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His masterpiece 'Dr. Strangelove' remains the definitive dark comedy about nuclear war and mutually assured destruction.
Akira Kurosawa JapanAs a Hiroshima survivor, he explored nuclear devastation's human toll in films like 'I Live in Fear' and 'Dreams'.
Sidney Lumet United StatesHis thriller 'Fail Safe' presents a terrifyingly realistic scenario of nuclear war triggered by human error and miscommunication.