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Freaks AKA Tod Browning's Freaks AKA Forbidden Love AKA Monster Show (The) AKA Nature's Mistakes (1932)
Can a full grown woman truly love a MIDGET?Director: Tod Browning
OVERALL: R1-
OVERALL: R1
The US release for the proper NTSC transfer and extras.
Note the French and Spanish 2-disc releases include a bonus film, though all the Warner PAL releases use an NTSC to PAL transfer.
GENERAL CUT NOTES:
The 1932 original version that was previewed allegedly ran 90 minutes. After a disastrous reaction from the audience, MGM executive Irving Thalberg deemed the film "too horrific" and had it cut to its present length of 62 minutes.
Sadly This cut footage is not known to exist, so we will never see the full uncut version as Tod Browning intended it to be seen. -
CUTS:
- R0 Australia- Shock Records - No cuts - This is MGM executive Irving Thalberg's theatrical cut. See general cut notes for more information
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - This is MGM executive Irving Thalberg's theatrical cut. See general cut notes for more information (62:00 NTSC)
- R2 France- Warner Home Video - No cuts, this is MGM executive Irving Thalberg's theatrical cut. See general cut notes for more info (62:03 NTSC > PAL)
- R2 Édition Collector France- Warner Home Video - No cuts - This MGM executive Irving Thalberg's theatrical cut. See general cut notes for more information (62:03 NTSC > PAL)
- R2 Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts - This is MGM executive Irving Thalberg's theatrical cut. See general cut notes for more info (62:03 NTSC > PAL)
- R2 Special 2-Disc Edition Spain- Warner Home Video - No cuts - This is MGM executive Irving Thalberg's theatrical cut. See general cut notes for more info (62:03 NTSC > PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts, this is MGM executive Irving Thalberg's theatrical cut. See general cut notes for more info (62:03 NTSC > PAL)
- R4 Australia- Warner Home Video - No cuts - This is MGM executive Irving Thalberg's theatrical cut. See general cut notes for more info (62:03 NTSC > PAL)
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 18/08/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 04/07/23UPDATE LOG:
29/11/12 : Added R2 Spain.
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08/01/16: R2 Germany added. RTs of R2 releases added + ASINs.
17/10/19: General tidyup.
04/07/23: Added France single, removed UK Visionary.
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