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

In the film Paths of Glory, Kubrick already showed how masterfully he could depict what happens in the military. This time he decided to handle satirically the subject matter he approached seriously in an older film, choosing Peter George's book, which he adapted into one of the most commercially successful films. It's a very harsh satire on the Cold War and on what could happen if one person in the right place went crazy or simply decided to take matters into their own hands. Kubrick reunited with Peter Sellers, this time casting him in a triple role, demonstrating Sellers' strength as an actor because each of his roles is completely different. And it's not just him. George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden are also great. Kubrick's precision in scenes, especially those involving aircraft, probably doesn't surprise anyone. It’s undoubtedly Kubrick's funniest film and the only one primarily considered as a comedy. (04/07/2014)

A chilling satire. An unforgettable triple role. It’s topical even today. And it’s primarily very funny and the satire precise. It doesn’t matter if you like the end result or not; one thing is certain. It’s gripping, if nothing else... And there can never be too many movies like this. A crying shame that Kubrick didn’t make more comedies; he certainly had a talent for them. (12/06/2004)

An excellent Kubrick satire that impresses especially with excellent performances and an imaginative script. Peter Sellers really shines in his roles, but I was most amused by George C. Scott as the paranoid anti-communist general. Things must have been pretty intense during the Cold War, but Kubrick makes fun of everything in a perfect way. You won't be rolling on the floor laughing, but its different perspective on the threat of war will make you think perhaps more effectively than any serious film. (07/02/2012)

What can I say about Dr. Strangelove? It's a film by one of my favorite directors, starring one of my favorite actors in several roles, the subject matter is a satirical Cold War comedy, which is (what a coincidence) one of my favorite subjects... What, you haven't seen it yet? "I'm walking!" (04/04/2010)

The truly friendly conversation with Dimitri, the shining Peter Sellers, and the typically biting Stanley Kubrick. Dr. Strangelove has exactly the type of humor that, when it hits, leaves both wrinkles from laughter and the feel of a perfectly ingenious film. Especially since it's not for everyone. But for me, even fifty years after it was made, it remains an ageless bullseye. (04/30/2006)