OVERALL: Draw

The R0 Blue Underground and R2 Medium Rare releases offer a completely English-friendly version of the uncut composite release. The German releases from '84 Entertainment and Starlight, on the other hand, feature a similar composite and the German theatrical cut, plus a wealth of extra features. However, please note that these releases are not completely English-friendly (some scenes in the longer composite are presented in German without English subtitles, and the German theatrical cut is in German only) and feature forced German subtitles on the English language track.

Versions
The film has been released in a variety of different edits, many of which feature different closing sequences.

The Blue Underground and Dutch Filmworks DVDs contain a composite version of the film, mixing the English export version with footage (mostly violence and nudity) unique to the German edit of the film; thus the soundtracks of these DVDs features a mixture of German and English languages. All of the currently-available DVD releases feature what is said to be Jess Franco's preferred closing sequence.

This film is also known as:
-Der Hexentöter von Blackmoor
-El Juez sangriento
-Night of the Blood Monster
-El Proceso de las brujas
-Throne of the Blood Monster
-Trial of the Witches
-Il Trono di fuoco
-Witch Killer of Broadmoor
-Witches' Trial

CUTS:

• R0 America- Blue Underground - No cuts - "The fully restored European version", a composite of the English dubbed export version and the edit of the film prepared for the German market. This version does not have the scene of Maria Rohm attempting to drown herself and being rescued within the film (it appears as an extra (deleted scene) only). It does have a scene in which Maria Rohm is forced by prison guards to lick the blood of a naked female prisoner hanging down from a ceiling. It also has the unclothed version of the barn sex scene. (Thank you to Rewind user Tim for the additional information.)
• R0 Spain - (Divisa Red) - No known cuts.
• R2 Austria- XT Video - (America) - No cuts. "The fully restored European version", a composite of the English dubbed export version and the edit of the film prepared for the German market. This version does not have the scene of Maria Rohm attempting to drown herself and being rescued within the film (it appears as an extra (deleted scene) only). It does have a scene in which Maria Rohm is forced by prison guards to lick the blood of a naked female prisoner hanging down from a ceiling. It also has the unclothed version of the barn sex scene (102:39 PAL)
• R2 Germany- Starlight - No cuts: contains two edits
  - (America) - No cuts. "The fully restored European version", a composite of the English dubbed export version and the edit of the film prepared for the German market (108:30 PAL)
  - the German theatrical version (76:18 PAL)
• R2 Germany- '84 Entertainment - No cuts: contains two edits
  - (America) - No cuts. "The fully restored European version", a composite of the English dubbed export version and the edit of the film prepared for the German market (108:30 PAL)
  - the German theatrical version (76:18 PAL)
• R2 Holland- Dutch Filmworks - No cuts. A composite of the English dubbed export version and the edit of the film prepared for the German market. This version does not have the scene of Maria Rohm attempting drowing and being rescued within the film. However, it does include the scene in which Maria Rohm is forced by prison guards to lick the blood of a naked female prisoner hanging down from a ceiling (in German, with Dutch subtitles). It also has the unclothed version of the barn sex scene (102:38 PAL)
  This version features the following footage from the German release prints (which has been composited into the English export version of the film):
  -23m 43s: Like the Salvation release, this DVD omits a scene lasting 5 minutes 25 seconds in which Mary tries to commit suicide and is rescued by Harry. This can be found in the Spanish print (and panned-and-scanned in the Canadian version).
  -58m 32s: The shot of the chained women being led into a house is present and is preceded by a brief night-time scene of the chained women being led through the woods
  -66m 09s: The scene in which Sally appears before Judge Jeffries in court contains 3 additional shots in comparison with the Salvation release; some of Christopher Lee’s dialogue is in German with Dutch subtitles.
  -73m 42s: This release includes the complete 2 minutes 23 seconds scene in which Sally washes and dresses Mary before giving her a dagger. The scene includes a glimpse of full frontal nudity, which is intact in this version of the film. Dialogue for this scene is in German with Dutch subtitles.
  -71m 15s A shot of a severed hand lying on the floor in the torture chamber
