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Watership Down AKA Richard Adams' Watership Down (1978)
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and when they catch you, they will kill you.Director: Martin Rosen
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Passion Project: Martin Rosen on Watership Down" 2015 interview
"A Movie Miracle: Guillermo del Toro on Watership Down" 2015 interview
4 Film-to-Storyboard Scene Comparisons
"Defining a Style" featurette
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a high-definition digital restoration.
Comes with an essay by comic book writer Gerard Jones. -
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Extras:Cast and Crew information
Biography for writer Richard Adams
"Bunny Talk" notes
"'Watership Down' Today" notes
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Currently OOP.
Closing credits are windowboxed to 1.66:1.
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Extras:"Watership Down: A Conversation with the Filmmakers" featurette (17:11)
"Defining a Style" featurette (12:02)
4 Storyboard Comparisons (14:06) -
Subtitles:English and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Currently OOP.
The disc also contains English closed captions. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (3:19)
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Subtitles:Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and Polish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded regions 2/4.
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Extras:"Watership Down: A Conversation with the Filmmakers" featurette (17:10)
"Defining a Style" featurette (12:03)
Storyboard Comparisons (multi-angle):
- "Opening Sequence" (3:41)
- "Hazel and Fiver Sneak into Nuthanger Farm" (4:25)
- "Bigwig Leads Escape from Efrafa" (2:57)
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Subtitles:Dutch, English, English HoH, German, and German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras include optional Dutch, English, German subtitles.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Polish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Dutch Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Danish, Norwegian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
Finnish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:- with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish menu, you'll get the English audio with optional Danish, Norwegian and Swedish subtitles.
- with Finnish menu, only option is the Finnish dub (no subtitles, even when listed in the back cover). Finnish version seems to be taken from different master.
- distributed by "Atlantic Film" in Sweden, "Star Media Entertainment" in Norway and "Future Film" in Finland. -
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded R2/R4.
This edition is now OOP. -
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Extras:"Watership Down: A Conversation with the Filmmakers" featurette (17:10)
"Defining a Style" featurette (12:03)
Storyboard Comparisons (multi-angle):
- "Opening Sequence" (3:41)
- "Hazel and Fiver Sneak into Nuthanger Farm" (4:25)
- "Bigwig Leads Escape from Efrafa" (2:57)
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Subtitles:Dutch, English, English HoH, German, and German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras include optional Dutch, English, German subtitles.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director Matin Rosen and FilmThreat.com's Chris Gore
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Extras:"Bright Eyes Loop" movie excerpt
"In Production" picture gallery
"Premiere Night" picture gallery
"Real Watership Down" photo gallery
Cast and Crew biographies
"Rabbit Words" notes
"Rabbit Religion - Extract from the 'Watership Down' novel" notes
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also encoded for region 2.
Comes with a reversible cover. -
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OVERALL: Draw
* R1 Criterion has a new transfer and extras.
* R4 has an exclusive audio commentary and some good (text and photo gallery) extras.
* The US/UK "Deluxe Edition" and German "Special Edition" have an exclusive featurette not found on any other region.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts.
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R1 Deluxe Edition America- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts (88:08 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts (88:06 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film/Future Film/Star Media Entertainment - No cuts (88:04 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts.
- R2 Deluxe Edition United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts (88:06 PAL).
- R4 25th Anniversary Edition Australia- Big Sky Video - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 12/02/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/12/21UPDATE LOG:
05/05/10 : Addition of R1 Deluxe Edition.
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17/01/15 : Addition of the R1 Criterion release.
19/03/18 : Scandinavia.
20/03/18 : Added transfer note to Criterion.
14/12/21: Added Germany Special Edition.
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