You're talking about mass murder, General, not war!

Dr. Strangelove

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Topic

War

Speaker

President Merkin Muffley

Actor

Peter Sellers

Source

Dr. Strangelove

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy (film) War (film) Black comedy War

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Dr. Strangelove. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Hawk Films, 1964.

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Time
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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