Return
5.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
Peter Sellers
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
General 'Buck' Turgidson
George C. Scott
General 'Buck' Turgidson
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Sterling Hayden
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Colonel Bat Guano
Keenan Wynn
Colonel Bat Guano
Major "King" Kong
Slim Pickens
Major "King" Kong
Botschafter De Sadesky
Peter Bull
Botschafter De Sadesky
Lt. Lothar Zogg
James Earl Jones
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Miss Scott
Tracy Reed
Miss Scott
Mr. Staines
Jack Creley
Mr. Staines
Lt. Dietrich
Frank Berry
Lt. Dietrich
Adm. Randolph
Robert O'Neil
Adm. Randolph
Lt. Kivel
Glenn Beck
Lt. Kivel
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