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Haute Tension AKA High Tension AKA Switchblade Sisters AKA Switchblade Romance (2003)
College pals Marie and Alex encouters loads of trouble - and blood - while on holiday at Alex's parent's country home.Director: Alexandre Aja
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Extras:"Making Of" documentary (36:18)
Interviews with:
- Cécile de France (Actress - 21:52)
- Maïwenn (Actress - 5:28)
- Philippe Nahon (Actor - 5:13)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette (7:18)
Photo gallery (33 pictures)
Production notes (10 pages)
English theatrical trailer (1:38)
French theatrical trailer (1:38)
Bonus trailers for "9 Songs" (1:33), "Irreversible" (1:39), "Lost Things" (1:40) and "I Stand Alone" (1:23) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This edition includes two identical French Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks.
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Extras:Cast and crew information
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Subtitles:Russian
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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):French Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Jewel Case
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Notes:The cast and crew information is in Russian.
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Extras:Cast and crew information
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:English, French and Korean
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The cast and crew information is in Korean.
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Extras:"Making Of" documentary
Interviews with:
- Cécile de France (Actress)
- Maïwenn (Actress)
- Philippe Nahon (Actor)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette
Photo gallery
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Subtitles:English and Korean
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL/NTSC conversion.
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Extras:Theatrical trailer (1:41)
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Subtitles:English and Thai
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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
Thai Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Jewel Case
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Notes:Also available in a slim keep case.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by writer/director Alexandre Aja and screenwriter/art director Gregory Levasseur
Selected-scenes audio commentary by director Alexandre Aja and actress Cecile de France (~46min) -
Extras:Introduction by Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur (0:23)
"Haute Horror: Making of 'High Tension'" featurette (~24min)
"Building Tension" featurette (~8min)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette (~7min)
Bonus trailers for "Crash", "Rize", "House of D, Desperate Souls", "Undead", "Dark Harvest 2: The Maize" and "Saw 2" -
Subtitles:English and Spanish
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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):French Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French/English Dolby Digital 5.1 (US theatrical release)
French/English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround (US theatrical release)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The English subtitles are dubtitles.
All the extras have optional English subtitles.
Both English and English/French soundtracks are dubbed so that we're supposed to believe that Alexia's family is an American family that moved to France. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by writer/director Alexandre Aja and screenwriter/art director Gregory Levasseur
Selected-scenes audio commentary by director Alexandre Aja and actress Cecile de France
- Best Friends (8:07)
- Victims (15:10)
- The Gas Station (6:44)
- Pursued in the Forest (5:55)
- The Real Killer (10:53) -
Extras:"Introduction by Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur" featurette (0:24)
"Haute Horror: Making of 'High Tension'" featurette (23:45)
"Building Tension" featurette (8:13)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette (7:41)
DVD Credits (2 pages)
Bonus trailers for "Crash", "Rize", "House of D, Desperate Souls", "Undead", "Dark Harvest 2: The Maize" and "Saw 2" (11:38) -
Subtitles:English and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French/English Dolby Digital 5.1 (US theatrical release)
French/English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround (US theatrical release)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The English subtitles are dubtitles.
All the extras have optional English subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"Making Of" documentary (36:18)
Interviews with:
- Cécile de France (Actress - 21:52)
- Maïwenn (Actress - 5:28)
- Philippe Nahon (Actor - 5:13)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette (7:18)
Art gallery -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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
French Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4042662530927
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"Making Of" documentary (36:18)
Interviews with:
- Cécile de France (Actress - 21:52)
- Maïwenn (Actress - 5:28)
- Philippe Nahon (Actor - 5:13)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette (7:18)
Art gallery -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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
French Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:9007150060428
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Extras:Theatrical trailer (1:43)
Start-up trailers for "Ong-Bak", "Bangkok Dangerous", "The Eye", "Ken Park" and "Resurrection of the Little Match Girl" (7:31) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Theatrical trailer (1:43)
Start-up trailers for "Ong-Bak", "Bangkok Dangerous", "The Eye", "Ken Park" and "Resurrection of the Little Match Girl" (7:31)
DISC TWO
"Making Of" documentary (36:18)
Interviews with:
- Cécile de France (Actress - 21:51)
- Maïwenn (Actress - 5:28)
- Philippe Nahon (Actor - 5:12)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette (7:18)
Photo slideshow -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in a cardboard slipcase.
