OVERALL: Draw

Region 1 has some extra-features, and English-subtitles on the French-track while the German and Austrian discs is slightly longer with a few extended bits not on the Image transfer.

GENERAL NOTES:
As with Franco's other films, this film exists in a number of versions:
- Spanish version (~90 mins with extended opening and no nudity);
- French non-erotic version;
- French erotic version with nude insert during the first murder, a version of the striptease with topless footage, and an arbitrarily inserted sequence of another victim getting out of a bath before being murdered;
- American telvision version (same as the non-erotic version with a different title sequence and some footage from the Spanish version).

CUTS:

• R1 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts. Full "French version" (84:34 NTSC).
• R2 Austria- Tonfilm - No cuts, full "French" version (85:18 PAL) with other extended bits appear to come from an inferior source. These bits (which are not present on the Image DVD transfer) include:
  - 10:29-10:34 stripper turns in her seat to face the mirror
  - 10:39-10:40 extra monster shot and extra stripper reaction shot
  - 11:11-11:12 extra second of stripper lying dead
  - 39:26-39:40 monster standing over woman's dead body. Right after this 2 quick shots are in reverse order too.
• R2 Germany- Tonfilm - No cuts, full "French" version (85:18 PAL) with other extended bits appear to come from an inferior source. These bits (which are not present on the Image DVD transfer) include:
  - 10:29-10:34 stripper turns in her seat to face the mirror
  - 10:39-10:40 extra monster shot and extra stripper reaction shot
  - 11:11-11:12 extra second of stripper lying dead
  - 39:26-39:40 monster standing over woman's dead body. Right after this 2 quick shots are in reverse order too.
• R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (84:56 PAL). Eurocineac (i.e. Eurocine) source print does include material previously unseen outwith the French release. Cover says: "This full length version includes sequences specially shot by director Jess Franco for the French audience".

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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 09/05/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 14/03/25

UPDATE LOG:

09/05/04: Initial entry.
12/06/21: Dates.