Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dystopian film comedy. When General Jack D Ripper becomes impotent, he blames his affliction on the Soviets and dispatches a squadron of B52s to bomb Moscow. Introduced by Steve Coogan.
To mark twenty years since the death in 1999 of one of cinemaβs visionary filmmakers, British actor and producer Steve Coogan, whose own credits include Stan & Ollie, Philomena, and Night at the Museum, introduces Stanley Kubrickβs film Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
In the firm belief that his impotence is the result of a Soviet plot to poison the water supply of the βfree worldβ, Brigadier General Jack D Ripper dispatches a squadron of nuclear-armed B52s to bomb Moscow. It is the task of President Muffley, hidden deep in the Pentagon War Room, to sort out this little problem.
Stanley Kubrick's masterful βnightmare comedyβ mixes laughter with the most chilling of crises.
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Katherine Jenkins & Vera Lynn
We'll Meet Again
Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Group Captain Lionel Mandrake | Peter Sellers |
| President Merkin Muffley | Peter Sellers |
| Dr Strangelove | Peter Sellers |
| General Buck Turgidson | George C Scott |
| Brigadier General Jack D Ripper | Sterling Hayden |
| Colonel Bat Guano | Keenan Wynn |
| Producer | Stanley Kubrick |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
Broadcast
- Tue 5 Nov 2019 22:30