The movie is hilarious from the beginning till the very end. Peter Sillers performs naturally and the trademark of Stanley Kubrick can be seen in every shot. The unique concept and the funny presentation makes this movie enjoyable.

I've have seen this movie three times and l didn't find a masterpiece,a really good movie certainly it is,the unique character whose we could call funny is Dr. Strangelove with your german accent and mannerism,in very short appareance by the way,apart from that all character are quite normal,maybe George C Scott as General has a strong desire to destroy URSS,the phone calling conversation between USA's president and URSS's premier is quite funny,Slim Pickens must be remembered for a good action as a crazy pilot,Trace Reed is eyewash for such sexy single scene...but over it call a masterpiece has a huge distance....8 out 10 fit in perfectly!!!Resume:First watch: 1983 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 8

In a cold war time and right after JFK assassination, what does Kubrick is indeed original: it's like if today we did a comedy about terrorism and while America keeps tight, only France did it so far with Youn and Vive la France. Here the premise recalls what happens in Wargames (the human element to launch a nuclear attack) but in a reverse way (the attack is launched!): It's funny (and comforting) that the path to the actual detonation is very complicated and not limited as a single red button to push like we are told. The military sets and equipment looks very accurate and in this cold, serious world, it's very unusual to find indeed comedy: I remember Hot Shots but here there's no really patriot feeling but frightening humans behavior: the military mind to look for an enemy to attack, the amoral and amnesic use of Nazi scientists for the arms race... There is also a lot of hidden things to notice: I like the army tagline Peace is our profession because it parallels our french name of military forces: Defense Ministry while in fact we keep attacking! Scott is really good as a obsessional general (wilder than Patton) and Sellers is indeed a master of disguise because I didn't get he was also playing the President (that's explain why I found this character a bit soft!). Watching him is a bit like watching another comedy genius, our french Les Nuls: he acts like Chabat with the look of late Bruno Carette.

My father, Terry Higgins played a small but important part in the making of this wonderful film, back in 1963, working with the set designer. Mad people in charge of nuclear weapons - nothing changes! I always think this film is as much for educations as for entertainment. Sadly, my father died last Monday.