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Nosferatu AKA Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie Des Grauens AKA Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors (1922)
A Symphony Of HorrorDirector: F.W. Murnau
Year of Copyright: 1922
Year of Production: 1921
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by German film historian Lokke Heiss
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Extras:Then-and-Now Photographs
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music (Timothy Howard Score) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:This is the 1991 David Shepard version.
Original organ score compiled and performed by Timothy Howard -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by German film historian Lokke Heiss
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Extras:Photo gallery of concept art and inspirational paintings with production notes
The Nosferatu Tour (then-and-now photographic comparisons of filming locations with commentary by Lokke Heiss) featurette
Deconstruction of the carriage ride sequence -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.0 (Silent Film Orchestra score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is the 2000 David Shepard version transferred, restored and mastered from 35mm archival material.
Color tinted, along with the correct playback speed.
Inter-title cards are brand new.
The Nosferatu Tour featurette is the same as the "NosferaTour" featurette on the Eureka UK release. -
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Subtitles:Czech for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score.
This is the 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration. -
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Extras:Lengthy excerpts from six other Murnau films:
- Journey into the Night (1920)
- The Haunted Castle (1921)
- Phantom (1922)
- The Last Laugh, Faust (1926)
- Tabu (1931)
Photo gallery
Scene comparisons between novel, screenplay, film and radio drama
New and improved English intertitle translation -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo music score (by Donald Sosin)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is the 1995 restoration at the speed of 18fps.
Also Appears in the "German Horror Classics" 4-disc set, with Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (The) (1920) / Waxworks (1924)/The Golem (1920)
For most of its length, the Image disc has slightly more generous framing than this one, with small amounts being cropped off various sides. However, there are several instances of looser framing on the Kino disc.
The Image source print is in better condition but this version has less cropping in two key sequences. There is additional footage found nowhere else in Kino version.
Mastered from a color-tinted 35mm negative restored by the Cineteca del Comune die Bologna at the laboratories of L'Immagine Ritrovata. -
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Extras:Liner note booklet written by Miroslaw Lipinski
Photo and art gallery
English title cards -
Subtitles:English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the "The Masterworks of the German Horror Cinema" DVD collection.
2-Disc triple feature with Der Golem (1920), and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1921)
Elite transfer features intertitles that have substituted the ersatz character names given by Prana-Film with those from the Stoker novel, by which the characters are best known.
Transferred at "sound speed" which is 24 frames a second. A slightly tighter frame than the Image version (The Elite edition has less picture information on the top and sides of its framing and a fraction more on the bottom, than the Image edition.) -
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Film (with English Intertitles)
"The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his Films by Luciano Berriatúa - Murnau: The Early Years and Nosferatu" 2007 documentary
"Restoration" featurette
Archival Excerpts from the films of Murnau:
- Journey Into the Night (1920)
- The Haunted Castle (1921)
- Phantom (1922)
- The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
- The Last Laugh (1924)
- Tartuffe (1926)
- Faust (1926)
- Tabu (1931)
Scene comparisons between novel, screenplay and film
Photo gallery
DISC TWO
The Film (with German Intertitles) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet.
Extras are in German, with optional English subtitles.
This is the 2006 Berriatúa restoration. -
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Extras:"The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his Films by Luciano Berriatúa - Murnau: The Early Years and Nosferatu" 2007 documentary (52:37 minutes)
"Nosferatu - Ein historischer Film trifft auf digitale Bearbeitung" ("Restoration" featurette) (3:13)
Text biographies:
- Henrik Galeen
- Alexander Granach
- Albin Grau
- Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
- Max Schreck
- Greta Schröder
- Fritz Arno Wagner
- Gustav von Wangenheim
Stills gallery
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Subtitles:German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:Includes a 24-page booklet.
The score is the newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score.
2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration. -
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Extras:"The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his Films by Luciano Berriatúa - Murnau: The Early Years and Nosferatu" 2007 documentary (52:37)
"Nosferatu" 8-mm version (with music by Lucía Martínez) (27:50)
Trailers:
- The Blue Angel (2:46
- M (2:22)
- La Dolce Vita (2:14)
- Midnight Lace (2:41)
- Double Indemnity (2:14)
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Subtitles:German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 20-page booklet.
The score is the newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score.
2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his Films by Luciano Berriatúa - Murnau: The Early Years and Nosferatu" 2007 documentary (53 mins)
"An Historical Film Arrives as a Digital Edition" featurette (3 mins)
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Subtitles:Dutch (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in German, with optional Dutch subtitles.
Both soundtracks are a newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score.
2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration -
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Extras:Film essay by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling (24:11)
Biographies for Director F W Murnau and Musical Scorer James Bernard
DVD-ROM Material: Notes by Ennio Patalas on the restoration of the film -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (James Bernard score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Colour tinted.
This is the 1995 restoration at 19fps. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Sepiatone Version
Audio Commentary by an uncredited actor
"NosferaTour" featurette (13:10)
"A Visual Legacy" featurette (4:09)
Origins of Vampires (text notes)
Nosferatu's Controversy (text notes)
Trailers:
- "Nosferatu" trailer for the Eureka video/DVD (2:47)
- "Shadow of the Vampire" theatrical trailer (1:32)
DISC TWO
* The Film - Tinted Version
Origins of Vampires (text notes)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles.
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):DISC ONE
Music Dolby Digital 5.1
DISC TWO
Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Musical Score by Art Zoyd.
The audio commentary is an updated and expanded version of the Lokke Heiss commentary from the Image DVD, but read by an uncredited actor.
Claims to be the 1995 restoration but is actually the older 1987 restoration.
