Dr. Strangelove, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
(DVD) 

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[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition., DVD edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (95 min.) : DVD video, sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : illustrations, some color ; 16 cm) + 2 sheets (4 pages ; 23 cm) + 1 miniature booklet ([16] pages ; 5 cm). 
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Edition
Two-DVD special edition., DVD edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515179614

Notes

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Based on the book "Red Alert" by Peter George.
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Title from title frame.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
General Note
Special features (disc one): Restored 4K Digital transfer; alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack; 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; (disc two): excerpts from a 1966 audio interview with Kubrick, conducted by physicist and author Jeremy Bernstein; four short documentaries, about the making of the film, the socio political 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. Accompanying print material includes an essay, "The Darkest Room," by scholar David Bromwich; and a 1994 article by screenwriter Terry Southern on the making of the film.
Creation/Production Credits
Art director, Peter Murton ; wardrobe, Bridget Sellers ; music, Laurie Johnson ; director of photography, Gilbert Taylor ; film editor, Anthony Harvey ; production designer, Ken Adam.
Participants/Performers
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, Tracy Reed, James Earl Jones, Jack Creley, Frank Berry, Glenn Beck, Shane Rimmer, Paul Tamarin, Gordon Tanner, Robert O'Neil, Roy Stevens, Hal Galili, Laurence Herder, John McCarthy.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural and 5.1 surround soundtracks.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
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.).
Awards
Named to the National Film Registry in 1989 by the Library of Congress.

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