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Beast (The) AKA La Bęte AKA Death's Ecstacy AKA The Beast in Heat (Blu-ray) (1975)
The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. Meanwhile, a mysterious 'beast' is stalking the chateau grounds.Director: Walerian Borowczyk
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US and UK releases have their own exclusive extras.
The Australian release has some differing exclusive extras.
The German release has its own exclusive extras.
Versions:
The film has been released in its original 98 minute version and a slightly shorter edit, running 94 minutes and omitting some narrative material. This is often referred to as a 'director's cut'. (See the link at Melonfarmers for more details about the specific cuts.)
In the US, the film was released as 'Death's Ecstasy' (the title is sometimes written as 'Death's Ecstacy'); this version omitted most of the explicit material. (This version was also passed for VHS release by the BBFC in 1987.)
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Arrow Films - No cuts - original version (98:21).
- Blu-ray ALL Beyond Genres Volume 13 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (98:42)
- Blu-ray B Drop Out #005 Limited Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - original version (98:59).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - original version (98:21).
- Blu-ray B Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - original version (98:21).
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 29/08/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 29/11/21UPDATE LOG:
29/08/14 : initial entry
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05/12/14 : added DVDBeaver link.
09/09/15 : added US release.
31/10/15 : added Germany release.
21/10/20: Added UK box.
30/11/21: Added Australia.
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