OVERALL: Draw

The US MGM for the additional extra features, although it is non-anamorphic.
The Australia Shock is the only anamorphic release.

Note about cuts Made before the film was released:
The final cut of the film was arrived at by the BBFC working with Hammer for its original 1959 release; as these cuts took place before the film was released and the resultant cut was the only version ever released anywhere, it doesn't count as the film being censored. In any case, it's believed that the deleted footage was junked as per standard practice.
These cuts are to:
- the scene in which Sir Hugo burns the servant in the fire;
- the scene in which Sir Hugo discovers the servant girl has fled via an upstairs window and sniffs her torn garment;
- Sir Hugo's reference to the servant girl as an '"insolent cow"; and
- a reduction of the shot of the titular hound tearing at a character's throat.

CUTS:

• R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (86:07 NTSC)
• R2 France- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (82:52 PAL)
• R2 Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (82:52 PAL)
• R2 Italy- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (82:52 PAL)
• R2 Spain- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (82:52 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (82:52 PAL)
• R4 Australia- Shock - No cuts (86:24 NTSC)

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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 27/10/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 11/07/24

UPDATE LOG:

27/05/15: Addition of the Australia edition, added ASINs, updated US runtimes.
04/09/15: Additional note about cuts.
25/02/16: ASIN added to French release. R2 Italy & Spain added.
27/07/20: Corrected the cuts notes and the cut status. No point in misleading people as to whether the film is a censored version.
11/07/24: Updated year.