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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 Criterion editions for the lossless Mono and the best set of extras though do note, the Sony releases include "The Cold War" picture-in-picture feature and an interview with Robert McNamara.
For the Sony releases, "The Masterpiece Collection" releases have additional bonus discs. Only minor language differences.
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 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 Italy- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (94:45).
- Blu-ray ALL Special Edition Scandinavia- 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 08/03/22UPDATE 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.
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