OVERALL: Draw

R2 UK from Park Circus includes the longest version whilst the R0 includes the better selection of extras.

This has also been released in:
- Australia by Umbrella Entertainment
- France by Fox Pathe Europa
- France by Rene Chateau Video
If you own any of these releases or have a link to any reviews, please let us know.

Additional information from Park Circus with regards to 2010 restoration:
A previously missing scene was by chance conserved in the original negative, thus allowing presentation of a more complete version of the film. This is the surprising sequence in which Boudu spits on a book by Balzac (/La Phsiologie du marriage/) then jeers at the portrait of a soldier in uniform. This scene was probably removed following the intervention of the Paris Chief of Police, who summoned Jean Renoir and Michel Simon in order to make them cut certain scenes that could have possibly "disturbed the peace."

CUTS:

• R0 America- Criterion Collection - Pre-restoration version that is missing 12 seconds of footage discovered during the 2010 restoration.
• R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - Pre-restoration version that is missing 12 seconds of footage discovered during the 2010 restoration.
• R2 United Kingdom- Park Circus - Includes the 12 seconds of footage discovered during the 2010 restoration. (82:44 PAL includes approx 0:47 modern Pathé branding and text at the beginning describing the new restoration)

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Comparison added by Hans_Kristian_Senneseth on 07/03/03
Comparison last updated by Samuel_Scott on 19/01/12

UPDATE LOG:

19/01/12 - Added R2 UK from Park Circus.