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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
A cop with a war on his hands. His enemy ... an army of street killers. His only ally ... a convicted murderer.Director: John Carpenter
Year of Copyright: 1976
Year of Production: 1975
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director John Carpenter (1994)
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Extras:Theatrical trailer (2:03)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Comes with a liner notes booklet by executive producer Joseph Kaufman.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director John Carpenter (1994)
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Extras:Isolated music score
2002 interview with director John Carpenter and actor Austin Stoker (23:06)
Production gallery (16:55)
Radio spots:
- Radio spot 1 (0:32)
- Radio spot 2 (0:33)
Theatrical trailer (2:03)
DVD credits -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 2-page liner notes insert.
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Easter eggs:From the Main Menu, go into the Audio Selection. Move to the Play option and press [Left] to reveal a Lightening Bolt next to the top header. Select it to see a letter from John Carpenter about the film.
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Extras:DISC ONE (BLU-RAY)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary with director John Carpenter
Interview with John Carpenter and Actor Austin Stoker (23:06)
Theatrical trailer (2:03)
2 radio spots (1:02)
Bonus trailers
– Outrage
– Attack The Block
– Feuer und Eis
– Schloss des Schreckens
DISC THREE (DVD)
"Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?" documentary by Charlotte Szlovak (53:40)
Bonus trailers
– Anton Corbijn Inside Out
– Overnight
– Control -
Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Isolated Music Track Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a 24-page liner notes booklet.
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director John Carpenter (1994)
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Extras:Isolated music score
2002 interview with director John Carpenter and actor Austin Stoker (23:06)
Production gallery (16:52)
Theatrical trailer (2:02)
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Subtitles:English, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:French (FORCED on English soundtrack)
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Reported to have very bad picture quality.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
Interviews with
- Director John Carpenter (13:02)
- French director Christophe Gans (30:10)
"The Exchange of Blood" deleted scene (2:20)
Biography for director John Carpenter (9 pages)
"The History of the Film" text notes (10 pages)
Photo gallery (1:13)
Theatrical trailer (~2min) -
Subtitles:French (FORCED on English soundtrack)
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Reported to have very bad picture quality.
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Amazon France
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary with director John Carpenter (1994)
2002 interview with director John Carpenter and actor Austin Stoker (23:05)
"International artwork" slideshow (3:00)
2 Radio spots
Original German title sequence (3:03)
Theatrical trailer (2:01)
German theatrical trailer (1:56)
DISC TWO
"Master of Cinema: John Carpenter" 2005 documentary (59:56)
Bonus Trailers:
- "The Blob"
- "Mondbasis Alpha 1"
- "Cube Zero"
- "Oldboy"
- "The Machinist"
- "Old Men in New Cars"
- "The Last Tunnel"
- "Legend of the Evil Lake"
- "Evil"
- "Ginger Snaps III"
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German DTS 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Assault – Anschlag bei Nacht – Das Ende
Comes in cardboard slipcase with a 12-page liner notes booklet in German.
The German Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 tracks feature a new dubbing while the mono track offers the original one.
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Subtitles:Dutch (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cropped from 2.39:1.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
2002 interview with director John Carpenter and actor Austin Stoker (23:05)
Production gallery (16:52)
2 Radio spots
Theatrical trailer (2:02) -
Subtitles:Italian
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: itle: "Distretto 13 - Le Brigate della Morte
Both Italian audio tracks feature the original 1976 dubbing, and the main title song "You Can't Fight It" by Kenny Lynch.
Interview has Italian subtitles. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director John Carpenter (1994)
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Extras:Filmographies
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This release is cropped from the 2.39:1 original aspect ratio.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director John Carpenter (1994)
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Extras:2002 interview with John Carpenter and Austin Stoker (23:07)
Theatrical trailer (2:15)
Radio spots (1:02)
Photo slideshow (1:25)
Bonus trailers
– There Be Dragons (2:18)
– Pimp (1:40)
– Pacific War Hell (2:33)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This release is cropped from the 2.39:1 original aspect ratio.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director John Carpenter (1994)
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Extras:Isolated music score
2002 interview with director John Carpenter and Austin Stoker (23:07)
"Production History" images slideshow with the music of the film (16:53)
2 Radio spots
Theatrical trailer (2:03) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital English 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This release is cropped from its OAR of 2.39:1.
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OVERALL: Draw
– R1 American "Restored Collector's Edition" has exclusive DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks.
– R2 German CE has a 60 minutes documentary not found anywhere else (but available separately under the title “John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies”) but it is missing on the isolated score.
– R0 German LCE has another exclusive documentary.
R2 France CE has exclusive extras on disc two but it is a terrible edition for the movie itself (cut, very bad picture quality and forced subtitles). -
CUTS:
- R0 Widescreen Edition America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (90:19 NTSC)
- R0 Widescreen Edition America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (90:49 NTSC)
- R0 Limited Collector’s Edition Germany- Capelight - No cuts
- R1 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts
- R1 Restored Collector’s Edition America- Image Entertainment - No cuts
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R2 France- Edito Films/Fravidis - Yes - The following cuts have been made:
– the "Exchange of Blood" scene is missing – but offered on disc two (2:20)
– the "Death of the Little Girl" scene was originally removed. It has been reinserted, but misplaced: she is now killed after the ice cream storekeeper, and some shots (e.g. the one on which you see her falling) are still missing. -
R2 Edition Collector France- Edito Films/Fravidis - Yes, the following cuts have been made:
– the "Exchange of Blood" scene is missing – but offered on disc two (2:20).
– the "Death of the Little Girl" scene was originally removed. It has been reinserted, but misplaced: she is now killed after the ice cream storekeeper, and some shots (e.g. the one on which you see her falling) are still missing. - R2 Collector's Edition Germany- e-m-s - No cuts (91:01 NTSC > PAL)
- R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts - Uses a French titled print, but unlike the French releases, is uncut (86:44 PAL).
- R2 Collector's Edition Italy- Stormovie - No cuts
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film - No cuts
- R2 Re-release Scandinavia- Atlantic Film - No cuts (87:07 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Contender - No cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (87:08 PAL)
- R4 Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 29/07/01
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 02/03/22UPDATE LOG:
13/04/11: Updated a review link and fixed a few typos.
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07/01/13: Addition of the R0 German LCE.
22/12/13: Addition of the R2 Scandinavian (re-release) edition.
01/05/15: Added Dutch release. Added ASINs.
02/03/22: Dates.
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