Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (BFI Film Classics)

by Peter Krämer

In this BFI Film Classics edition, film scholar Peter Krämer provides a compelling analysis of Dr. Strangelove, breaking down Stanley Kubrick’s darkly satirical masterpiece and its scathing critique of Cold War politics, nuclear strategy, and the absurdity of military doctrine. Krämer examines the film’s production, its influence on political discourse, and how it remains chillingly relevant today. A must-read for film buffs, historians, and anyone who wants to understand how satire exposes power better than reality ever could. Because history doesn’t repeat, but it sure loves a remix.