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Killer Elite (The) (1975)
MEN WANTED. Private company with C.I.A. contract seeks men willing to risk life. Perfect physical condition. Experience with weaponry, incendiaries, Karate/Judo. No loyalties. No dependents. Long career doubtful.Director: Sam Peckinpah
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The R2 German NSM Records release has an anamorphic transfer of the original version, a German-language audio commentary, and a featurette.
The R2 French Wild Side release has an anamorphic transfer, two versions of the movie, and the featurette, but note that French subtitles are forced on the English soundtracks.
Versions:
- The original version released in the US runs 123 minutes NTSC.
- A shorter version released in some other territories (referred to as the "Theatrical version" on some releases) runs 116 minutes NTSC (111 minutes PAL), missing 7 minutes of footage mainly from the first part of the movie plus footage of a martial master doing a street demonstration & James Caan training in a Dojo with a black professor. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Original version (122:52 NTSC).
- R2 Benelux- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Original version (118:19 PAL).
- R2 France- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Shorter version (111:04 PAL).
- R2 France- Wild Side Video - No cuts - includes both the Shorter version (111:00 PAL) and the Original version (118:00 PAL).
- R2 Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Original version (118:19 PAL).
- R2 Germany- NSM Records - No cuts - Original version (118:17 PAL).
- R2 Italy- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Original version (118:19 PAL).
- R2 Spain- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Original version (118:19 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Original version (118:19 PAL).
- R4 Australia- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Original version (118:19 PAL).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 12/09/04
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Prendergast on 14/04/21UPDATE LOG:
08/10/13: Added R2 Germany and R2 Benelux.
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05/12/13: R2 French release added.
01/01/16: R2 Spain added & ASINs.
17/10/18: R2 Italy added.
31/10/19: Correct RT added to French MGM release.
14/04/21: Added Caps-a-holic, added German NSM release, US runtime, added mono to R2 Wild Side DTS audio, added Italy & Spain ASINs, added/updated versions info, updated overall.
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