OVERALL: Draw

R1 3-disc "Deluxe CE" has the best set of extra features and Italian 5.1 track (along with original mono).

The R2 Italian release (see the DVDBeaver comparison) offers a slightly better OAR transfer and has removable English subtitles and additional extra features (some of them are only in Italian).

R0 Australian 2-disc CE has some nice extra features as well.

Also note that the French R2 and the R0 Brazilian "Versatil" release include some unique extras not on any other version, however they do not have English subtitles and the Brazilian image is cropped.

The choice is yours!

Other Comparisons:
Click on the DVD Beaver logo below for a graphic comparison between R0 US, R2 Italy and R2 Germany.

CUTS:

• R0 Collector’s Edition America- Koch Lorber - No cuts (173:45 NTSC).
• R0 Australia- The AV Channel - No cuts (166:52 PAL).
• R0 Collector’s Edition Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (167:09 PAL).
• R0 Brazil- VBE - No cuts
• R0 Brazil- Versatil - No cuts
• R1 Deluxe Collector’s Edition America- Koch Lorber - No cuts (173:45 NTSC).
• R2 Belgium- Opening - No cuts (166:50 PAL).
• R2 France- Opening / G.C.T.H.V. - No cuts
• R2 Germany- BMG/UFA/Atlas - No cuts (166:40 PAL).
• R2 Holland- Dutch Filmworks - No cuts
• R2 Special Edition Italy- Medusa - No cuts (167:01 PAL).
• R2 Japan- Tohokushinsha - No cuts
• R2 Spain- VellaVision - No cuts
• R2 United Kingdom- Momentum Pictures - No cuts
• R2 United Kingdom- Nouveaux Pictures - No Cuts

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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 14/01/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 17/04/14

UPDATE LOG:

15/09/13: Addition of the R2 Belgian edition.