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Blu-ray A America - Shout! Factory [2019 Release] Collector's Edition Shout Select #78 Extras: DISC ONE * The Film: Theatrical Version 1974 audio interview with actor Charlton Heston (3:48) 1974 audio interview with actor Lorne Green (5:08) 1974 audio interview with actor Richard Roundtree (4:02) Production and Publicity Still Gallery (9:14) Behind the Scenes Still Gallery (3:14) Matte Paintings and Miniatures Still Gallery (3:20) Deleted Scenes Still Gallery (0:42) Posters and Lobby Cards Still Gallery (9:31) Theatrical Trailer (2:52) [1080i 60Hz] TV Spot (0:57) [1080i 60Hz] Radio Spots (4:06) DISC TWO * The Film: Extended Television Version: - Part One (75:09) - Part Two (77:15) "Scoring Disaster: The Music of Earthquake" 2019 interview with film historian Jon Burlingame (16:42) [1080i 60Hz] "Painting Disaster: The Matte Art of Albert Whitlock" 2019 interview with cinematographer Bill Taylor (10:36) [1080i 60Hz] "Sounds of Disaster: Ben Burtt Talks About Sensurround" 2019 interview (11:19) TV Scenes (23:43) Additional TV Scene #1 [Pawn Shop] (7:14) Additional TV Scene #2 (1:40) [480i] Subtitles: English HoH Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 / 1.37:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Theatrical Version: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.1 Sensurround (48kHz/24bit) English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (48kHz/24bit) Television Version: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24bit) Case type: Keep Case Notes: Disc One is Region A. Disc Two is Region ALL. 2K scan of original film elements. All extras are in 1080p, except where noted. All extras are in English with no subtitles. Initial pressings come packaged with a slipcover. First pressing incorrectly had the Theatrical version in a cropped 2.20:1 aspect ratio. Shout! Factory instituted a replacement program to provide Disc One in the correct 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Corrected discs have "R1" on the disc label next to the serial number. Theatrical version 2.0 track is missing audio during the Sensurround introduction. The Pawn Shop scene was not included in the Extended Television version due to missing film elements. Shout! Factory was unable to source a high-quality version to include when creating the restored Television version; a lower-quality version is included in the supplements as "Additional TV Scene #1". Presented as one long play all programme. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL America - Universal Pictures [2013 Release] Subtitles: English HoH, Spanish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL Canada - Universal Pictures [2013 Release] Subtitles: English HoH, Spanish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL France - Universal Pictures [2013 Release] Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 German DTS 5.1 Italian DTS 5.1 Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1 Spanish DTS (Latin) 2.0 Stereo Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page	Buy this disc from Amazon France
Blu-ray ALL Germany - Universal Pictures [2013 Release] Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 German DTS 5.1 Italian DTS 5.1 Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1 Spanish DTS (Latin) 2.0 Stereo Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. German title: "Erdbeben". Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL Italy - Universal Pictures [2013 Release] Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 German DTS 5.1 Italian DTS 5.1 Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1 Spanish DTS (Latin) 2.0 Stereo Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL Scandinavia - Universal Pictures [2014 Release] Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 German DTS 5.1 Italian DTS 5.1 Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1 Spanish DTS (Latin) 2.0 Stereo Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL South Korea - Universal Pictures [2013 Release] Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 German DTS 5.1 Italian DTS 5.1 Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1 Spanish DTS (Latin) 2.0 Stereo Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL Spain - Universal Pictures [2013 Release] Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 German DTS 5.1 Italian DTS 5.1 Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1 Spanish DTS (Latin) 2.0 Stereo Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom - Universal Pictures [2013 Release] Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 VC-1 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) English DTS 5.1 Sensurround French DTS 5.1 German DTS 5.1 Italian DTS 5.1 Spanish (Castilian) DTS 5.1 Spanish DTS (Latin) 2.0 Stereo Case type: Keep Case Notes: Sensurround track is labeled "2.1 with Sensurround" but is encoded as DTS 5.1. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray B Germany - Capelight Pictures / AL!VE [2020 Release] Extras: DISC ONE (Blu-ray) * The Film - Theatrical Version "Sounds of Disaster: Ben Burtt Talks About Sensurround" 2019 interview (11:20) "Scoring Disaster: The Music of Earthquake" 2019 interview with film historian Jon Burlingame (16:42) "Painting Disaster: The Matte Art of Albert Whitlock" 2019 interview with cinematographer Bill Taylor (10:36) German Theatrical Trailer (3:04) TV Spot (0:57) Startup Trailer - "Rollerball" (3:00) Bonus Trailers (Play All - 8:20): - "Rollerball" (3:00) - "To Live and Die in L.A." (2:07) - "Quigley Down Under" (1:53) - "The Running Man" (1:20) DISC TWO (Blu-ray) * The Film - Extended Television Version TV Scenes (23:42) Additional TV Scene #1 [Pawn Shop] (7:13) Additional TV Scene #2 (1:40) DISC THREE (DVD Copy) Subtitles: Theatrical Version: English, German (optional) Television Version: German (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 / 1.33:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Theatrical Version: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.1 Sensurround German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Television Version: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Case type: Mediabook Notes: 24-page mediabook featuring illustrated liner notes in German. TV Spot & "To Live and Die in L.A." trailer are in English, with no subtitles. All other trailers are in German, with no subtitles. All other extras are in English, with optional German subtitles. German title: "Erdbeben". The Pawn Shop scene was not included in the Extended Television version due to missing film elements. Shout! Factory was unable to source a high-quality version to include when creating the restored Television version licensed here; a lower-quality version is included in the supplements as "Additional TV Scene #1". Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Final Cut Entertainment [2020 Release] Subtitles: English HoH Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English LPCM 2.0 Stereo Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page

OVERALL: Blu-ray A

The Shout! Factory Collector's Edition for the additional archival audio interviews.

Note the original pressing had the Theatrical version in the wrong aspect ratio but Shout! Factory instituted a replacement program to provide Disc One in the correct 2.35:1 aspect ratio.

Versions:
The original Theatrical version runs approximately 122 minutes with an OAR of 2.35:1. A pre-credits announcement describes the Sensurround process, which used infrasonic frequencies emitted from subwoofers to cause earthquake-simulating vibrations.

When the film was first broadcast on television on NBC in September 1976, it was split over 2 weeks and additional footage was incorporated. Both parts include opening & closing credits.
Some of the additional footage came from deleted footage shot during the original production, while much of the additional footage was shot specifically for the television broadcast by someone other than original director Mark Robson. The new footage was shot in the current television aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the theatrical footage was cropped to match this ratio.
This version also had 2 cuts for violence: a shot of a woman with shards of glass embedded in her face, and the animated red blood splatter when the elevator crashes.
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Collector's Edition America- Shout! Factory - Yes - Includes both the theatrical version with Sensurround introduction (122:38) and the extended television version missing the Pawn Shop scene (152:24)
- Blu-ray ALL America- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray ALL Canada- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray ALL France- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray ALL Italy- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray ALL Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray ALL South Korea- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray ALL Spain- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction (121:57).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Capelight Pictures / AL!VE - Yes - Includes both the theatrical version with Sensurround introduction (122:30) and the extended television version missing the Pawn Shop scene (152:24).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Final Cut Entertainment - Yes - Theatrical version missing the Sensurround introduction.
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 08/06/13
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 15/05/22

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Earthquake (Blu-ray) (1974)

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