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What is so great about Dr. Strangelove?
"Dr. Strangelove" (1964) is filled with great comic performances, and just as well, because there's so little else in the movie apart from faces, bodies and words. Kubrick shot it on four principal locations (an office, the perimeter of an Air Force base, the "War Room," and the interior of a B-52 bomber).
Can I watch Dr. Strangelove on Netflix?
Watch Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | Netflix.
Where can I watch Dr. Strangelove in Australia?
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Is Dr. Strangelove good for kids?
Great for any literate family.
Why is Dr. Strangelove a classic?
Dr. Strangelove deals with the fear that everyone was feeling with the threat of world destruction through nuclear warfare. What makes this film brilliant is that rather than dealing with the fear directly as a drama, he turns it on its head and makes it into a black comedy.