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Dr. Strangelove (Criterion Collection)

Dr. Strangelove (Criterion Collection)

Criterion Collection (1963)
Comedy | Fantasy | Satire | War
UK | English | Black & White | 01:30
Blu-Ray Special Edition
Blu-ray
PG (Parental Guidance)
715515179515
| 1 disc
Region A

An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. A classic black and white war satire from director Stanley Kubrick starring Peter Sellers.


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Peter Sellers Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake
George C. Scott Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn Col. 'Bat' Guano
Slim Pickens Maj. 'King' Kong
Peter Bull Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky
James Earl Jones Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed Miss Scott
Jack Creley Mr. Staines
Frank Berry Lt. H.R. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck Lt. Kivel
Roy Stephens Frank
Shane Rimmer Capt. 'Ace' Owens
Hal Galili Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
Paul Tamarin Lt. Goldberg
Laurence Herder Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
Gordon Tanner Gen. Faceman
John McCarthy Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member
Dan Cressey War Room Aid
John Doye War Room Aid
Peter Evans War Room Aide
Chick Fowles War Room Aide
Victor Harrington War Room Aide
Bob Head War Room Aide

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Added Date Feb 26, 2017 11:36:58
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:28

Edition details

Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
PCM Mono [English]
Subtitles English (SDH)
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date Jun 28, 2016

Notes

2017 Birthday gift from Beth

Disc Features
Restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
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 from a 1966 audio interview with Kubrick, conducted by physicist and author Jeremy Bernstein
Four 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

New cover by Eric Skillman

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