OVERALL: Draw

The UK Eureka Masters of Cinema release features the 2011 restoration and copious extras.
The US Kino Video release has similar extras to the Eureka Masters of Cinema release, but has the older 1992 restoration for the main feature.

For more information, see Brenton Film's detailed article on Photoplay's restoration and all restored home video versions: The Birth of a Nation: Controversial Classic Gets a Definitive New Restoration

Note the film is in the public domain and poor quality untinted, unrestored versions have been issued by many bargain bin companies, such as Alpha, Delta, Digiview, Madacy, Triad Productions, etc, squeezing the three-hour film onto a single-layer DVD and are best avoided.

CUTS:

• R0 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - 1992 David Shepard restoration, with speculative tinting (186:56 NTSC)
• R0 Germany- Absolut Medien - No cuts - 1992 David Shepard restoration, with speculative tinting (187:08 NTSC->PAL).
• R1 America- Kino Video - No cuts - 1992 David Shepard restoration, with speculative tinting (186:57 NTSC).
• R1 America- Madacy - Yes - incomplete version (180 mins NTSC).
• R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - 1992 David Shepard restoration in black and white with no tinting (187:06 NTSC->PAL).
• R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - 2011 restoration from archival 35mm elements, with speculative tinting (192:54 NTSC)
• R4 Australia- Force Video - No cuts - 1992 David Shepard restoration in black and white with no tinting (187:06 NTSC->PAL).

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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 09/01/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 22/01/19

UPDATE LOG:

16/07/13 : Added MoC release.
13/12/18: Updated US Image, US Kino, UK Eureka x2, Australia Beyond.
21/01/19: Added Germany, updated winner notes.
22/01/19: Capsaholic.