Mandrake and Ripper

The beginning.
Sterling Hayden’s performance here is classic, some of the
best ever put forth by an actor.
This actually precedes the piece, in the movie, that I posted
the other day, this scene sets the stage for the Ripper takeover
of the base.
I should have posted it the other way around, sometimes
inspiration takes the scenic route to my house…


Ripper and Mandrake Talk About Water

An absolute Master Class on acting!
A superb scene from one of the very best movies ever made.
Dr. Strangelove came out in 1964, and it was WAY ahead of its time.
More than ever it’s as relevant today as it was back then.
This scene has legendary actors Sterling Hayden and Peter Sellers as
General Jack D. Ripper and Lionel Mandrake.
Ripper went mad and Mandrake is very much aware of this fact.
The mechanics have been put in place to start a nuclear war, based on
an assumption that can best be described as flawed.
One man is starting to understand, the other never will.
A powerful scene, worthy of severe admiration.
I am beyond impressed with both Sellers and Hayden, truly top notch…