Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - Stranger (The) (1946)

R0 America - Focus Films Commentaries: Audio commentary with film critic Jeffrey Lyons Extras: Behind The Scenes Of The Restoration Process featurette (18 mins) Photo Gallery Theatrical Trailer Subtitles: None Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 5.1 Case type: Keep Case Notes: Part of a triple pack, spread over 2 discs, along with Hearts of Age and The Trial. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R0 America - Master Movies / Parade Subtitles: Japanese Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R0 America - Roan Group Subtitles: None Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: Part of a double pack with Cause For Alarm. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R0 United Kingdom - Eureka Commentaries: Audio commentary with film critic Jeffrey Lyons Subtitles: None Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R0 United Kingdom - Network Extras: Trailer (1:53) Subtitles: None Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R1 America - Kino Lorber Kino Classics Commentaries: Audio commentary with film historian Bret Wood Extras: * "Death Mills" 1945 War Department informational film by Billy Wilder on the Nazi death camps, footage of which appears in "The Stranger" Orson Welles's Wartime Radio Broadcasts - "Alameda" 1942 episode of the CBC radio series Nazi Eyes on Canada) - "Brazil" 1942 episode of the CBS radio series Hello Americans - "War Workers" 1942 episode of the CBS radio series Ceiling Unlimited - "Bikini Atomic Test" 1946 episode of the ABC radio series Orson Welles Commentaries Image gallery Video Trailer Subtitles: None Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R1 America - MGM Home Entertainment Subtitles: English, Spanish Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 1.0 Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 France - DVDY Films Subtitles: French (forced) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: Only available in an Orson Welles boxed set, including Mr Arkadin, Around the World With Orson Welles and Malpertuis. Carries the title Le Criminel. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 France - MGM Home Entertainment Extras: Theatrical trailer (2:05) Subtitles: Danish, English HoH, Finnish, French, German HoH, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: DVD menus are available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page	Buy this disc from Amazon France
R2 Germany - MGM Home Entertainment Extras: Theatrical trailer (2:05) Subtitles: Danish, English HoH, Finnish, French, German HoH, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Scandinavia - MGM / SF Film Extras: Theatrical Trailer Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, German HoH, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Special thanks to Rewind user K_Oskari for providing these specifications. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Spain - MGM Home Entertainment Extras: Theatrical trailer (2:05) Subtitles: Danish, English HoH, Finnish, French, German HoH, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish (Castilian), Swedish Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page

OVERALL: Draw

The MGM releases are confirmed to include a restored version with an additional scene. Only minor language differences between the releases. Note the R1 MGM is confirmed to be slightly cut, this cut on the other MGM releases is unconfirmed.

The R0 Focus Films US release has a 5.1 soundtrack and additional extra features but NOT the original mono soundtrack.

The R0 Eureka UK release has the original mono soundtrack and still includes the commentary but not the featurette or the 5.1 soundtrack.

The R1 Kino US release has a differing commentary track and differing extras.

Note: The MGM sourced restoration of the film includes an additional 1 minute scene in the bell tower which is not part of the print stored at The Library of Congress.
CUTS:
- R0 America- Focus Films - No cuts (95:48 NTSC).
- R0 America- Master Movies / Parade - No cuts (94:00 NTSC).
- R0 America- Roan Group - No cuts.
- R0 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (91:18 PAL).
- R0 United Kingdom- Network - No cuts (94:55 PAL).
- R1 America- Kino Lorber - Yes - includes the complete final shot but missing footage from 2 scenes and also includes short jumpcuts throughout due to missing/damaged frames.
  - Multiple parts of the scene where Rankin saws through the ladder (22 seconds).
  - Wilson and Noah examining the broken ladder (8 seconds).
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - Yes - includes all the footage missing from the Kino release, but the final shot has been cut 9 seconds short and replaced with a generic "The End" card (95:06 NTSC).
- R2 France- DVDY Films - No cuts (91:02 PAL).
- R2 France- MGM Home Entertainment - No confirmed cuts - MGM sourced restoration with an additional scene (91:22 PAL).
- R2 Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No confirmed cuts - MGM sourced restoration with an additional scene (91:22 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- MGM / SF Film - No confirmed cuts - MGM sourced restoration with an additional scene (91:22 PAL).
- R2 Spain- MGM Home Entertainment - No confirmed cuts - MGM sourced restoration with an additional scene (91:22 PAL).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 21/10/04
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Prendergast on 25/03/21

UPDATE LOG:

08/12/10: Addition of the French MGM edition.
20/04/15: Addition of the Kino US edition.
13/10/17: Updated on MGM additional scene.
24/03/21: Added Caps-a-holic, added Germany & Spain, corrected R0 "Universal" release to "Focus Films" (different than Focus Features) & added ASIN, updated details of cuts to R1 Kino & R1 MGM, removed UK & Australia MGM releases that cannot be confirmed.
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Stranger (The) (1946)

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