Classic Film Friday

On Friday, March 6 at 7:00 pm, the public is invited to the Marion Music Hall for the month’s Classic Film Friday presentation, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The event is co-sponsored by the Sippican Historical Society and the Marion Council on Aging, and is offered to the public free of charge. Produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, the 1964 black comedy/fantasy examines doomsday scenarios and Cold War politics via a pre-emptive nuclear attack by a paranoid brigadier general, which a war room full of politicians, military men and the eccentric Dr. Strangelove try desperately to stop. The film has been described as “a cynically objective, Monty Python-esque, humorous, biting response to the apocalyptic fears of the 1950s.” It was included among the first group of films chosen for the National Film Registry as culturally, historically or aesthetically important.

Dr. Strangelove features Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden, and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. Running time for the film is 95 minutes, and it will be followed by a brief talk-back session by David Pierce. The Marion Music Hall is located at 164 Front Street, and ample parking is available across the street at Island Wharf. For more information, contact the SHS at 508-748-1116.

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