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Brood (The) AKA Chromosome 3 (1979)
A unique experience in inner terror.Director: David Cronenberg
Year of Copyright: 1979
Year of Production: 1978
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio Commentary with professor William Beard
Audio Commentary with professor Dr. Marcus Stiglegger and Kai Naumann
Super 8 version (15:05)
"Childhood Memories with Cindy Hinds" 2015 interview (12:30)
"Scoring the Brood with Howard Shore" 2015 interview (7:32)
"Pierre David on... The Brood" 2015 interview (10:27)
"Cronenberg Compositions: Mark Irwin on The Brood" 2015 interview (22:24)
"Artwork Gallery" slideshow (4:43)
"Lobby Cards" slideshow (4:12)
"Promotional Material" slideshow (2:48)
"German Film Program" slideshow (1:24)
English Teaser Trailer (0:30)
English Theatrical Trailer (2:36)
German 2015 Recut Trailer (0:57)
English TV Spot (0:26)
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Subtitles:English, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:William Beard audio commentary is in English, with optional German subtitles.
Stiglegger & Naumann commentary is in German, with no subtitles.
Super 8 version is in English, with optional English & German subtitles.
Slideshows are music-only audio.
Trailers & TV Spots have no subtitles.
All other extras are in English, with optional German subtitles.
24-page mediabook with an essay by professor Dr. Marcus Stiglegger.
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Extras:Bonus trailers
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Reported to have very bad picture quality.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Radio Spot (0:31)
DISC TWO
* Crimes of the Future (1970) feature film directed by David Cronenberg (62:38)
"Birth Pains" 2015 documentary (31:05)
"Meet The Carveths" 2013 interview with actors Art Hindle and Cindy Hinds (19:51)
Interview with actor Oliver Reed from a 1980 episode of the television series The Merv Griffin Show (20:57)
"David Cronenberg: The Early Years" 2011 interview (13:18) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2K restoration from a 35mm interpositive supervised by director David Cronenberg.
All extras are in English with no subtitles.
Includes a foldout double-sided insert featuring a poster and an essay by critic Carrie Rickey. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:43)
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Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Case incorrectly lists an R-rating.
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Extras:Stills Gallery
Trailer -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Introduction by Serge Grünberg (2:52)
"Horror According To Cronenberg" featurette (4:25)
Interview with director David Cronenberg and composer Howard Shore (20:34)
David Cronenberg filmography -
Subtitles:French (forced on English soundtrack)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
French Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Interview is in English & French.
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Extras:Filmographies
- David Cronenberg
- Oliver Reed
- Samantha Eggar
- Art Hindle
- Henry Beckman -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Filmographies
- David Cronenberg
- Oliver Reed
- Samantha Eggar
- Art Hindle
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Production notes
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:Original Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast & Crew Filmographies
- Oliver Reed (13 pages)
- Samantha Eggar (9 pages)
- Art Hindle (16 pages)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast & Crew filmographies
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Subtitles:English, Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - R-rated Version
"The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg" documentary (59:02)
Production Notes (16 pages)
Cast and Crew biographies and filmographies
- Samantha Eggar (3 pages)
- Oliver Reed (7 pages)
- Art Hindle (1 page)
Bonus trailers for "The Brood", "Scanners", "Scanners 2: The New Order" and "Scanners 3: The Takeover" (8:54)
DISC TWO
* The Film - Unrated Version -
Subtitles:R-rated Version: English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):R-rated Version:
English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 2-page leaflet containing an essay.
The Unrated cut is a NTSC/PAL conversion.
The picture quality of the "Unrated version" has been reported as inferior to that of the "R-rated version".
Case incorrectly states the inclusion of a photo gallery.
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Extras:Startup trailers
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The R0 German Wicked-Vision and R1 US Criterion releases have a (proper) remastered transfer and differing sets of exclusive extras.
The R2 UK Anchor Bay release has both versions of the film (see below) and a documentary, but the Unrated cut is a NTSC/PAL conversion, with inferior picture quality, and the documentary is quite unrelated to the film itself, since it is part of the Directors series. This edition also offers DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks, but only on the R-rated cut.
Also note that R2 French release has some exclusive extras, most of which are not English friendly, but is only the R-rated cut.
Versions:
Two versions of the film are known to exist:
- The R-rated theatrical cut.
- The Unrated cut.
Information on the differences between the R-rated and Unrated versions can be found at Movie-Censorship.com (SPOILERS!) and below:
The differences between both cuts are the following (NTSC running times - SPOILERS!):
* At 19:37, the murder of the grandmother is 0:08 longer.
* At 66:14, when Frank gets in the school, after the schoolteacher has been murdered, he looks at her, turns her head and watches his own hands, which makes the scene 0:10 longer.
* At 83:11, the ripping of the birth sack by Nola lasts 0:03 longer, until the fetus is fully visible.
* At 83:31, the cub-licking is 0:02 longer.
* At 83:36, after Frank puts his hand on his mouth, we can see another cub-licking scene which lasts 0:10.
* At 86:10, we can see the dead body of doctor Raglan for 0:03.
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CUTS:
- R0 Limited Collector's Edition Germany- Wicked-Vision Media - No cuts - Unrated version (88:25 PAL).
- R0 Italy- Quinto Piano - No cuts - R-rated version.
- R0 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - R-rated version (88:08 PAL).
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Unrated version (92:29 NTSC).
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Unrated version (92:18 NTSC).
- R2 Austria- NSM Records - No cuts - Unrated version (88:23 PAL).
- R2 France- DVDY Films - No cuts - R-rated version (87:44 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Black Hill Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:43 PAL).
- R2 Germany- FilmArt - No cuts - R-rated version (87:42 PAL).
- R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts - R-rated version.
- R2 Japan- JVC - No cuts - probably R-Rated Version.
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film / Future Films / Star Media Entertainment - No cuts - R-rated version (87:48 PAL).
- R2 Spain- Filmax - No cuts - R-rated version (87:02 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts - includes both the R-rated version (87:47 PAL) and the Unrated version (92:06 NTSC->PAL).
- R4 Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:44 PAL).
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 19/06/02
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 09/03/25UPDATE LOG:
16/07/15: added German releases (2x), Spanish, Italian and Austrian releases; updated cut status of several existing listings.
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16/09/16: Addition of the German Wicked-Vision release.
24/01/21: Added Caps-a-holic link, added US Criterion, updated German mediabook release to R0, dual-format, and added runtimes for film & extras, added Movie-Censorship link, updated Winner notes.
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