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TitleDr. Strangelove (1964)
Alternative/Original Title
DisabilityMental Amputee Limb
CountryUK
Length93
GenreBlack comedy
Rating4
DirectorStanley Kubrick
CastPeter Sellers Sterling Hayden
NotesB/W. Full title: Dr. Strangelove; or, How I Learned to stop worrying and love the bomb General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) goes mad and Dr. Strangelove (Sellers) is in a wheelchair and has a mechanical arm. His physical disabilities are meant to mirror his mental condition. There is plenty of discussion on this film which could make it suitable for studying the relation between disability and character. Essay on Dr. Strangelove All's Fair in War and Sex by Chris Sheridan http://www.youknow.com

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