"Tenebre (Tenebrae)" Anchor Bay R1 NTSC vs R2 PAL

(aka "Shadow" or "Sotto gli occhi dell'assassino" or "Tenebre" or "Under the Eyes of the Assassin" or "Unsane" )

directed by Dario Argento
Italy 1982

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Theatrical Release: October 22nd, 1982 - Italy

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DVD Comparison:

Anchor Bay - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Sazuma - Region 0 - NTSC

Thanks to Ole of DVDBasen for the R2 Screen Captures

(Anchor Bay - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Sazuma - R0 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Anchor Bay Region 0 - NTSC	Sazuma (Austria) Region 0 - NTSC
Runtime	1:40:24	1:36:41
Video	1.91:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.38 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.91:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.94 NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes
Bitrate: Anchor Bay .
Bitrate: Sazuma
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)	English Dolby Digital (5.1) English Dolby (2.0) or German Dolby (2.0).
Subtitles	English, French and none	English, Danish, Dutch, Finish, German, Norwegian, Swedish and none.
Features	Release Information: Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterbox - 1.91:1 Edition Details: • All Regions • Color, Dolby, Widescreen • Commentary by director Dario Argento, Composer Claudio Simonetti and Jounalist Loris Curci (in English) • Widescreen non-anamorphic Theatrical trailer (3:13) • Two behind-the-scenes segments Special Camera (4:15), Sound Effects (2:04) • Alternate End Credits Music • Widescreen letterbox format DVD Release Date: March 16, 1999 Keep Case Chapters 20	Release Information: Studio: Sazuma Productions (Austria) Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.91:1 Edition Details: • Interview with Dario Argento (Munich 1991) (15:30). • 3 Deleted Scenes WS - Nonanamorphic 1.75:1(0:28, 0:13, 0:23) • Trailer WS: Nonanamorphic 1.75:1 (3:04) • Biographies and filmographies of cast and director. DVD Release Date: May 31st, 1999 Keep Case Chapters 19
Comments:	The picture quality is pretty much the same as Anchor Bay and Sazuma both took their print from the Roan Group LD. If I was forced to lean one way I think the Anchor Bay is slightly sharper as I can notice a touch of contract boosting in the Sazuma. Both have noticeable scratches. The Austrian DVD is shorter as there are missing scenes and are treated as deleted scenes ( and shown in the Extras ) : ex. the end of the scene where Nicolodi and Franciosa enter his hotel room and a quick insert shot of a stab -under 10 seconds in total. The Anchor Bay shows the film with t6hese scenes and adds about 4 minutes to the total time. The Extras, I gave to Anchor Bay for the commentary, but the Sazum ahs some nice additions as well inclusing the 15:00 minute interview with Argento. I suppose the bottom line is that you should make your won determinations. If you want the so-called "deleted scenes", if you want the Argento commentary, but basing it solely on sound and image it is a toss-up. *- Gary W. Tooze*

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(Anchor Bay - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Sazuma - Region 0 - NTSC - RIGHT)