Dr. Strangelove, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb = Dr. Seltsam, oder wie, Ich lernte die Bombe zu lieben = Dr Folamour = Il dottor Stranamore, ovvero, Come imparai a non preoccuparmi e ad amare la bomba = Telefono rojo volamos hacia Moscu / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; sceenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern & Peter George ; directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick.
Dr. Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb is widely regarded as the screen's greatest satire, a film that superbly encapsulates the fear and paranoia of the Cold War. There is not a sequence in the film in which the dialogue is not quotable -- indeed, there are so many...
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| Summary: | Dr. Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb is widely regarded as the screen's greatest satire, a film that superbly encapsulates the fear and paranoia of the Cold War. There is not a sequence in the film in which the dialogue is not quotable -- indeed, there are so many well-remembered moments that viewers and critics will differ on the best, though surely the sight of Major Kong (Slim Pickens) waving his cowboy hat as he rides the bomb into oblivion is among the most enduring images of its era. As was consistently the case in his career, director Stanley Kubrick brilliantly matches actors with their roles, from Peter Sellers' three-character performance to the screen debut of James Earl Jones, whom Kubrick had spotted in a stage play. Similarly, George C. Scott, who plays the hawkish general Buck Turgidsdon, considered Strangelove among his greatest screen achievements. Every performance is top-notch, and many Kubrick trademarks can be found in the film, from the visual style to the shift to a hand-held camera when the Air Force base is attacked to the sparse and ironic use of music. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the book 'Red Alert' by Peter George. Originally released by Columbia Pictures, 1963. |
| Physical Description: | 1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm |
| Format: | DVD ; PAL ; Region 2 ; Dolby Digital. |
| Audience: | Censorship classification (NZ):PG. Note: adult themes. |
| Production Credits: | Music, Laurie Johnson; cinematographer, Kelvin Pike; art designer, Peter Murton; costumes, Bridget Sellers; make-up, Stuart Freeborn; production design, Ken Adam; special effects A/V, Wally Veevers. |