Dr. Strangelove : or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb / Doctor Strangelove How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb Title on disc label: Hi there! - Blu-ray special edition. , Great Britain ; United States - 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm) + 2 sheets (4 pages ; 23 cm) + 1 miniature booklet (5 cm) - 4 3/4 in. - The Criterion collection ; 821 . - Criterion collection 821. .

Based on the book "Red Alert" by Peter George. Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Widescreen (1.66:1). Special features: New interviews with Stanley Kubrick scholars Mick Broderick and Rodney Hill; archivist Richard Daniels; cinematographer and camera innovator Joe Dunton; camera operator Kelvin Pike; and David George, son of Peter George, on whose novel Red alert the film is based; Excerpts short documentaries, about the making of the film, the sociopolitical climate of the period, the work of actor Peter Sellers, and the artistry of Kubrick; Interviews from 1963 with Sellers and actor George C. Scott; Excerpt from a 1980 interview with Sellers from NBC's Today show; Trailers; Plus: an essay by scholar David Bromwich and a 1994 article by screenwriter Terry Southern on the making of the film.

Director of photography, Gilbert Taylor ; film editor, Anthony Harvey ; music, Laurie Johnson. Director of photography, Gilbert Taylor ; film editor, Anthony Harvey ; music, Laurie Johnson.

Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Tracy Reed, James Earl Jones.

In this dark comedy, chaos erupts when a general orders an attack on the Russians, which subsequently will trigger the Russian "Doomsday Device." The President, his aides and the Pentagon struggle to find a way to stop the impending doom.

[MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, some violence, sexual humor, and mild language].


Blu-ray; region A.
This Blu-ray disc will not play on standard DVD players.


In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). Closed-captioned.

Named to the National Film Registry in 1989 by the Library of Congress. Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Peter Sellers); Best Director (Stanley Kubrick); Best Picture (Stanley Kubrick); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, Terry Southern), 1965 Academy Awards (U.S.).

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CC2639BD The Criterion Collection


George, Peter, 1924-1966 --Film adaptations.
George, Peter, 1924-1966.


Cold War (1945-1989)


Nuclear warfare--Prevention--Drama.
Cold War--Drama.
Military maneuvers--United States--Drama.
Diplomatic relations.
Military maneuvers.
Nuclear warfare--Prevention.


United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union--Drama.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States--Drama.
Soviet Union.
United States.


Dark comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films--United States
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Dark comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

PN1997 / .D7 2016

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