Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Criterion Collection)

Director Stanley Kubrick’s razor-shop satire, often cited as one of the greatest comedies ever made, follows a paranoid Air Force general (Sterling Hayden), who launches an air attack on the Soviet Union--with nuclear annihilation the final consequence--and the efforts of the U.S. president and the military brass to stop a single, disabled plane on its "doomsday" mission. Stars Peter Sellers in three roles, George C. Scott, Slim Pickens. Co-scripted by Kubrick, Terry Southern,and Peter George from George’s novel "Red Alert." 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Dolby Digital 5.1; interviews; excerpt from 1965 radio interview with Kubrick; documentaries; essay. Two-disc set.