All the extras are in French without any subtitles. -
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Amazon France
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"Making Of" documentary (36:19)
Interviews with:
- Cécile de France (Actress - 21:53)
- Maïwenn (Actress - 5:29)
- Philippe Nahon (Actor - 5:14)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette (7:19)
Art gallery -
Subtitles:German and German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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
French Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Headphone Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4042662330923
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Case incorrectly states the aspect ratio as 1.66:1.
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by director Alexandre Aja and actress Cécile de France, moderated by Jamie Graham from Total Film magazine
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Extras:"Making Of" documentary (36:18)
Interviews with:
- Cécile de France (Actress - 21:52)
- Maïwenn (Actress - 5:28)
- Philippe Nahon (Actor - 5:13)
"Giannetto de Rossi SFX" featurette (7:18)
French theatrical trailer (1:46)
English theatrical trailer (1:43)
Bonus trailers for "Dead Man's Shoes" (1:38), "Shaolin Soccer" (1:29), "Memories Of Murder" (2:40) and "Bon Voyage" (2:00) -
Subtitles:English (BURNT-IN)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The audio commentary is in English.
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Extras:Interviews with:
- Alexandre Aja (Director)
- Grégory Levasseur (Writer)
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:Chinese and English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All the extras are in French with optional Chinese and English subtitles.
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Extras:"Making Of" documentary (31:26)
Trailer -
Subtitles:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
- R1 Unrated/R0 Australia are both English friendly and have different extras,
- R2 France has the same extras than the Australian release and a DTS soundtrack, but it's not English friendly,
- R3 HK is English friendly and has a DTS soundtrack, but only a few (exclusive) extras.
Also note that R2 UK has an exclusive audio commentary, but unfortunately subtitles are burnt-in.
The censored versions of this movie (US R-rated, German editions...) should be avoided, as well as the Korean Dreamix edition which offers a PAL/NTSC conversion.
Other known editions offering censored versions of the movie:
- A Hong Kong release without DTS,
- Several German editions by MC One.
The following versions of the movie are known:
- The original French Unrated version (~91min),
- The US R-Rated version (~90min),
- The Korean censored version (~90min),
- The German SPIO/JK censored version (~90min),
- The German Keine Jugendfreigabe censored version (~89min).
The following comparisons are available on Schnittberichte:
- Unrated vs. US R-rated
- Unrated vs. Korean censored
- Unrated vs. German SPIO/JK censored
- Unrated vs. German Keine Jugendfreigabe censored
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CUTS:
- R0 Australia- Accent - No cuts - Unrated version (87:00 PAL).
- R0 Russia- CP Digital - No cuts.
- R0 South Korea- Bitwin - Yes - Korean censored version (86:02 NTSC).
- R0 Special Edition South Korea- Dreamix - No cuts - Unrated version - all previous cuts waived (86:57 PAL->NTSC).
- R0 Thailand- J Bics Film - No cuts - Unrated version (87:00 PAL).
- R1 R-Rated America- Lions Gate Home Entertainment - Yes, US R-rated version (89:37 NTSC).
- R1 Unrated America- Lions Gate Home Entertainment - No cuts - Unrated version (90:51 NTSC).
- R2 Uncut Version - Special Edition Austria- MC One - No cuts (87:01 PAL).
- R2 Uncut Version - Special Edition Austria- NSM - No cuts (87:01 PAL).
- R2 France- Europacorp/Fox Pathé Europa - No cuts - Unrated version (87:00 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition France- Europacorp/Fox Pathé Europa - No cuts - Unrated version (87:00 PAL).
- R2 FSK ab 18 Version - Special Edition Germany- MC One - Yes, Keine Jugendfreigabe censored version (84:51 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- FS/SF Film - No cuts - Unrated version.
- R2 Switzerland- EuropaCorp - No cuts - Urrated version (87:01 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts - Unrated version (86:59 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Panorama - No cuts.
- R4 Argentina- AVH - No cuts - Unrated Version (91:04 NTSC).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 12/09/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 08/01/17UPDATE LOG:
20/01/12: Comparison clean-up, addition of R2 SE Germany FSK ab 18 and addition of Schnittberichte links.
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08/01/17: Added Austria NSM, France single, Swiss, Argentina, updated US unrated, US rated runtime, South Korea cut runtime, MC ONE - Germany->Austria, ASINs.
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