Dr. Strangelove is a 1964 English-language Comedy War motion picture written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George. The movie is directed by Stanley Kubrick and produced by Stanley Kubrick under the banner of Hawk Films. The story concerns an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a pre-emptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Dr. strangelove features Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Tracy Reed and Martin Voss. The screenplay is written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George which is inspired from Red Alert by Peter George. The music was composed by Laurie Johnson. Cinematography was done by Gilbert Taylor and editing by Anthony Harvey. The motion picture has a running time of 94 minutes. It was released on 29th January 1964 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Dr. Strangelove was made on a budget of $1 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $9 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Columbia Pictures. The story concerns an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a pre-emptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.