OVERALL: Draw

The US Criterion and US MGM for the differing exclusive extras. Note the UK releases also have some exclusive interviews.

Note that this film and other early Alfred Hitchcock titles have been released in many bootleg editions, and these unlicensed, supposedly "public domain" releases should all be avoided. Information regarding the copyright status of his films can be found at Brenton Film's Alfred Hitchcock: Dial C for Copyright. Hitchcock's films and their official releases are also covered in detail at Brenton Film's Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide.

CUTS:

• R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - Yes, 1954 US re-release with altered credits, apparently ~1min of footage is missing (101:09 NTSC).
• R0 Telegraph newspaper giveaway United Kingdom- Fremantle - No cuts - 1954 US re-release with altered credits (97:04 PAL).
• R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - with original credits (102:08 NTSC).
• R1 Premiere Collection America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - with original credits (101:33 NTSC).
• R2 Germany- Euro Video - Yes - about 17 seconds of missing dialogue (97:04 PAL).
  1. Missing dialogue when Devlin stands by the bedside of drunken Alicia:
  - Devlin: "Ever hear of the I.G. Colors Industries?"
  - Alicia: "I tell you, I'm not interested!"
  - Devlin: "Colors has been in South America, planted there before the war."
  2. When Alicia is presented to the guests in the house of Alex Sebastian, the first guest Eric Mathis is missing
• R2 Scandinavia- Scanbox Entertainment - No cuts - 1954 US re-release with altered credits (97:35 PAL).
• R2 Spain- Filmax - Yes, 1954 US re-release with altered credits, apparently ~1min of footage is missing (101:00 NTSC->PAL).
• R2 United Kingdom- Fremantle Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1954 US re-release with altered credits (97:04 PAL).
• R2 United Kingdom- Prism Leisure/Fremantle - No cuts - 1954 US re-release with altered credits (97:04 PAL).
• R2 David O. Selznick/Alfred Hitchcock Collection United Kingdom- PT Video - No cuts - 1954 US re-release with altered credits (97:04 PAL).
• R4 Australia- MRA Entertainment - No cuts - with original credits.

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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 31/08/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 28/03/25

UPDATE LOG:

05/10/10 - Added DVDBeaver link.
30/07/19: Added Germany, Spain.
26/09/19: Capaholic, ASINs.
17/11/19: Added UK Prism Leisure, UK Fremantle , removed capaholic.
28/03/25: Added UK giveaway, US MGM runtimes, notes.