OVERALL: Draw

The US/Canada and UK editions each have exclusive extras.

GENERAL NOTES:
The film was originally shot for Italian television, and planned as four twenty-seven minute segments; however, the final cut of the film ended up for theatrical release trimmed down to 97 minutes.

Although the 97 minute version became the default cut of the film on VHS and some early DVD editions, the longer version running 109 minutes still existed in Italy and would supplant the theatrical cut on physical media; however, when the early NTSC, PAL, and initial HD telecine of the 16mm negatives deleted frames at each splice point reducing the running time by roughly two minutes to just under 107 minutes. The newer 4K scan restores the missing frames and brings the running time back up to 109 minutes.

The extra footage does not add much in the way of plot development or gore, but it does achieve a more layered, character-motivated approach than the earlier cut. Some of the restored scenes include Bruno making a pay booth call to Julia's boss – casting suspicion on her whereabouts during the murders – more atmospheric night scenes of Bruno exploring the house, a longer build up to the second murder, and several extra red herring bits involving Stanko Molnar as the groundsman, fondling scissors and generally acting suspiciously.

While the extended television version and the Italian theatrical cut ran the opening credits on a still background after the bloody tennis ball stops bouncing, the original export version in some territories ran the credits on a black background while a variation in some territories ran the English credits on the still background.

CUTS:

• Blu-ray ALL Standard Edition America- Vinegar Syndrome - No cuts - includes the extended Italian television edit (109:15) and the theatrical/export cut (97:06).
• Blu-ray ALL Standard Edition Canada- Vinegar Syndrome - No cuts - includes the extended Italian television edit (109:15) and the theatrical/export cut (97:06).
• Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts - includes the director's approved theatrical/export cut (96:33) and the extended Italian television edit (108:44).

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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 02/03/24
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 09/04/24

UPDATE LOG:

02/03/24: Initial entry.
09/04/24: Added UK.