Also available in "F.W. Murnau´s Horror Classics ", twin pack with "Faust" -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by Murnau Expert R. Dixon Smith and Film Critic Brad Stevens
DISC TWO
"The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his Films by Luciano Berriatúa - Murnau: The Early Years and Nosferatu" 2007 documentary (52:38)
"Restoration" featurette (3:30) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an 80 page booklet.
Extras are in German, with optional English subtitles.
Both soundtracks are a newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score.
2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration -
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat
(2) Audio Commentary by film historian R. Dixon Smith and critic Brad Stevens -
Extras:"The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his Films by Luciano Berriatúa - Murnau: The Early Years and Nosferatu" 2007 documentary (52:34)
Interview with filmmaker Abel Ferrara (12:18)
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Subtitles:English (optional) for German intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.29:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (Newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score)
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (Newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration.
Includes a 56-page liner notes booklet featuring:
- "The Deadly Space Between" by Gilberto Perez (28 pages)
- "Vampires" by Albin Grau (3 pages)
- "Notes on the Restoration" (3 pages)
- "On the Way to Nosferatu" by Enno Patalas (7 pages)
- "The Bridge" by Craig Keller (2 pages)
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (German Intertitles)
* The Film (English Intertitles)
Audio commentary by Saige Walton and Martyn Pedler
DISC TWO
"The Language of Shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his Films by Luciano Berriatúa - Murnau: The Early Years and Nosferatu" 2007 documentary (52:37)
"Nosferatu: An Historic Film Meets Digital Restoration" featurette (3:15)
Photo Gallery
"Script to Screen Comparison - Dracula and Nosferatu" featurette (4:09)
Archive of Murnau Films - Extracts from Journey Into the Night (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Phantom (1922), The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924), The Last Laugh (1924), Tartuffe (1925), Faust (1926), and Tabu (1931) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an 18 page booklet with an extract from "Dracula" and an essay by Peter Otto.
2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK Masters of Cinema 2013 re-release for the longer restored version of the film with the original German Intertitles, 2 commentary tracks and the most extras.
The Australian Director's Suite release has an exclusive commentary track and many extras with both German and English intertitles.
Note that other editions have differing commentaries and featurettes, different variations of music scores, and taken from differing versions of the film.
There are multiple versions of the film available:
- Public domain version - poor quality copy of MoMA's incomplete B&W print. It's sometimes edited and/or sped-up, running anywhere between 60-84 minutes. Unless noted as being from a restored source, all DVDs use this version.
- 1987 Enno Patalas restoration
- 1991 David Shepard version - based on MoMA's print
- 1995 Enno Patalas restoration
- 2000 David Shepard version - edit of the 1987 restoration
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration.
Detailed information between the differing versions, differing scores, and history on the film can be found at "Nosferatu: The Ultimate Blu-ray and DVD Guide" at Brenton Film.
The 2006 restoration is also available in:
- France by MK2 (2-disc /1-disc editions)
- Spain by Divisa
The differences between the Public Domain print and the 2006 Restoration can be found at Movie-Censorship. Note that the 2006 restoration has one shot that is upside down, and has not been corrected on any of the DVD or Blu-ray editions.
Notes on copyright status:
"Nosferatu" has always been copyrighted everywhere except for the US. There, its copyright lapsed for several decades but was restored when the US belatedly fell into line with the rest of the world, effective from 1 January 1996. As DVD came along a couple of years later (and BD 10 years later), that means every unauthorised disc is a deliberate bootleg and should be avoided. These DVDs are from labels such as Alpha Video (US), Catcom Home Video (US), Dark Vision (UK), Delta Entertainment (US), Diamond Entertainment (US), Digital Disc Plaza Entertainment (US), Elstree Hill (UK), Front Row Entertainment (US), KVP (France), Madacy Entertainment (US), Miracle Pictures (US), MVD (US), Navarre Corporation (US), Slingshot Entertainment (US) and others.
Note there are multiple pirated versions which are unlicensed transfers of non-public domain versions:
The French DVD from Films sans Frontières, Italian DVDs from Ermitage Cinema and Studio 4K are bootlegs.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - 1991 David Shepard version (81:00 NTSC)
- R0 Special Edition America- Image Entertainment - 2000 David Shepard version (80:42 NTSC)
- R0 Czech Republic- ACFK / Levné knihy - No cuts 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (94:08 PAL)
- R1 America- Kino Video - 1995 Enno Patalas restoration (93:21 NTSC)
- R1 The Masterworks of the German Horror Cinema America- Elite Entertainment - Yes - Public domain version at 24fps (63:17 NTSC)
- R1 Ultimate Edition America- Kino Video - 2006 Berriatúa restoration (94:12 NTSC)
- R2 Deluxe Edition Germany- Transit Film - No cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (94:15 PAL)
- R2 Deluxe Edition Germany- Transit Film - No cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (94:15 PAL)
- R2 Holland- Living Colour Entertainment - No Cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - 1995 Enno Patalas restoration (88:30 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - 1987 Enno Patalas restoration (92:00 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No Cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (94:33 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (95:03 NTSC)
- R4 Director's Suite Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts - Includes both original German Intertitles and English Intertitles (93:00 PAL)
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 19/08/01
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 20/07/22UPDATE LOG:
25/06/11: Added the R1 UE and further Clean-up.
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19/06/11: Comparison Clean-up.
03/11/13: Addition of Eureka Masters of Cinema 2013 edition.
05/06/15: Additions of the German x2, corrected Eureka 2001 release, capsaholic link.
06/06/15: Addition of the Australia Directors Suite.
17/12/15: Additions of Czech, Holland, updated about multiple versions, Brenton Film link.
19/04/17: Added Australia Gryphon.
18/06/17: Re-added US Arrow.
17/11/18: Updated copyright notes, removed some bootlegs.
20/07/22: Added title.
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