Stanley Kubrick was a director.
Dr. Strangelove or : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , more commonly known as Dr. Strangelove , is a 1964 political satire black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States . The film was directed , produced , and co-written by Stanley Kubrick , stars Peter Sellers and George C. Scott , and features Sterling Hayden , Keenan Wynn , and Slim Pickens . Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic drama film directed , produced , and co-written by Stanley Kubrick . Lolita is a 1962 British-American black comedy-drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick . Stanley Kubrick . His first British productions were two films with Peter Sellers , Lolita ( 1962 ) and Dr. Strangelove ( 1964 ) .