OVERALL: Draw

The German release has both versions of the film and a lengthy documentary, though the English version of the film has lossy Dolby Digital audio.
The US/Canadian releases have both versions of the film with lossless audio and includes two commentary tracks.
The French release has exclusive extras, though it only has a French dub track.


US Boxset EXCLUSIVES:
*"Even Dwarfs Started Small" Herzog movie
*"Ballad of the Little Soldier" Herzog documentary
*"Where the Green Ants Dream" Herzog movie
*"Lessons of Darkness" Herzog documentary
*"Little Dieter Needs to Fly" Herzog documentary
*"My Best Fiend" Herzog documentary
*"Herzog in Africa" documentary
*"Portrait: Werner Herzog" documentary
*2x"In Conversation - Werner Herzog and Laurens Straub" interviews
*Additional audio commentaries in German on Aguirre, Fitzcarraldo and Nosferatu


UK Boxset EXCLUSIVES:
*"The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz" Herzog short
*"Last Words" Herzog short
*"Precautions Against Fanatics" Herzog short
*"Handicapped Future" Herzog documentary
*"The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner" Herzog documentary
*"How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck" Herzog documentary
*"Huie's Sermon" Herzog documentary
*"God's Angry Man" Herzog documentary
*"Burden of Dreams" documentary
*"Guardian Lecture: Werner Herzog in Conversation with Neil Norman" audio interview
*"Werner Herzog Eats his Shoe" short
*"South Bank Show: Werner Herzog" TV episode
*German 5.1 soundtracks on Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde


*GENERAL NOTES:
- The movie was effectively shot twice: once with actors speaking English and once with them speaking German, although some actors were dubbed for the German dialogue due to too strong accents.
- Compared to the German version, the English/International version was originally cut by about 10 minutes for its theatrical run in the UK and US but a restored uncut English version has since become available on DVD and Blu-ray.
- A comparison between the two versions is available on Movie Censorship.

CUTS:

• Blu-ray A America- Shout! Factory - No cuts - includes both the German (106:45) and English/International (107:01) versions.
• Blu-ray A Herzog: The Collection America- Shout! Factory - No cuts - includes both the German (106:45) and English/International (107:01) versions.
• Blu-ray A Herzog: The Collection Canada- Shout! Factory - No cuts - includes both the German (106:45) and English/International (107:01) versions.
• Blu-ray ALL France- Gaumont - No cuts - English/International version (107:05).
• Blu-ray B Germany- Arthaus - No cuts - includes both the German (106:52) and English/International (107:08) versions.
• Blu-ray B Klaus Kinski Werner Herzog Edition Germany- Arthaus - No cuts - includes both the German (106:52) and English/International (107:08) versions.
• Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - includes both the German (106:44) and English/International (107:00) versions.
• Blu-ray B The Werner Herzog Collection United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - includes both the German (106:44) and English/International (107:00) versions.

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Comparison added by Jyri_Lehtinen on 10/12/13
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 23/04/25

UPDATE LOG:

10/12/13: Initial entry.
06/05/14: Added UK release.
05/12/14: Added Movie Censorship link and overall update.
11/12/14: Added US/UK exclusives.
13/05/18: Updated all entries, updated winner.
23/04/25: Added US Collection, Canada Collection, Germany Collection, UK Collection.