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Possession AKA The Night the Screaming Stops (Blu-ray) (1981)
She created a monster as her secret lover.Director: Andrzej Żuławski
Year of Copyright: 1981
Year of Production: 1980
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The Australian and French releases have both cuts of the film with differing exclusive extras.
The US releases have the longer international cut with an exclusive interview, plus an alternate soundtrack option.
Note about the alternate soundtrack:
This audio track features alternative music. It is not the director's approved version. Most notable is the addition of the piano theme during the subway miscarriage scene, the repurposing of music originally designed for the deleted Abe character, and the removal of music during a pivotal scene. A handful of releases, included Possession's U.S. DVD release (ironically billed as the "Director's Cut") were issued only this audio track. Accordingly, this Blu-ray Disc (the Mondo Vision release) is the first release of the film in its original form in North America. It is strongly recommended to watch the film with the original director's approved audio. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition America- Mondo Vision - No cuts - international cut (123:39).
- Blu-ray ALL Special Edition America- Mondo Vision - No cuts - International cut (123:39)
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Includes the international cut (124:08) and the American cut (77:11)
- Blu-ray ALL Standard Edition France- Le Chat Qui Fume - No cuts - Includes the international cut (124:00) and the American cut (77:10)
- Blu-ray ALL Ultimate Edition France- Le Chat Qui Fume - No cuts - includes the international cut (124:00) and the American cut (77:10)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - International cut (123:37)
- Blu-ray B Standard Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - International cut (123:37)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - International cut (123:42)
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 01/07/13
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 18/08/22UPDATE LOG:
01/07/13: Initial entry.
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12/01/16: Added 2 x US releases + caps-a-holic link.
22/02/17: Updated UK runtimes, note about alternate soundtrack.
04/04/18: Added Germany x2.
04/03/21: Added French editions.
19/10/21: Added Australia.
03/02/22: Dates, reissue title.
18/08/22: Corrected various details.
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