Edited Version ?


I just purchased the 84 minute version of this film off of Ebay. I notice the running length is actually 90 minutes according to IMDb. Could anyone tell me what I'm missing in those edited 6 minutes ?

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i have got the same problem i have put in a bid for a copy of the film and the guy said it has a running time of 80 mins but he claims that it is uncut.

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IMDB is incorrect. There is only one version of the film and it runs 84 minutes.
An 80 minute version would have to be missing something, so avoid that one.
As long as you don;t get a UK sourced version you should be all set. The Image DVD, an IFC broadcast or the old VHS version are all uncut.

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"There is only one version of the film..."

That's incorrect, there are two versions. The Italian version was filmed with the actors speaking Italian, the "international" version was filmed with the actors speaking English. Some scenes without dialog and the murders are the same in both. Some scenes are a little bit different, for example the scene where the reporter is on the payphone is twice as long with additional dialog in the Italian version.

-Mike

"Censors tend to do what only psychotics do: they confuse reality with illusion"

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this is new to me http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Reazione-catena-NON-USA-FORMAT/dp/B000FGL7 YW/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1197447982&sr=1-16 I have the"The Mario Bava Collection :Widescreen Uncut Edition / run time 84 minutes, and this one is 11 minutes longer? And I thought Pal ran faster...the only other example I can think of is Peter Jacksons -Dead Alive-which runs 10 minutes longer in the German version titled"Braindead".Even if the deaths are cut, which would normally be the case, this would not account for 11 minutes of extra footage...I mean ...unless...there was near a minute more on each death?...and thats just crazy talk.Or Im really drunk......

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Oh, I wouldn't worry. 84 mins is the uncut runtime, imdb AND amazon do get these details very muddled sometimes. Enjoy your box-set Bava.

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Is it 84 minutes in PAL or NTSC?

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I have no idea; I saw it on Netflix.

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