General Jack D. Ripper
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General Jack D. Ripper is the fanatically paranoid U.S. Air Force officer in Stanley Kubrick’s film "Dr. Strangelove," whose obsession with communist infiltration triggers a potential nuclear apocalypse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| appearsIn | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | General in Peter George's novel Red Alert ⓘ |
| belief |
fluoridation is a communist plot
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his bodily fluids are being sapped ⓘ |
| catchphrase |
precious bodily fluids
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purity of essence ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
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obsessive ⓘ paranoid ⓘ |
| command |
843rd Bomb Wing
NERFINISHED
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Burpelson Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOfActions | triggers potential nuclear apocalypse ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
Peter George
NERFINISHED
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Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Southern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fears |
communist infiltration
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fluoridation of water ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jack D. Ripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | fanatical anti-communism ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
General Buck Turgidson
NERFINISHED
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Group Captain Lionel Mandrake NERFINISHED ⓘ President Merkin Muffley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for the film's central crisis ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | iconic representation of Cold War military paranoia ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| orders | Wing attack plan R ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sterling Hayden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | initiates nuclear attack on the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | appears primarily in early and middle sections of the film ⓘ |
| setting | Burpelson Air Force Base war room and office ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Cold War paranoia
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anti-communism ⓘ nuclear brinkmanship ⓘ |
| weaponAccess | nuclear-armed B-52 bombers ⓘ |
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