Insane General Jack D. Ripper believes that the Soviets are poisoning the U.S water supply with fluoride, and he intends to put an end to it. Unauthorized, General Ripper orders a heap of B-52 bombers to fly over Russian military compounds and drop missiles, this sends the U.S government into a frenzy. In the war room General Buck Turgidson and President Merkin Muffley are scrambling to find the secret codes to un-authorize the attack but General Ripper has taken them to his grave, with the help of Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky the President and everyone in the war room must find a way to stop the attack, especially after hearing about Russia’s new atomic weapon the Doomsday machine.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Actors: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, Tracy Reed
Year: 1964
Length: 94 Minutes
Classification: PG+ Adult themes, Low level coarse language
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