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Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock. ...Some were never to return.Director: Peter Weir
Year of Copyright: 1975
Year of Production: 1975
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
- R2 UK Deluxe Edition has two versions of the film (but note the Theatrical version is cropped), a 5.1 soundtrack on the Director’s Cut, and a great selection of extras
- R1 US Criterion has only the Director's cut, but many exclusive extras (including a paperback copy of the source novel).
Also note that:
- R0 Criterion edition is the only release that presents "The Director’s Cut" in 1.66:1.
- R2 France includes some unique extras, but the movie is only available in a box set.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in two versions:
- the Australian theatrical version (~119 minutes at 24fps);
- the international version (~115 minutes at 24fps);
- the director's cut (~107 minutes at 24fps).
A comparison between the director's cut and the international version is available on Movie Censorship.
A comparison of the Australian theatrical cut and the international cut can also be found on Movie Censorship.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Director's Cut (107:00 NTSC).
- R0 Collector's Edition Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Director's Cut.
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Director's Cut (107:05 NTSC).
- R2 France- Gaumont - No cuts - Director's Cut (102:12 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts - Director's Cut (102:36 PAL).
- R2 Digitally Remastered Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - director's cut (102:40 PAL)
- R2 Special Edition Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - Includes the director's cut (107:04) on the Blu-ray and DVD (102:41 PAL) and the international version (110:40 PAL) on the DVD.
- R2 Italy- CVC Video - No cuts - Director's cut.
- R2 United Kingdom- Pathe! Distribution - No cuts - Director's Cut (102:36 PAL).
- R2 Deluxe Edition United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - contains both the Director's Cut (102:39 PAL) and the International version (110:59 PAL).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 26/01/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 23/05/23UPDATE LOG:
05/06/14: Added Criterion reissue.
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18/08/14: Minor updates on Criterion reissue (addition of movie running time, trailer on disc three instead of two...), and addition of notes and link regarding the two versions of the film.
07/04/23: Version notes.
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