Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Movie poster and book cover compared.

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

Stanley Kubrick, 1964

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Red Alert
Peter Bryant, 1958

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1964 and based on the book Red Alert by Peter Bryant, first published in 1958. The movie features Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, and others.

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Movie Poster: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)

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Book Cover: Red Alert (Peter Bryant, 1958)

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Storyline

United States Air Force Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper is commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, which houses the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 843rd Bomb Wing, flying B-52 bombers armed with hydrogen bombs.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, the 1964 movie by Stanley Kubrick

Year

1964

Minutes

95

Movie Rate

8.40

Source: IMDb

Movie

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

Country: UK

Year: 1964

Length: 1h35m

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Cover of Red Alert, the 1958 book by Peter Bryant

Year

1958

Pages

160

Book Rate

7.50

S: Goodreads

Book

Red Alert

Country: UK

First published in: 1958

Length: 160 pages

Genre: Fiction

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