President Merkin Muffley – Peter Sellers
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President Merkin Muffley is the mild-mannered, anxious U.S. president played by Peter Sellers in Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire "Dr. Strangelove."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| President Merkin Muffley | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ satirical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dr. Strangelove
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The President of the United States in the novel Red Alert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
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diplomatic ⓘ mild-mannered ⓘ rational ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Dr. Strangelove (character)
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General Buck Turgidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator |
Peter George
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Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Southern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Muffley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Dr. Strangelove universe ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| filmWriter |
Peter George
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Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Southern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Dr. Strangelove (1964) ⓘ |
| fullName | Merkin Muffley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Merkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialogueWith |
Dr. Strangelove
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General Buck Turgidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Premier Dmitri Kissoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableScene | telephone conversation with Soviet Premier about accidental nuclear attack ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| portrayedAlsoBy | Peter Sellers in multiple roles in same film ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the United States ⓘ |
| productionCountryOfWork |
United Kingdom
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksFromLocation | The Pentagon War Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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