OVERALL: Draw

R1 and R2/R4 UEs, for the new transfer, DTS, and extras. They´re also uncut now. Original Mono-track is included on the R1 UE, but not on R2/R4 UE's.

General notes (source: "James Bond DVD Guide" by Richard Crowther - Zetaminor): "The only change the BBFC insisted upon when On Her Majesty's Secret Service was originally submitted was the addition of some dialogue. After Bond says “I feel a slight stiffness coming on” the words “…in the shoulder” were added, so as to lessen the overtly sexual nature of the line as it originally stood. You’ll note that the added dialogue is heard over a cutaway shot, to smooth over the alteration." This added dialogue is present in all versions.

-The following scenes are missing (not by the BBFC) from the older DVD-releases (UEs are now uncut):
*A shot of the shadow of a cable car passing over the mountainside, just before a cut to Campbell scaling the mountain (which has been reinserted on the UE, just after the line "Perhaps you'd like to teach me?", at 72:19 min).
*Approximately ten seconds worth of footage from the stock car race.
*A line in the subsequent sequence as Bond and Tracy leave the race-track (the line "I told you that crowd would discourage them" should be delivered over an interior shot of Bond and Tracy in the car, as can be seen in the UE at 103:58 min. The previous DVD version had it delivered over an exterior shot of the car - which should play out without the dialogue - with the interior shot being omitted entirely.
*Blofeld's line "Tracy, don't be so proud. Your father's own business is not entirely within the law. His brotherhood also have exotic ways of keeping a closed shop" was cut short after "the law". The line can be heard in full in the UE, at 116:36 min.
*Also, the cue John Barry wrote to cover the safe-cracking scene, whilst starting in the same place as the uncut VHS edition, was incorrectly cued on the SE, and starts five seconds into the piece, cutting off the opening notes. This has also been corrected for the UE.
-Old "25th AE" VHS-release includes a 3-minute long trailer, that depicted footage and alternative angles that did not make the final cut of the movie. This trailer is not released on DVD.

CUTS:

• R1 Special Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - Includes some alterations/omissions - please see notes.
• R1 Ultimate Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (142:10 NTSC)
• R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - Includes some alterations/omissions - please see notes.
• R2 Ultimate Edition United Kingdom- Sony/MGM - No cuts (136:20 min - PAL).
• R4 Australia- MGM Home Entertainment - 135:34 min - PAL. Includes some alterations/omissions - please see notes.
• R4 Ultimate Edition Australia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (136:20 min - PAL).

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Comparison added by Craig on 17/07/01
Comparison last updated by Adrian_Busby on 16/01/09

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