Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: David Naylor, Stanley Kubrick
Actors: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Format: Black White, Closed-captioned, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Georgian (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Pan Scan
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD06187D
ISBN: 0767863720
UPC: 043396061873
EAN: 9780767863728
Theatrical Release Date: January 29, 1964
Release Date: February 27, 2001
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Stanley kubricks brilliant classic is the perfect showcase for the versatitlity of peter sellers who takes on three distinctive roles in the film. Funny and frightening this black comedy about a group of military men who plan a nuclear apocalypse seems as relevant today as ever. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/06/2007 Starring: Peter Sellers Sterling Hayden Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Arguably the greatest black comedy ever made, Stanley Kubrick's cold-war classic is the ultimate satire of the nuclear age. iDr. Strangelove/i is a perfect spoof of political and military insanity, beginning when General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden), a maniacal warrior obsessed with "the purity of precious bodily fluids," mounts his singular campaign against Communism by ordering a squadron of B-52 bombers to attack the Soviet Union. The Soviets counter the threat with a so- called "Doomsday Device," and the world hangs in the balance while the U.S. president (Peter Sellers) engages in hilarious hot-line negotiations with his Soviet counterpart. Sellers also plays a British military attach and the mad bomb-maker Dr. Strangelove; George C. Scott is outrageously frantic as General Buck Turgidson, whose presidential advice consists mainly of panic and statistics about "acceptable losses." With dialogue ("You can't fight here! This is the war room!") and images (Slim Pickens's character riding the bomb to oblivion) that have become a part of our cultural vocabulary, Kubrick's film regularly appears on critics' lists of the all-time best. i--Jeff Shannon/i
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 Sir Adam's Micro Review: Dr Strangelove: or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb January 9, 2009
Peter Sellers and crew are at their best in Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove. Though the subject is serious, it never lacks in laughs. Rewatch Factor 5 stars
Peter Sellers Was A Genius December 31, 2008
I didn't get around to seeing this movie till I was almost thirty. I figured it would be another stupid overrated "classic" but instead I found out it's exactly the brilliant piece it's hailed to be. Peter Sellers is amazing here with his trio of performances, filling the screen with his virtuoso presence and embodying three characters who could not be any less similar. This is one of the funniest, scariest, most insane projects ever committed to film.
A masterpiece! December 19, 2008
This is possibly one of the best of Kubrick's works. Darn funny. I love George C. Scott as the nutcase general who is really acting like a high school grad. Then Peter Sellers is there... what a great job. Dr. Strangelove is thus far my most favorite movie.
A classic December 9, 2008
I absolutely loved this movie. It is a dark satire on the Cold War/nuclear war paranoia the United States had and the whole "red scare". If you understand that this is a political satire, then you will find this movie hilarious. It is a classic. You can see it referenced or alluded to in many popular movies and books today. Many presidents even saw the movie and have used it as an odd reference point. This is a great addition to anyone's DVD collection but history buffs would especially love it.
 It's kind of like Catch-22, except not funny December 9, 2008
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There is nothing worse, when it comes to comedy, than blatant satire; YOU CAN'T FIGHT IN HERE, THIS IS THE WAR ROOM.br /br /Wow, hilarious, because it's a room where they talk about wars, where fighting goes on.br /br /Kubrick made a few masterpieces, and a few mediocre films, this is his one complete and total bomb.
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