OVERALL: R0

The Severin limited edition release has three versions of the film (see notes about the British version), an audio commentary, and featurettes (do note that this version is only available in a 2-disc set with the Blu-ray). The Severin standard edition only features two versions.

GENERAL NOTES:
This film exists in three principal versions:
- the British version with a score by Stanley Black (~84 minutes at 24fps/~81 minutes at 25fps);
- the U.S. version with a score by Jimmy McHugh and Pete Rugolo which reinstates the climactic color shot which the BBFC ordered removed from the British version (~85 minutes at 24fps/~82 minutes at 25fps);
- the continental version with a score by Stanley Black and has alternate nude takes of some scenes (~85 minutes at 24fps/~82 minutes at 25fps).

The current HD master for the British version was incorrectly converted from 1080i50 to 1080p24 resulting in a shorter running time for that version on the U.S. releases.

While the Severin Films limited edition Blu-ray featured the continental version on a bonus DVD as a reconstruction using the British version as the base and footage from a French DVD of the continental version, the Severin website exclusive Blu-ray featured the extras from that bonus DVD but the feature presentation was a hybrid version which uses the U.S. version transfer as its basis but contains some of the alternate material found in the continental version (~85 minutes).

Thanks to Darrel_Griffin for discovering the faulty conversion of the British version HD master.

CUTS:

• R0 Limited Edition America- Severin Films - No cuts - features the U.S. version (85:04) and the British version (81:05 - see notes) on the Blu-ray while the bonus DVD features the continental version (81:46 PAL-to-NTSC)
• R0 Standard Edition America- Severin Films - No cuts - features the U.S. version (85:04 NTSC) and the British version (81:05 PAL-to-NTSC - see notes)
• R2 France- D'Vision - No cuts - British version
• R2 Italy- Sinister Film - Yes, hybrid of the British version with the original Stanley Black score but with the lift-crushing color insert added back (80:42 PAL)

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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 14/11/12
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 22/06/23

UPDATE LOG:

14/11/12: Initial entry
26/11/17: R2 France added.
18/01/18: R0 Ltd edition added.
25/01/18: Added more detail to extras.
17/11/20: General tidyup.
05/05/21: Italian ASIN added.