OVERALL: Draw

The 2017 two disc edition has the first three versions and the 2019 hybrid version contains the fourth.

GENERAL NOTES:
This film exists in three principal versions:
- the British version with a score by Stanley Black (~84 minutes at 24fps/~81 minutes at 25fps);
- the U.S. version with a score by Jimmy McHugh and Pete Rugolo which reinstates the climactic color shot which the BBFC ordered removed from the British version (~85 minutes at 24fps/~82 minutes at 25fps);
- the continental version with a score by Stanley Black and has alternate nude takes of some scenes (~85 minutes at 24fps/~82 minutes at 25fps).

The current HD master for the British version was incorrectly converted from 1080i50 to 1080p24 resulting in a shorter running time for that version on the U.S. releases.

While the Severin Films limited edition Blu-ray featured the continental version on a bonus DVD as a reconstruction using the British version as the base and footage from a French DVD of the continental version, the Severin website exclusive Blu-ray featured the extras from that bonus DVD but the feature presentation was a hybrid version which uses the U.S. version transfer as its basis but contains some of the alternate material found in the continental version (~85 minutes).

Thanks to Darrel_Griffin for discovering the faulty conversion of the British version HD master.

CUTS:

• Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition America- Severin - No cuts - Contains the British version (81:05 - see notes), the US version (85:04) and the continental version (81:46 PAL-to-NTSC)
• Blu-ray ALL Severin Website Exclusive America- Severin - No cuts - Contains a hybrid version which is a mixture of the U.S. version with some of the alternate footage from the continental version (85:24)
• Blu-ray ALL Standard Edition America- Severin - No cuts - Contains the British version (81:05 - see notes) and the US version (85:04).

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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 17/11/20
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 22/06/23

UPDATE LOG:

17/11/20: Re-added the listing after it was mysteriously deleted.