OVERALL: Draw

- R0 US "25th Anniversary Edition"/R0 Australian CE have by far the best set of extras and both the original Mono soundtrack and Dolby Surround remix, but unfortunately the transfer is interlaced and a few seconds are missing (cf. "General note" below).
- R2 Italy has alternate Italian soundtracks, including a "true" Dolby Digital 5.1 remix and some exclusive extras, but no English subtitles are provided on the movie, the extras are not English friendly and again a few seconds are missing.
- R2 France has the Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack and some exclusive extras, but again no English subtitles are provided on the movie, the extras are not English friendly and a few seconds are still missing.
- R2 Holland "Ultrabit" edition has the complete movie and some extras, but only the original Mono soundtrack and the extras are presumably not English friendly.
- R0 UK release from Shameless has some exclusive extras but the original version of the film still suffers from some (admittedly reduced) BBFC cuts (15s).
- The Austrian 3-disc release has lengthy extras and the soundtrack CD.

Also note that R2 UK 25th AE has an exclusive English Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, but it is hardly recommended since the movie is heavily cut.

General note:
*On many editions, there are about 10 seconds of footage missing from "The Last Road to Hell" sequence, located at ~40/45min into the movie, apparently because of print damage. "The Last Road to Hell" is comprised of footage from a "previous documentary" from the filmmakers, that are lost in the jungle. The footage is brief and consists of some mondo footage, people being executed etc.
There are 3 cuts, about 10 seconds in total:
- A scene showing an execution is missing,
- A scene showing an executed, hooded prisoner is missing,
- A scene showing executed prisoners being loaded on a truck is shortened, missing a few seconds in the end.
However, it seems that these bits did not appear in the original negatives.

CUTS:

