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Beast (The) AKA La Bęte AKA Death's Ecstacy AKA The Beast in Heat (1975)
French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family..Director: Walerian Borowczyk
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Between:
- R1 Cult Epics LE
- R2 Germany LE
for having two versions of the film with different extras.
Also note the following editions have exclusive extras:
- R2 France
- R2 Italy
- R2 UK by Nouveaux Pictures
- R2 UK by Arrow
Versions:
The film has been released in its original 98 minute version and a slightly shorter edit, running 94 minutes and omitting some narrative material. This is often referred to as a 'director's cut'. (See the link at Melonfarmers for more details about the specific cuts.)
In the US, the film was released as 'Death's Ecstasy' (the title is sometimes written as 'Death's Ecstacy'); this version omitted most of the explicit material. (This version was also passed for VHS release by the BBFC in 1987.) -
CUTS:
- R0 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Director's cut (94:02 NTSC)
- R0 Drop Out #005 Limited Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - Director's cut (94:17 PAL)
- R0 Sweden- House of Horror - Yes - Heavily cut but full details currently unknown (86:05 PAL)
- R1 America- Cult Epics - No cuts - Director's cut (93:54 PAL> NTSC)
- R1 Limited Edition America- Cult Epics - No cuts - Director's cut (94:09 NTSC) and the complete version (98:00 NTSC)
- R2 France- Arte Video - No cuts - Director's cut (94:00 PAL)
- R2 Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - Director's cut
- R2 Limited Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - Director's cut (94:17 PAL) and the complete version (98:53 PAL)
- R2 Italy- RHV/Mondo Home - No cuts - Director's cut
- R2 Scandinavia- Studio S Entertainment - No cuts - Director's cut (94:19 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (94:19 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Nouveaux Pictures - No cuts - Director's cut (94:02 PAL)
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 07/08/05
Comparison last updated by Samuel_Scott on 15/10/17UPDATE LOG:
14/08/15: Addition of the Scandinavia release.
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31/10/15: Addition of Germany x3.
20/04/17: Addition of UK Arrow.
15/10/17: Added Swedish release.
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