  -72m 41s A strung up woman whose modesty is barely concealed by ripped clothing is whipped
  -75m 10s: This release includes the complete 2 minutes 26 seconds scene in which Jeffries' hand removes Mary's clothes
  -76m A naked woman is tortured (Branded on back ?)
  -77m Howard Vernon speaks to Rohm in German (with Dutch subs prior to the 'licking' scene)
  Also, the German print uses alternate takes of three scenes.
  -29m 11s: The scene in which Mary and Harry talk in the barn appears in a clothed variant in the Salvation release, and a nude variant in the German release. This release uses the nude variant of the scene.
  -54m 33s: The montage of tortures in the Salvation and other releases uses superimpositions to obscure the image. In the German edition, these shots appear without superimposition. This version is uncut and, like the German prints, features no superimposition; a female prisoner’s hand is graphically hacked off prior to shots depicting Lee waking from his nightmare.
  -72m 38s: The scene, in which the guard releases Mary from the dungeon appears in the German version via alternate takes - not for any good reason, though the action is noticeably different, with the guard threatening Mary with a dagger.
• R2 Italy- Passworld - No censor cuts - shorter Italian version (see Notes) (90:47 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- Medium Rare - No cuts - "The fully restored European version", a composite of the English dubbed export version and the edit of the film prepared for the German market. This version does not have the scene of Maria Rohm attempting to drown herself and being rescued within the film (it appears as an extra (deleted scene) only). It does have a scene in which Maria Rohm is forced by prison guards to lick the blood of a naked female prisoner hanging down from a ceiling. It also has the unclothed version of the barn sex scene (103 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom - (Salvation Films) - 89:20 min (PAL) - English-dubbed export version.
  This edition is missing the following:
  -23m 43s: A scene lasting 5 minutes 25 seconds in which Mary tries to commit suicide and is rescued by Harry. This can be found in the Spanish print (and panned-and-scanned in the Canadian version).
  -58m 32s: A single 4 second shot of the chained women being led into a house. This is also in the Spanish and Canadian prints.
  -66m 09s: The scene in which Sally appears before Judge Jeffries in court contains 3 additional shots in the Spanish, Canadian and German prints.
  -73m 42s: The German print includes a complete 2 minutes 23 seconds scene in which Sally washes and dresses Mary before giving her a dagger. In the Spanish print, this scene has been cut down to 1 minute 27 seconds, eliminating as much nudity as possible (though three unique close ups of the guards have been added to smooth over the cuts). In the French print, only the final 3 shots of this sequence are retained.
  -75m 10s: The German print includes a complete 2 minutes 26 seconds scene in which Jeffries' hand removes Mary's clothes. The Spanish print cuts this scene down to 1 minute 37 seconds, removing all nudity. The scene does not feature at all in the Canadian / French version.
  Also, the German print uses alternate takes of three scenes.
  -29m 11s: The scene in which Mary and Harry talk in the barn appears in a clothed variant in the Redemption release, and a nude variant in the German release.
  -54m 33s: The montage of tortures in the Salvation and other releases uses superimpositions to obscure the image. In the German edition, these shots appear without superimposition.
  -72m 38s: The scene, in which the guard releases Mary from the dungeon appears in the German version via alternate takes - not for any good reason, though the action is noticeably different, with the guard threatening Mary with a dagger.
  This info is from Brad Stevens/Mondo Erotico.
  Additional info from the Rewind user Tim (for clarity this print):
  -Has the clothed version of the love scene in the barn.
  -Is missing the disrobing bath scene in which Maria Rohm is given the knife.
  -Is missing the sex scene between Jeffries and Maria Rohm in which you only see Jeffries' hand.
  -Is missing the suicide scene.
  -Is missing the scene in which Rohm licks blood of naked prisoner.
  -Obscures some of the torture scenes by distorting the image (and then cuts to Jeffries waking up thereby implying that he has dreamt it).

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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 20/10/03
Comparison last updated by Paul_Lewis on 25/07/13

UPDATE LOG:

25/07/13 - added German releases from '84 Entertainment and Starlight, Austrian release from XT Video, UK release from Medium Rare and Italian release from Passworld, and corrected spelling errors.