This first book-length critical examination of nuclear war motion picturesfeature films, documentaries, and educational short filmsin addition to recognizing a

King of the Cold War crisis film, Dr. Strangelove became a cultural touchstone from the moment of its release in 1964. The duck-and-cover generation saw it as a

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Examines the role of American filmmakers in the ideological struggle against communism