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Blood Simple (Blu-ray) (1984)
Deep, Dark Noir...Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Year of Copyright: 1983
Year of Production: 1982
OVERALL: Draw
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canada Criterion has lengthy new extras and a 5.1 track.
The Australian, French, German and UK releases have exclusive interviews and a 5.1 track.
The US Fox release has a commentary and the original 2.0 stereo track.
The film exists in two versions:
(1.) The 1984 theatrical cut (99 minutes).
(2.) The 1998 director's cut (96 minutes).
For the differences between cuts see here:
https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=3339071
The film was made in 1982-83 in Ultra-Stereo but the 1998 director's cut was released in Dolby Stereo. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Director's Cut (95:55)
- Blu-ray A America- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts - Director's Cut (95:38)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Director's Cut (95:55)
- Blu-ray B Australia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - Director's Cut (95:47)
- Blu-ray B France- Studio Canal - No cuts - Director's Cut (95:59)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Studio Canal - No cuts - Director's Cut (95:59)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts - Director's Cut (95:47)
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 20/08/11
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 01/02/24UPDATE LOG:
21/08/11: Initial entry.
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27/08/16: Addition of US Criterion.
04/11/17: Added UK.
11/10/19: Updated Beaver link.
28/12/20: Added Australia and Germany.
29/04/21: Added note on versions.
01/02/24: Added Canada Criterion, France, capsaholic.