R0 United Kingdom - (DD Video)

R1 America - (Paramount)

R2 Germany - (Anolis/E-M-S)

R2 Spain - (Manga Films)

OVERALL: Draw

R2 German -release (from "Anolis") is almost fully uncut, and have few nice extra-features. Note, that R1 is "R-rated", but has the exclusive audio commentary.

CUTS:

• R0 United Kingdom- DD Video - 90:05 (PAL). The UK DVD (i.e the "corrected" pressing) is exactly the same as the R1 DVD, except that the footage of Peter Cushing clamping the artery with his teeth has been restored. The following is missing:
  -The second shot of Tarmut's severed hands in the coffin.
  -The eye being popped back in the monster's socket (reaction shot of madeline smith inserted to preserve soundtrack).
  -The close-up of the director's throat wound is about 1s-2s shorter than it should be.
  -Some shots of the monster's gory demise are missing. (Thanks for the Rewind user Tim of this info).
• R1 America - (Paramount) - 93:03 min (NTSC). "R-rated US theatrical version". This version is missing the following (compared to the "unrated" version):
  - A sequence, where the Baron damns his useless hands and grasps an artery from the monster's wrist with his teeth, followed by his rinsing his mouth out with water.
  -When Briant inserts the monster's eyeball, and Cushing says, "Pop it in", a brief side view of this procedure is replaced in the American version with a reaction shot of Madeline Smith.
  -A shot of Bernard Lee's character's handless arms in his open coffin (looks to be the same exact brief shot as the first, so perhaps the Japanese laserdisc just wanted to repeat the bloody sight).
  -After the asylum director has his throat mutilated by the monster, the gushing of blood that comes from his neck is a split-second longer on the Japanese version.
  -A few seconds more of the inmates tearing apart the monster during the climax, most notably missing in action is a shot where his guts are being squashed by someone's feet.
• R2 Germany- Anolis/E-M-S - (Anolis/E-M-S): 90:48 min (PAL). Is missing only 40 frames (from the Unrated-version). Ivo Scheloske (CEO of Anolis Entertainment):
  "When we started with our Hammer Edition, we were lucky to find a lot of true collectors and fans who provided us with tons of material. Among it several versions of FTMFH (incl. the dutch VHS-tape). When we received finally the Digi-Beta with the original master (the same that was used by Paramount) we compared it with the version we already had and noted the missing or replaced scenes. We then talked again to the great guys at Cineserve (the lab Hammer Films - and not only them - are using) and explained them the situation plus prsented them the rumour that a british tv station was supposed to have aired a version that included the missing footage but would miss other footage included in the US-version. After a few weeks they had finally tracked down an old 35mm print, which they found (I hope I recall that correctly) in a theater nearby. They lended us the print and we vhecked it for the missing scenes and were in heaven, when we found out that it included all of them (except for the allready mentioned 40 frames at the end of the throat slashing). Those elements were digitized (I hope that is the correct term) and then digitally cleaned up, colour corrected (so they match the Paramount master) and then incorporated in the original master." (Info originally taken from the www.mhvf.net -forums).
• R2 Spain- Manga Films - This DVD is exactly the same as the first U.K DD -release, with cuts to the artery clamping scene,the eyeball popping and the throat-cutting. The destruction of the monster is also trimmed.

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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on March 20th 2004
Comparison last updated by Jari_Kovalainen on May 6th 2006

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