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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb AKA Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The hot-line suspense comedy.Director: Stanley Kubrick
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
"Flying Solo: Stanley Kubrick as Producer" interview with Stanley Kubrick scholar Mick Broderick (19:13)
"Stanely Kubrick's Pursuit of Perfection" interview with cinematographer/camera innovator Joe Dunton and camera operator Kelvin Pike (12:12)
"Exploding Myths" interview with archivist Richard Daniels (14:14)
"Deep Impact" interview with David George, son of author Peter George (10:56)
Interview with Stanley Kubrick scholar Rodney Hill (17:24)
DISC TWO
Excerpts from 1966 audio interview with director Stanley Kubrick (3:07)
"Inside Dr. Strangelove" documentary (46:02)
"No Fighting in the War Room" documentary (30:03)
"The Art of Stanley Kubrick" featurette (13:49)
"Best Sellers" featurette (18:27)
"Split-Screen" interviews with Peter Sellers and George C. Scott (7:16)
1980 interview with actor Peter Sellers from NBC’s Today Show (4:22)
Exhibitors Trailer (16:52)
Theatrical Trailer (3:24) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Features a 4K digital restoration.
Comes with an essay by scholar David Bromwich, a 1994 article by screenwriter Terry Southern on the making of the film, and a tiny replica of the Holy Bible and Russian Phrases book seen in the film all packaged in a Top Secret "R" envelope. -
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Subtitles:English, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic).
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove" featurette (13:45)
"Inside Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" documentary (46 mins)
"No Fighting in the War Room Or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat" documentary (30:01)
"Best Sellers Or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove" featurette (18:25)
An Interview with Robert McNamara (24:24)
George C. Scott & Peter Sellers 1963 Split Screen Interview (7:15)
Original advertising gallery
Cast and Crew filmographies and biographies
Theatrical Trailer
Bonus trailers for "The Bridge on the River Kwai", "Fahrenheit 9/11", "The China Syndrome", "From Here to Eternity" and "On the Waterfront" -
Subtitles:Chinese, English, French, Korean, and Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a "collectible scrapbook" containing a 1999 essay from Roger Ebert and a series of stills.
Aspect ratio doesn´t vary between 1.66:1 and 1.33:1 in this release. -
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Extras:"The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove" featurette
"Inside Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" documentary
George C. Scott & Peter Sellers 1963 Split Screen Interview
Original advertising gallery
Filmographies for:
- Stanley Kubrick (Director)
- Peter Sellers (Actor)
- George C. Scott (Actor)
- Sterling Hayden (Actor)
- Keenan Wynn (Actor)
- Slim Pickens (Actor)
- James Earl Jones (Actor)
Theatrical Trailers -
Subtitles:Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
Portuguese Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic).
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Subtitles:English and Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic).
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Extras:"The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove" featurette (13:51)
"Inside Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" documentary (46:05)
George C. Scott & Peter Sellers 1963 Split Screen Interview (7:15)
"Original advertising" picture gallery (9 pictures)
Filmographies for:
- Stanley Kubrick (Director)
- Peter Sellers (Actor)
- George C. Scott (Actor)
- Sterling Hayden (Actor)
- Keenan Wynn (Actor)
- Slim Pickens (Actor)
- James Earl Jones (Actor)
Theatrical Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic).
All the extras are in English with optional Dutch, English, French, German, and Italian subtitles.
Spanish Title: "Teléfono rojo: Volamos hacia Moscú" -
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Extras:Poster Gallery
Photo Gallery
Cast and Crew filmographies
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:Arabic, Dutch, English, and French
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic).
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Extras:"The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove" featurette (13:51)
"Inside Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" documentary (46:05)
George C. Scott & Peter Sellers 1963 Split Screen Interview (7:15)
"Original advertising" picture gallery (9 pictures)
Filmographies for:
- Stanley Kubrick (Director)
- Peter Sellers (Actor)
- George C. Scott (Actor)
- Sterling Hayden (Actor)
- Keenan Wynn (Actor)
- Slim Pickens (Actor)
- James Earl Jones (Actor)
Theatrical Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 6-page fold-out booklet containing production notes.
Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic).
