Description |
2 videodiscs (DVD) (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
A satire in which the President and his military advisors struggle ineptly to avert a holocaust after a psychotic Air Force general launches a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union |
Analysis |
Cinema (Film studies) |
Notes |
Publisher's nos.: DA10035/1 & DA10035/2 |
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"Columbia classics" |
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Based on the book: "Red alert" by Peter George |
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These discs feature an interactive menu |
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"Stanley Kubrick's all-time comedy classic" |
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This DVD picture disc version presents the film in its original widescreen format and includes new behind-the-scene features and an interview with former U.S. Secretary of State Robert S. McNamara |
Credits |
Producer and director, Stanley Kubrick ; screenplay, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern & Peter George |
Cast |
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickins and Tracey Reed |
Notes |
Rated: PG. Parental guidance recommended |
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This disc is encoded for Region 4 players only |
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Originally released: Hawk Films Ltd., 1963 |
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DVD, region 4, PAL |
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Disc characteristics: Dolby digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio |
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Subtitle options: English, English captions, French, Arabic, Hindi |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Nuclear warfare -- Drama.
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Hydrogen bomb -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Author |
Kubrick, Stanley.
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Scott, George C., 1927-1999.
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Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980.
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Bryant, Peter, 1924-1966.
Red alert.
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Columbia Pictures.
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Hawk Films.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Australia
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