In addition to Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece _Doctor Strangelove_, 1964 was the year in which the more "serious" film about accidental nuclear weapons use, _Fail Safe_ (dir. Sidney Lumet), was released. There was also _Seven Days in May_ (dir. John Frankenheimer), a drama about a thwarted military coup by officers who objected to Soviet-…
In addition to Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece _Doctor Strangelove_, 1964 was the year in which the more "serious" film about accidental nuclear weapons use, _Fail Safe_ (dir. Sidney Lumet), was released. There was also _Seven Days in May_ (dir. John Frankenheimer), a drama about a thwarted military coup by officers who objected to Soviet-American nuclear disarmament.
It was also the year that Barry Goldwater, who opposed the limited nuclear test ban treaty, ran for president. In his nomination acceptance speech, he informed the Republican National Convention, the American electorate, and the whole world, that "extremism in the defense of liberty was no vice." LBJ responded with the infamous "Daisy" commercial and won the election in a landslide.
It's easy to see why lots of people could have been spooked by the events of that year.
In addition to Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece _Doctor Strangelove_, 1964 was the year in which the more "serious" film about accidental nuclear weapons use, _Fail Safe_ (dir. Sidney Lumet), was released. There was also _Seven Days in May_ (dir. John Frankenheimer), a drama about a thwarted military coup by officers who objected to Soviet-American nuclear disarmament.
It was also the year that Barry Goldwater, who opposed the limited nuclear test ban treaty, ran for president. In his nomination acceptance speech, he informed the Republican National Convention, the American electorate, and the whole world, that "extremism in the defense of liberty was no vice." LBJ responded with the infamous "Daisy" commercial and won the election in a landslide.
It's easy to see why lots of people could have been spooked by the events of that year.
It's also the year after the limited Test Ban Treaty was signed, giving some small hope that the madness could be contained.