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Lord of the Rings (The): The Return of the King (2003)
The Final Battle For Middle-Earth.Director: Peter Jackson
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Theatrical Cut:
Avoid the US "Fullscreen" edition as it contains a cropped version of the film. Otherwise all 2-disc editions have the same extras. Only minor language differences.
The US/German Limited Edition releases include both cuts of the film with an exclusive lengthy documentary.
Extended Cut:
The US, UK, Portuguese, and Australian 5-disc Collector's Edition Gift Sets for the bonus disc documentary and English DTS-ES sound. Note the UK edition does not include the easter eggs. Avoid the German Extended Edition as it does not include the English DTS-ES track.
The US/German Limited Edition releases includes both cuts of the film with an exclusive lengthy documentary.
Differences between the Extended and Theatrical versions can be found at Movie-Censorship:
- Comparison Part 1
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CUTS:
- R1 Extended Edition America- New Line Home Entertainment - No cuts - Extended Version (262:58 NTSC).
- R1 Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set America- New Line Home Entertainment - No cuts - Extended Version (262:58 NTSC).
- R1 Fullscreen America- New Line Home Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical version (200:45 NTSC).
- R1 Limited Edition America- New Line Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes both Extended and Theatrical versions.
- R1 Widescreen America- New Line Home Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical version (200:45 NTSC).
- R2 France- Metropolitan - No cuts - Theatrical Version.
- R2 Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Theatrical Version
- R2 Extended Edition Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Extended Version (252:01 PAL).
- R2 Limited Edition Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts - includes both Extended (241:17 PAL) and Theatrical versions (192:37 PAL).
- R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts - Theatrical Version.
- R2 Extended Edition Portugal- LNK - No cuts - Extended Version (252:01 PAL).
- R2 Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set Portugal- LNK - No cuts - Extended Version (252:01 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- SF/FS Film - No cuts - Theatrical Version.
- R2 Spain- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical version (192:47 PAL).
- R2 Extended Version Spain- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - Extended version (372:22 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Entertainment In Video - No cuts - Theatrical Version.
- R2 Extended Edition United Kingdom- Entertainment In Video - No cuts - Extended Version (252:01 PAL).
- R2 Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set United Kingdom- Entertainment In Video - No cuts - Extended Version (252:01 PAL).
- R3 Extended Edition Hong Kong- Deltamac - No cuts - Extended Version (262:58 NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Roadshow Home Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical Version.
- R4 Extended Edition Australia- Village Roadshow - No cuts - Extended Version (252:01 PAL).
- R4 Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set Australia- Village Roadshow - No cuts - Extended Version (252:01 PAL).
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 08/03/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 04/05/20UPDATE LOG:
08/03/04: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
31/12/13: Fixed a few minor typos.
02/04/17: Combined theatrical/extended entries, US LE, German LE.
04/01/20: Updated title.
03/05/20: Added Spain.
04/05/20: Added Spain Extended.
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