Dr. Strangelove, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
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Popular Media - 3rd FloorPN1997 .D57 2004On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Bryant, Peter, -- 1924-1966 -- Film adaptations.
Cold War -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Comedy films.
Dark comedy films.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Nuclear warfare -- Drama.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Drama.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
War films.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Comedy films
Comedy films
Dark comedy films
Diplomatic relations
Drama
Feature films
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Films for the hearing impaired
Nuclear warfare
Soviet Union
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Video recordings
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
Other Subjects
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Comedy films.
Dark comedy -- Feature.
Feature films -- Great Britain.
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Films comiques.
Films comiques.
Films de fiction.
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Guerra nuclear -- Teatro.
Guerre froide -- Films.
Guerre nucléaire -- Films.
Longs métrages.
Military -- Feature.
video recordings (physical artifacts)
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Vidéos.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 95 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Language
English
UPC
043396026162

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
General Note
Based on the book, Red alert, by Peter George.
Restrictions on Access
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Gilbert Taylor ; film editor, Anthony Harvey ; music, Laurie Johnson.
Participants/Performers
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens.
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 and his aides struggle to find a way to stop the impending doom.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital mono ; anamorphic widescreen presentation (1.66:1).
Language
English (DTS, 5.1, original mono.) or French (original mono.) dialogue with optional English, French, Chinese, Korean or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned in English; some special features have optional Korean subtitles.
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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kubrick, S., Southern, T., George, P., Sellers, P., Scott, G. C., Hayden, S., Wynn, K., Pickens, S., Johnson, L., & Bryant, P. (2004). Dr. Strangelove, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (40th anniversary special ed.). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stanley, Kubrick et al.. 2004. Dr. Strangelove, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stanley, Kubrick et al.. Dr. Strangelove, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Kubrick, S., Southern, T., George, P., Sellers, P., Scott, G. C., Hayden, S. and Wynn, K. et al (2004). Dr. strangelove, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. 40th anniversary special ed. Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kubrick, Stanley,, et al. Dr. Strangelove, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 40th anniversary special ed., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

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