Dr. Strangelove (1964) with Ric Burns

Justice in Film
Join us for the New-York Historical Society’s film series, featuring opening remarks by notable directors, writers, actors, and historians. This series explores how film has tackled social conflict, morality, and the perennial struggles between right and wrong that are waged from the highest levels of government to the smallest local communities.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
When a rogue general launches a nuclear attack on the U.S.S.R., the president and his war team must scramble to prevent doomsday. Join us for Stanley Kubrick’s iconic dark comedy that satirizes the pervasive anxieties of Cold War America. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden. 93 min.











When: Fri., Jan. 29, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Where: New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
212-873-3400
Price: Free with pay-as-you-wish Friday admission
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Justice in Film
Join us for the New-York Historical Society’s film series, featuring opening remarks by notable directors, writers, actors, and historians. This series explores how film has tackled social conflict, morality, and the perennial struggles between right and wrong that are waged from the highest levels of government to the smallest local communities.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
When a rogue general launches a nuclear attack on the U.S.S.R., the president and his war team must scramble to prevent doomsday. Join us for Stanley Kubrick’s iconic dark comedy that satirizes the pervasive anxieties of Cold War America. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden. 93 min.

Buy tickets/get more info now