Dr. Strangelove

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Cold War film film political satire film satirical black comedy film

Dr. Strangelove is a 1964 satirical black comedy film directed by Stanley Kubrick that lampoons Cold War nuclear tensions through dark humor and absurdity.

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Label	Occurrences
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	48
Dr. Strangelove canonical	6
1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	1
Dr. Strangelove (role as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper)	1
Dr. Strangelove – Peter Sellers	1
Major T. J. "King" Kong in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	1
Miss Scott in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	1
Stanley Kubrick's film Dr. Strangelove	1
appearing in Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove	1
film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T856080 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dr. Strangelove
Context triple: [Columbia Pictures, notableFilm, Dr. Strangelove]

A. Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 low-budget science fiction horror film directed by Ed Wood, widely regarded as one of the most infamous "so-bad-it's-good" cult movies in cinema history.
B. Silent Running
Silent Running is a 1972 science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull, known for its environmental themes and Bruce Dern’s portrayal of a botanist protecting Earth’s last surviving plant life in space.
C. THX 1138
THX 1138 is a dystopian science fiction film set in a sterile, totalitarian future where citizens are controlled through drugs and surveillance.
D. Rushmore
Rushmore is a 1998 Wes Anderson coming-of-age comedy film starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, known for its offbeat humor, distinctive visual style, and deadpan performances.
E. North by Northwest
North by Northwest is a classic 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller film known for its suspenseful mistaken-identity plot and iconic set pieces, including the crop-duster attack and Mount Rushmore climax.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dr. Strangelove
Target entity description: Dr. Strangelove is a 1964 satirical black comedy film directed by Stanley Kubrick that lampoons Cold War nuclear tensions through dark humor and absurdity.

A. Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 low-budget science fiction horror film directed by Ed Wood, widely regarded as one of the most infamous "so-bad-it's-good" cult movies in cinema history.
B. Silent Running
Silent Running is a 1972 science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull, known for its environmental themes and Bruce Dern’s portrayal of a botanist protecting Earth’s last surviving plant life in space.
C. THX 1138
THX 1138 is a dystopian science fiction film set in a sterile, totalitarian future where citizens are controlled through drugs and surveillance.
D. Rushmore
Rushmore is a 1998 Wes Anderson coming-of-age comedy film starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, known for its offbeat humor, distinctive visual style, and deadpan performances.
E. North by Northwest
North by Northwest is a classic 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller film known for its suspenseful mistaken-identity plot and iconic set pieces, including the crop-duster attack and Mount Rushmore climax.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War film ⓘ film ⓘ political satire film ⓘ satirical black comedy film ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ linked to: Dr. Strangelove
basedOn	Red Alert ⓘ
basedOnAuthor	Peter George ⓘ
cinematographer	Gilbert Taylor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
director	Stanley Kubrick ⓘ
distributedIn	United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distributor	Columbia Pictures ⓘ
editor	Anthony Harvey ⓘ
featuresCharacterPortrayedBy	Dr. Strangelove – Peter Sellers ⓘ linked to: Dr. Strangelove Group Captain Lionel Mandrake – Peter Sellers ⓘ President Merkin Muffley – Peter Sellers ⓘ
featuresScene	Major Kong riding a nuclear bomb ⓘ
filmingLocation	Shepperton Studios ⓘ
genre	black comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ war film ⓘ
hasTheme	absurdity of nuclear deterrence ⓘ bureaucratic incompetence ⓘ militarism ⓘ political paranoia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper ⓘ Dr. Strangelove ⓘ Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ⓘ Major T. J. "King" Kong ⓘ President Merkin Muffley ⓘ
musicBy	Laurie Johnson ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
notableFor	portrayal of nuclear doomsday scenario ⓘ satire of military and political leadership ⓘ
oscarNominations	4 ⓘ
producer	Stanley Kubrick ⓘ
productionCompany	Hawk Films ⓘ
releaseDate	1964-01-29 ⓘ
releaseYear	1964 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	95 ⓘ
screenwriter	Peter George ⓘ Stanley Kubrick ⓘ Terry Southern ⓘ
setDuring	Cold War ⓘ
starred	George C. Scott ⓘ Keenan Wynn ⓘ Peter Bull ⓘ Peter Sellers ⓘ Slim Pickens ⓘ Sterling Hayden ⓘ
subject	United States–Soviet Union relations ⓘ mutually assured destruction ⓘ nuclear war ⓘ

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Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Columbia Pictures → notableFilm → Dr. Strangelove ⓘ

Sterling Hayden → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Sterling Hayden → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove (role as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper) ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

George C. Scott → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Dr. Strangelove → mainCharacter → Dr. Strangelove ⓘ

Dr. Strangelove → featuresCharacterPortrayedBy → Dr. Strangelove – Peter Sellers ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Dr. Strangelove → alsoKnownAs → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Sterling Hayden → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Adam → hasAlias → Dr. Strangelove ⓘ

Stanley Kubrick → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Stanley Kubrick → directed → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Stanley Kubrick → screenwriterOf → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Sterling Relyea Walter → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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James Earl Jones → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Hawk Films → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Hawk Films → produced → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Gilbert Taylor → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Gilbert Taylor → workedOn → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Cold War cinema → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Slim Pickens → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Slim Pickens → notableRole → Major T. J. "King" Kong in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Terry Southern → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Terry Southern → screenwriterOf → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Keenan Wynn → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Peter Sellers → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Peter Sellers → characterPortrayed → Dr. Strangelove ⓘ

Tracy Reed → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Tracy Reed → portrayed → Miss Scott in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

General Buck Turgidson → appearsIn → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

General Buck Turgidson → appearsIn → Dr. Strangelove ⓘ

Peter Bull → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Anthony Harvey → edited → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Red Alert → hasAdaptation → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Red Alert → influencedWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Peter George → inspiredWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Red Alert → adaptedAs → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

subject linked to: Peter George

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

President Merkin Muffley → appearsIn → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Group Captain Lionel Mandrake → firstAppearance → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Group Captain Lionel Mandrake → notableFor → appearing in Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper → appearsIn → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper → firstAppearance → film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Major T. J. "King" Kong → appearsIn → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

President Merkin Muffley → appearsIn → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

subject linked to: President Merkin Muffley – Peter Sellers

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Laurie Johnson → notableWork → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Laurie Johnson → workedOn → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

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Laurie Johnson → composedFor → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

Herman Kahn → inspiredWork → Dr. Strangelove ⓘ

The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner → comparesTo → Stanley Kubrick's film Dr. Strangelove ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

General Jack D. Ripper → appearsIn → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

General Jack D. Ripper → appearsInFilm → Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ

linked to: Dr. Strangelove

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