All the extras are in English with optional Dutch, English, French, German, and Italian subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
"The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove" featurette (13:51)
"Inside Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" documentary (46:05)
"No Fighting in the War Room Or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat" documentary (30:04)
"Best Sellers Or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove" featurette (18:28)
An Interview with Robert McNamara (24:27)
George C. Scott & Peter Sellers 1963 Split Screen Interview (7:15)
Original advertising gallery (9 stills)
6 Cast and 1 crew filmographies (15 Stills)
Theatrical Trailer (3:26)
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Subtitles:Arabic, English, English HoH, French, and Hindi
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with:
- a 6-page fold-out booklet, containing a 1999 essay by Roger Ebert,
- 4 art cards ,
- a 164pp novel "Two Hours to Doom" (1958) by Peter Bryant, the basis for the film.
Aspect ratio doesn't vary between 1.66:1 and 1.33:1 in this release.
The discs are also encoded for R4 & R5.
2-disc Amaray (keep) case, art cards & 164pp book inside cardboard slipcase inside transparent plastic sleeve. -
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Extras:George C. Scott & Peter Sellers 1963 Split Screen Interview
Original advertising gallery
Production Notes -
Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Only available as part of the "Kubrick Boxset".
Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic). -
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Extras:Poster Gallery
Photo Gallery
Cast and Crew filmographies
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:Arabic, Dutch, English, and French
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Region 2/4 encoded.
Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic). -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove" featurette (13:45)
"Inside Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" documentary (46:05)
"No Fighting in the War Room Or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat" documentary (30:01)
"Best Sellers Or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove" featurette (18:25)
An Interview with Robert McNamara (24:24)
George C. Scott & Peter Sellers 1963 Split Screen Interview (7:15)
Original advertising gallery
Cast and Crew filmographies and biographies
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:Arabic, Dutch, English HoH, French, and Hindi
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:"40th Anniversary Edition", with limited edition slip case.
Aspect ratio doesn´t vary between 1.66:1 and 1.33:1 in this release. -
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Extras:"The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove" featurette (13:51)
"Inside Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" documentary (46:05)
"George C. Scott & Peter Sellers 1963 Split Screen Interview (7:15)
Original advertising gallery
Filmographies for:
- Stanley Kubrick (Director)
- Peter Sellers (Actor)
- George C. Scott (Actor)
- Sterling Hayden (Actor)
- Keenan Wynn (Actor)
- Slim Pickens (Actor)
- James Earl Jones (Actor)
Theatrical Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Aspect ratio switches between 1.33:1 and 1.66:1 (non-anamorphic).
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OVERALL: Draw
R1 Criterion for the 4K anamorphic transfer and the best set of extras. Do note however, the R1 AE, R2 UK SE and R4 AE have an exclusive interview and DTS sound.
It should also be noted that in these releases, the aspect ratio is 1.66:1 throughout the film (in the other DVD-releases, the aspect ratio is occasionally switching between open matte 1.33:1 and letterboxed 1.66:1, as intended by the director).
Note, that R4 AE and R2 UK SE are missing the original Mono track (it´s included in the R1 AE). Also note that the UK R2 SE has a booklet, art cards and a novel. R1 AE has also booklet and bonus trailers.
Also note, that R2 Japanese "Superbit" has DTS, and has the alternating (non-anamorphic) aspect ratio of 1.33:1-1.66:1.
General notes about the aspect ratio:
The film was originally shot using in-camera mattes with alternating aspect ratios, between 1.66:1 and 1.33:1 (it has been said, that during the original release in theaters, this was matted to 1.85:1). The different mattes for the film's different aspect ratios are probably best noticeable at the top of the frame, in the shots where Major Kong puts on his Stetson hat. Also, as Kong rides the bomb, the bomb can be seen jumping "over" the background matte plate.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (94:53 NTSC).
- R1 America- Warner Home Video/Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- R1 40th Anniversary Special Edition America- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:39 NTSC).
- R1 Special Edition America- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:39 NTSC).
- R2 Superbit Japan- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:39 NTSC).
- R2 Special Edition Spain- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts (90:33 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- R2 Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts (90:33 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R4 Australia- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- R4 Anniversary Edition Australia- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- R4 Special Edition Australia- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts (90:33 PAL).
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Comparison added by Craig on 20/07/01
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 12/11/21UPDATE LOG:
20 Feb 2011: Changed/Added aspect ratio notes to releases that have the director's intended ratio.
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28 Jun 2016: Addition of the Criterion release and ASIN links, updated DVDBeaver link, and clean-up.
12/11/21: Spain and Caps-a-holic link.
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