OVERALL: Draw

R1 American, Dutch, Scandinavian, French & German R2 SEs, for additional extra features and for being uncut (UK-release is CUT by the BBFC).

The R1 is the only one of the 'special edition' releases that contains the film's original mono track (the 5.1 track on the other releases contains a new foley track), if that is important to you.

R2 Japanese -release includes two versions of the film, it seems (only difference is probably the "flasback sequence", which is missing from the original US-version).

The film exists in four versions:

(1.) The film was originally released in Britain in a heavily edited version that had a running time of 138 mins.

(2.) In America, the film was released in an even shorter version, with a running time of 121 mins.

Neither of the above versions are currently available on DVD.

(3.) A version running 154 mins was released to Laserdisc in the 1990s, and this version was also included on the earlier DVD releases in France, Britain and Australia. However, this version only contained an abbreviated version of the three minute-long flashback that appeared at the climax of the Italian-release prints.

(4.) the full, Italian version. The climactic flashback was restored to its full length for the 'Collector's Edition'/'Special Edition' DVD releases.

For more detail about the specific differences between the different edits of the film, please refer to this article by Glenn Erickson.

CUTS:

• R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer European version, with extended three minute long flashback at the film's climax (156:46 NTSC)
• R1 Collector's Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer European version, with extended three minute long flashback at the film's climax (156:46 NTSC)
• R2 France- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Does not include the three minute flashback scene at the end (147:19 PAL)
• R2 Collector's Edition France- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Includes the three minute flashback sequence at the end (150:30 PAL)
• R2 Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Does not include the three minute flashback scene at the end (147:19 PAL)
• R2 Gold Edition Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Includes the three minute flashback sequence at the end (150:30 PAL)
• R2 Special Edition Holland- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer version with three minute flashback at the end (150:24 PAL)
• R2 Western Legends Holland- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Does not include the three minute flashback scene at the end (147:19 PAL)
• R2 Italy- CVC - No Cuts - Includes the three minute flasback sequence at the end
• R2 Japan- Stingray - No Cuts - Only the Italian version includes the three minute flashback sequence at the end
• R2 Special Edition Scandinavia- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Includes the three minute flashback sequence at the end (150:30 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Does not include the three minute flashback scene at the end (147:19 PAL)
• R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - Yes - 0:06 for horsefalls by the BBFC. Closeups of horsefalls, during the "Bridge Ambush" scene at approx 89 mins. Includes the three minute flashback sequence at the end (150:24 PAL)
• R4 Australia- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Does not include the there minute flashback scene at the end (147:30 PAL)

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Comparison added by David on 12/09/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/01/20

UPDATE LOG:

17/11/14: added Dutch release.
23/07/16: Additional ASINs added. R2 Germany (x2) & Holland (1-disc) added. RTs of R2/4 (Both cuts) added.
21/01/18: Minor tidy-up to current guidelines.
13/06/19: DVDBeaver, Capsaholic, US single, fixed broken link.
02/01/20: Capsaholic.