• R0 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition America- Grindhouse Releasing - No censor cuts - contains both the Uncut theatrical version (96:28 NTSC), including an intro message from Grindhouse (0:56 NTSC) and an Animal cruelty free version (90:21 NTSC).
  However, about 10 seconds are missing from the "Road to Hell" sequence (cf. "General note" above).
• R0 Deluxe Collector's Edition Australia- Siren Visual Entertainment - No censor cuts - contains both the Uncut theatrical version (96:28 NTSC), including an intro message from Grindhouse (0:56 NTSC) and an Animal cruelty free version (90:21 NTSC).
  However, about 10 seconds are missing from the "Road to Hell" sequence (cf. "General note" above).
• R0 Special Edition Austria- XT Video - No censor cuts, with Italian credits. However, about 10 seconds are missing from the "Road to Hell" sequence (91:51 PAL).
• R0 Deluxe Collector's Edition Holland- EC Entertainment - No censor cuts - Uncut theatrical version.
  However, about 10 seconds are missing from the "Road to Hell" sequence (cf. "General note" above).
• R0 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment/Firebox - No cuts - Uncut theatrical version (91:53 PAL).
  However, about 10 seconds are missing from the "Road to Hell" sequence (cf. "General note" above).
• R0 Thailand- Cult Epics - No censor cuts - Uncut theatrical version. (91:46 PAL->NTSC).
  However, in the scene where Monroe plays the tape recorder, when the tribe goes into ecstasy and the guide tells Monroe: 'You did it God damnit! They’ve just invited us to dinner!', Monroe should respond 'What?', but this reply is missing from this edition.
• R0 Thailand- Magic Pictures - No censor cuts - Uncut theatrical version. (91:47 PAL).
  However, in the scene where Monroe plays the tape recorder, when the tribe goes into ecstasy and the guide tells Monroe: 'You did it God damnit! They’ve just invited us to dinner!', Monroe should respond 'What?', but this reply is missing from this edition.
• R0 United Kingdom- Shameless Screen Entertainment - Contains two versions of the film:
  - The 'original' version, which suffers 15s of cuts by the BBFC for animal cruelty. (The footage has been substituted with reaction shots of the actors.) (92:03 PAL)
  - New 'reduced animal cruelty' version, supervised by Ruggero Deodato (91:51 PAL)
• R2 Czech Republic- Vapet - No cuts - Uncut theatrical version (92:01 PAL)
• R2 Collector's Edition France- Opening/Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No censor cuts - Uncut theatrical version with Italian credits (91:59 PAL).
  However, about 10 seconds are missing from the "Road to Hell" sequence (cf. "General note" above).
• R2 Germany- Laser Paradise - No censor cuts - Uncut theatrical version (91:47 PAL).
  However, in the scene where Monroe plays the tape recorder, when the tribe goes into ecstasy and the guide tells Monroe: 'You did it God damnit! They’ve just invited us to dinner!', Monroe should respond 'What?', but this reply is missing from this edition.
• R2 Deluxe Widescreen Edition Holland- EC Entertainment - No censor cuts - Uncut theatrical version.
  However, in the scene where Monroe plays the tape recorder, when the tribe goes into ecstasy and the guide tells Monroe: 'You did it God damnit! They’ve just invited us to dinner!', Monroe should respond 'What?', but this reply is missing from this edition.
  Includes the missing sequences from "The Last Road to Hell" (cf. "General note" above).
• R2 Ultrabit Holland- EC Entertainment - No cuts - Uncut theatrical version with Italian titles.
  Includes the missing sequences from "The Last Road to Hell" (cf. "General note" above).
• R2 Italy- Mondo/Alan Young Pictures - No censor cuts - Uncut theatrical version.
  However, about 10 seconds are missing from the "Road to Hell" sequence (cf. "General note" above) and a very slight jump can be noticed at these points.
• R2 Japan- Spike Adventure - Unknown cut status.
• R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment/Njutafilms - No cuts - Uncut theatrical version (91:53 PAL).
  However, about 10 seconds are missing from the "Road to Hell" sequence (cf. "General note" above).
• R2 Spain- Manga - Unknown cut status.
• R2 United Kingdom- Vipco - Yes, cut by 5:44 by the BBFC: "Cuts required to scenes involving real cruelty to animals and to eroticised sexual violence".
  The following cuts have been made:
  - The killing of a muskrat.
  - The adventurers witnessing the riverside murder and mutilation of a woman, presumably by her husband, including:
  -- The girl being dragged through the mud and having her legs forced apart.
  -- The girl struggling and being raped with a wooden dildo.
  -- The man raising a mudball with spikes and the subsequent shot of genital mutilation.
  - Another woman getting raped on the river bank.
  - The disembowelling of a giant turtle.
  - A monkey getting his head sliced open and its blood drained into a bowl.
  - The kicking of a tethered pig.
  - The rape one of the adventurers by her companians has been reduced.
  - The cannibals eventually overpowering the adventurers.
  - The woman in the party getting stripped and raped.
  - The woman death scene is missing nudity shots.
• R2 25th Anniversary Edition United Kingdom- Vipco - Yes, cut by 5:44 by the BBFC: "Cuts required to scenes involving real cruelty to animals and to eroticised sexual violence".
  The following cuts have been made:
  - The killing of a muskrat.
  - The adventurers witnessing the riverside murder and mutilation of a woman, presumably by her husband, including:
  -- The girl being dragged through the mud and having her legs forced apart.
  -- The girl struggling and being raped with a wooden dildo.
  -- The man raising a mudball with spikes and the subsequent shot of genital mutilation.
  - Another woman getting raped on the river bank.
  - The disembowelling of a giant turtle.
  - A monkey getting his head sliced open and its blood drained into a bowl.
  - The kicking of a tethered pig.
  - The rape one of the adventurers by her companians has been reduced.
  - The cannibals eventually overpowering the adventurers.
  - The woman in the party getting stripped and raped.
  - The woman death scene is missing nudity shots.
• R3 Thailand- Mangpong - Unknown cut status.

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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 09/03/02
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 11/09/22

UPDATE LOG:

03/11/10: Comparison clean-up.
23/09/11: Added Shameless DVD release.
17/08/15: Added Czech release, ASINs, capsaholic link.
20/07/16: Added Scandinavia Njutafilms, updated older Scandinavia from uncut to missing 10 seconds.
27/12/16: Added Austria.
11/09/22: Added Thailand Magic Pictures.