
An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. A classic black and white war satire from director Stanley Kubrick starring Peter Sellers.
![]() |
Peter Sellers | Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake |
![]() |
George C. Scott | Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson |
![]() |
Sterling Hayden | Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper |
![]() |
Keenan Wynn | Col. 'Bat' Guano |
![]() |
Slim Pickens | Maj. 'King' Kong |
![]() |
Peter Bull | Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky |
![]() |
James Earl Jones | Lt. Lothar Zogg |
![]() |
Tracy Reed | Miss Scott |
![]() |
Jack Creley | Mr. Staines |
![]() |
Frank Berry | Lt. H.R. Dietrich |
![]() |
Robert O'Neil | Adm. Randolph |
![]() |
Glenn Beck | Lt. Kivel |
![]() |
Roy Stephens | Frank |
![]() |
Shane Rimmer | Capt. 'Ace' Owens |
![]() |
Hal Galili | Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member |
![]() |
Paul Tamarin | Lt. Goldberg |
![]() |
Laurence Herder | Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member |
![]() |
Gordon Tanner | Gen. Faceman |
![]() |
John McCarthy | Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member |
![]() |
Dan Cressey | War Room Aide |
![]() |
John Doye | War Room Aide |
![]() |
Peter Evans | War Room Aide |
![]() |
Chick Fowles | War Room Aide |
![]() |
Victor Harrington | War Room Aide |
![]() |
Bob Head | War Room Aide |
Director | Stanley Kubrick |
![]() |
Writer | Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George | |
Producer | Stanley Kubrick, Victor Lyndon, Lee Minoff | |
Musician | Laurie Johnson | |
Photography | Gilbert Taylor |
Edition | Blu-Ray Special Edition |
---|---|
Nr Discs | 1 |
Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.66:1) |
Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] PCM Mono [English] |
Subtitles | English (SDH) |
Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
Edition Release Date | Jun 28, 2016 |
Regions | Region A |
Watched | |
---|---|
Quantity | 1 |
Index | 1907 |
Added Date | Feb 26, 2017 11:36:58 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:28 |
2017 Birthday gift from Beth
Disc Features
Restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
New interviews with Stanley Kubrick scholars Mick Broderick and Rodney Hill; archivist Richard Daniels; cinematographer and camera innovator Joe Dunton; camera operator Kelvin Pike; and David George, son of Peter George, on whose novel Red Alert the film is based
Excerpts from a 1966 audio interview with Kubrick, conducted by physicist and author Jeremy Bernstein
Four short documentaries, about the making of the film, the sociopolitical climate of the period, the work of actor Peter Sellers, and the artistry of Kubrick
Interviews from 1963 with Sellers and actor George C. Scott
Excerpt from a 1980 interview with Sellers from NBC’s Today show
Trailers
PLUS: An essay by scholar David Bromwich and a 1994 article by screenwriter Terry Southern on the making of the film
New cover by Eric Skillman