OVERALL: Draw

The identical German and Spanish 4-disc sets include both cuts of the film lengthy extras including the storyboards feature.
Note the French ESC Editions release has an exclusive interview, but lacks the lengthy vintage extras and only includes the theatrical version.

General note: All DC/SE -releases include the (approx.) 4,5 hour documentary from the original Laserdisc. In the R1, "Storyboards" from that documentary are moved to the "Side A".

CUTS:

• R1 America- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Theatrical Version.
• R1 Director's Cut America- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Director's Cut (122:28 NTSC).
• R2 France- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - "Theatrical". Cuts: 0m 2s (shot of Agent Milton´s exploding head). There are also reports, that the shot, where the camera travels to the corpse in the bed, is 2 seconds shorter than in the US version.
• R2 France- ESC Editions - No cuts - Theatrical cut (105:12 PAL)
• R2 Special Edition France- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Theatrical Version (105:17 PAL).
• R2 Germany- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - "Theatrical". Cuts: 0m 2s (shot of Agent Milton´s exploding head). There are also reports, that the shot, where the camera travels to the corpse in the bed, is 2 seconds shorter than in the US-version.
• R2 Special Edition Germany- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Includes both Theatrical Version (105:17 PAL) and Director's Cut. Rated "FSK 18" (117:36 PAL).
• R2 Holland- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - "Theatrical". Cuts 0m 2s (shot of Agent Milton´s exploding head). There are also reports, that the shot, where the camera travels to the corpse in the bed, is 2 seconds shorter than in the US-version.
• R2 Special Edition Holland- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Director's Cut (117:35 PAL).
• R2 Italy- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - "Theatrical". Cuts: 0m 2s (shot of Agent Milton´s exploding head). There are also reports, that the shot, where the camera travels to the corpse in the bed, is 2 seconds shorter than in the US-version.
• R2 Special Edition Japan- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Theatrical Version (109:40 NTSC).
• R2 Special Edition Spain- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Includes both Theatrical Version (105:17 PAL) and Director's Cut. Rated "FSK 18" (117:36 PAL).
• R2 United Kingdom- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - "Theatrical". Cuts: 0m 2s (shot of Agent Milton´s exploding head). There are also reports, that the shot, where the camera travels to the corpse in the bed, is 2 seconds shorter than in the US-version.
• R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Director's Cut (117:35 PAL).
• R3 Special Edition South Korea- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Director's Cut (122:28 NTSC).
• R4 Australia- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - Theatrical Version (105:16 PAL). Cuts: 0m 2s (shot of Agent Milton´s exploding head). There are also reports, that the shot, where the camera travels to the corpse in the bed, is 2 seconds shorter than in the US-version.
• R4 Director's Cut Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Director's Cut (117:35 PAL).

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Comparison added by Craig on 20/07/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/08/22

UPDATE LOG:

23/02/13 - Added R2 Japan SE.
29/07/18 - Addition of ASIN links and clean-up.
28/09/18: Fixed Australia DC, Holland SE, capsaholic.
24/10/20: Added Spain.
26/08/22: Added France ESC.