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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb AKA Dr. Strangelove (Blu-ray) (1964)
The hot-line suspense comedy.Director: Stanley Kubrick
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian/UK Criterion releases have optional original uncompressed mono and some exclusive extras.
The other releases include a picture-in-picture feature and an interview with Robert McNamara not found on the Criterion releases. Note they all have optional original mono, but in a lossy format.
The "Stanley Kubrick The Masterpiece Collection" have two bonus discs pf extras.
The "Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection" has a bonus disc of extras.
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:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (94:58).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (94:58).
- Blu-ray ALL 45th Anniversary Special Edition America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition Collection America- Warner Home Video - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL The Masterpiece Collection America- Warner Home Video - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL 45th Anniversary Special Edition Canada- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL France- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Special Edition Germany- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL The Masterpiece Collection Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Hong Kong- IVL - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Italy- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Poland- Imperial CinePix - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Special Edition Scandinavia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL South Korea- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Spain- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Taiwan- Deltamac - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Thailand- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Special Edition United Kingdom- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL The Masterpiece Collection United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (94:58).
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Comparison added by Anthony_DiPaola on 18/02/11
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 20/04/25UPDATE LOG:
18/02/11: Initial Entry.
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24/03/11: Added notes to release.
31/05/11: Added additional note to release.
20/08/11: Added French and German editions.
02/01/15: capsaholic.
27/05/16: Addition of the US Criterion release.
28/05/16: Updated DVDBeaver link.
05/10/16: Added UK Criterion release.
05/06/20: Added additional availability notes for the US release.
16/08/20: Added US, Germany, UK Masterpiece, US LEC.
19/01/21: Added Scandinavia.
08/03/22: Added Canada x2, Italy.
20/04/24: AddedUS Columbia, Hong Kong, Poland. South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand.
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