David George on DR. STRANGELOVE
Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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11m
Created in 2016, this program features David George, the son of novelist Peter George, who wrote “Red Alert,” the book on which DR. STRANGELOVE is based. In it, David discusses Peter’s collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, as well as his discovery of a short story by his father that introduces the character of Dr. Strangelove.
Up Next in Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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No Fighting in the War Room
Made in 2004, this piece, featuring former secretary of defense Robert McNamara and journalist Bob Woodward, among others, looks into the nuclear paranoia that fueled the satire of DR. STRANGELOVE.
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Best Sellers
Through rarely seen home movies and interviews with critic Roger Ebert, actors Shirley MacLaine and Michael Palin, and others, this 2004 program celebrates the performing prowess of DR. STRANGELOVE star Peter Sellers.
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Rodney Hill on DR. STRANGELOVE
In this interview, made in 2016, film scholar Rodney Hill (contributor, “The Stanley Kubrick Archives”) delves into the archetypes present in DR. STRANGELOVE.
