| DVD
Versions |
Hong Kong
R0 Mega Star
R0 Universe
US
R0 Criterion
R0 WinStar
R1 Buena Vista
Japan
R2 Culture Publish
Germany
R2 Laser Paradise
France
R2 HK Vidéo
UK
R2 HKL
(DVD index) |
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THE KILLER (1989)
| Criterion (8 )
- US |
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|
Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
no anamorphic 4.65Mb/s |
| Disc |
DVD-9 Single-sided, dual layer |
| Sound |
DD 1.0 Cantonese (192Kbps)
DD 1.0 Commentary (192Kbps) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
English |
| Extra |
- Biographies, theatrical trailer, Woo and Terrence Chang
commentary and a five scenes cut from the longer, Taiwanese print. |
| DVD Released |
16.06.1998 Out
of Print |
| Now rare Criterion DVD has
become a Collector's item. |
| Winstar
(Fox Lorber) (FLV5223 ) - US |
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|
Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
no anamorphic 6.33Mb/s |
| Disc |
DVD-9 Single-sided, dual layer |
| Sound |
DD 1.0 Cantonese (128Kbps)
DD 1.0 English
(128Kbps)
DD 2.0 Commentary (192Kbps) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
English |
| Extra |
Commentary by John Woo
Production notes
trailer (US version) |
| DVD Released |
03.10.2000 Out
of Print |
| This
DVD will go out of print because Buena Vista has bought distribution
right in US. If you want this get it now.. |
| HK
vidéo (FLV5223 ) - France |
|
|
Region |
R2 / PAL |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
anamorphic DVD1: 6.44Mb/s
DVD2: 6.90Mb/s |
| Disc |
DVD-9 Single-sided, dual layer
DVD-9 Single-sided, dual layer |
| Sound |
short version:
DD 1.0 Cantonese (192Kbps)
DD 1.0 French (192Kbps)
long version:
DD 1.0 Mandarin (192Kbps) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
short version:
French
long version:
French
English & Chinese (no removable) |
| Extra |
- Interview: John & Tsui Hark in English. Picture
gallery. |
| DVD Released |
17.10.2001 |
| 2 DVD set includes short
version (director's cut) with original Cantonese and French dubbed
soundtracks and French (no English) subtitles. Second disc includes
longer Taiwanese version. This version has DD 1.0 mono mandarin
soundtrack and burned English and Chinese subtitles. Currently this is
only DVD including long Taiwanese version of The Killer. Two
hours bonus material. |
| Hong
Kong Legends (MDV784 ) - UK |
|
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Region |
R2,4 / PAL |
| Aspect ratio |
1.77:1 widescreen,
anamorphic 5.54Mb/s |
| Disc |
DVD-9
Single-sided, dual layer
|
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (448Kbps)
DD 5.1 English
(448Kbps)
DD 2.0 Commentary (192Kbps) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
English, Dutch |
| Extra |
- Commentary with HK expert Bey Logan
- inrerview Sally Yeh, Kenneth Tsang, Peter Pau
- 6 deleted scenes
- trailer gallery. |
| DVD Released |
21.10.2002. |
HKL
and Golden Princess Strike Deal for Major Titles
Hong Kong
Legends' domination of the huge (and growing) UK market for martial
arts cinema is virtually complete following the inking this week of a
major deal with Golden Princess, arguably the last independently held
prestigious catalogue of classic Hong Kong movies. |
| Culture
Publishers (PCBX-00005 )
- Japan |
|
Amazon.jp
|
Region |
R2 / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
anamorphic |
| Disc |
DVD-5 Single-sided, single
layer (?) |
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (remix)
DD 2.0 Cantonese (mono)
DD 2.0 Japanese (mono) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Japanese |
| Extra |
- Hong Kong trailer,
Japanese trailer |
| DVD Released |
17.03.1999 |
|
Supposed to be good
quality version but no English subtitles. |
| Laser
Paradise (40548 )
- Germany |
|
|
Region |
R2 / PAL |
| Aspect ratio |
1.33:1 pan&scan,
no anamorphic |
| Disc |
DVD-5 Single-sided, single
layer (?) |
| Sound |
German (stereo)
English (stereo) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
- no subtitles |
| Extra |
- trailer. |
| DVD Released |
15.08.1998 Out
of Print |
| Dubbed and pan&scan
version released in Germany but no longer in production.. |
| Mega
Star (MS/DVD/019/98 ) - Hong
Kong |
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Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
no anamorphic |
| Disc |
DVD-
|
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (remix)
DD 5.1 Mandarin (remix) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Chinese (simplified)
English
Chinese (traditional)
Japanese
Korean
Bahasa (Indonesian)
Bahasa (Malaysian)
Thai |
| Extra |
|
| DVD Released |
|
| Another
DVD version from Hong Kong. |
| Universe (DVD
5064 ) - Hong Kong |
|
|
Region |
R0 (All) / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
1.85:1 letterboxed,
anamorphic |
| Disc |
DVD-5 Single-sided, single
layer (?)
|
| Sound |
DD 5.1 Cantonese (remix)
DD 5.1 Mandarin (remix) |
Subtitles
(removable) |
Chinese (simplified)
English
Chinese (traditional)
Japanese
Korean
Bahasa (Indonesian)
Bahasa (Malaysian)
Thai |
| Extra |
|
| DVD Released |
04.04.1999 |
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TBA
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Region |
R1 / NTSC |
| Aspect ratio |
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| Disc |
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| Sound |
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Subtitles
(removable) |
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| Extra |
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| DVD Released |
TBA |
Buena
Vista will release The Killer in US
DVD wil release DVD some day. Currently any details is not
available so we can't know for sure if Buena Vista will release cut and
dubbed version. |
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The Killer .
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