OVERALL: R0

The Australian Umbrella Entertainment Ultimate Edition offers the original international cut of the film with a proper anamorphic transfer with the most extras.

Versions:
The film exists in several different versions:

The original Australian theatrical cut: The longest edit of the film was released in most countries, and runs for 112 mins.

The American theatrical cut: A shorter edit of the film was prepared for the American market.

The Re-edited Italian cut: Another re-edited version of the film (running c.100 mins) was released in Italy, and in this cut of the film Brian May's score was replaced with new music by Goblin.

CUTS:

• R0 America- Elite Entertainment - No cuts - Australian cut (112:06 NTSC).
• R0 Special Edition America- Synapse Films - No cuts - Australian cut (112:24 NTSC).
• R0 Ultimate Edition Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Australian cut (112:22 NTSC).
• R0 Blu-ray+DVD Germany- Retro Gold 63 - No cuts - includes the Australian cut (112:13 NTSC->PAL) and the shortened German cut (84:24 PAL).
• R0 Italy- Quinto Piano - No cuts - Re-edited Italian cut (~97min PAL) with replacement score by Goblin.
• R2 France- KomaKino - No cuts - Australian cut (107:30 PAL).
• R2 Germany- Laser Paradise - Yes, nature of the cuts is unknown, but seems heavily censored, given its running time (84:37 PAL).
• R2 Germany- Marketing Film - No cuts - Australian cut (112:14 NTSC-to-PAL).
• R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment - No cuts - Australian cut.
• R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts - Australian cut (108:03 PAL).
• R2 United Kingdom- Screen Entertainment - No cuts - Australian cut.
• R4 Australia- Magna Pacific - No cuts - Australian cut (107:08 PAL).

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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 07/04/08
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 28/03/24

UPDATE LOG:

07/04/08: Initial entry.
19/02/12: Added UK Optimum, Germany Retro Gold, ASINs.
14/03/24: Dates.
28/03/24: Typo.