President Merkin Muffley

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President Merkin Muffley is the mild-mannered, rational but increasingly exasperated U.S. president in Stanley Kubrick’s satirical film "Dr. Strangelove," famously portrayed by Peter Sellers.

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President Merkin Muffley canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. president in fiction
fictional character
film character
appearsIn Dr. Strangelove
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
linked to: Dr. Strangelove
basedOn Red Alert
basedOnAuthor Peter George
characterTrait exasperated
mild-mannered
rational
communicatesWith Soviet Premier
conflictContext nuclear crisis
contrastsWith Dr. Strangelove
General Jack D. Ripper
costumeFeature thick-rimmed glasses
countryRepresented United States of America
createdBy Stanley Kubrick
directorOfWork Stanley Kubrick
featuredInMedium film
filmReleaseYear 1964
filmStudioOfWork Columbia Pictures
genreOfWork black comedy
political satire
satire
governingStyle conciliatory
diplomatic
hasHairStyle bald
languageOfWork English
locatedInFiction Washington, D.C.
narrativeRole protagonist
voice of reason
notableQuoteContext apologizing to Soviet Premier over hotline
notableScene War Room discussions
hotline call with Soviet Premier
occupation President of the United States
partOf Cold War satire
portrayedBy Peter Sellers
portrayedByAlsoPlays Dr. Strangelove
Group Captain Lionel Mandrake
portrayedByNationality British
screenwriterOfWork Peter George
Stanley Kubrick
Terry Southern
setting Pentagon War Room
linked to: War Room
symbolizes rational political leadership
timePeriod Cold War
toneOfDepiction satirical
triesTo prevent nuclear war
workFormat feature film

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Dr. Strangelove mainCharacter President Merkin Muffley
Peter Sellers characterPortrayed President Merkin Muffley
General Buck Turgidson worksFor President Merkin Muffley
General Buck Turgidson advises President Merkin Muffley
General Jack D. Ripper interactsWith President Merkin Muffley
Richard Henry Sellers portrayed President Merkin Muffley