DVD is (slightly) cut

Yeah, that scene always seemed like an obvious cut to me... a sparse one, but a cut regardless. Thanks for the info. So this DVD is basically a suped-up print of the old VHS tape, then? I need to check out that Dutch DVD.

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I was told by Legend films that the fim has never realeaesd on VHS & this is the 1x time it's ever been placed in any format!!

You know what else they cut? Susan George's boob. If I remember right, when Ken Norton swings her own to the bed, there is a full shot of her breasts. And as you noted, I remember the very graphic bleeding scene when Mede fights Topaz. The blood spills out all over his chest and the gaping hole in the neck is very visible. Anyone else remember George's boobs?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1366107/mr_skin_minute_for_friday_june_6th_2008/
if you follow this link you will also see that susan george's full frontal is also missing.

I did'nt see the dvd version yet just vhs,& I don't remember the gaping hole being shown in topaz' neck.

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The DVD is more than slightly cut. I saw this many years ago and do not remember if it was on VHS or at the theater. I borrowed the DVD from a friend the other day and after watching it I am going "what the hell? Is my memory that bad?" No, my memory is not that bad. What follows is a copy/paste from IMDbs link to "Alternate Versions":

The international version of the film (released on PAL region 2 DVD) contains a different cut of the film that runs approx. 5 minutes shorter than the U.S. release but also has many scenes presented in alternate clothed takes. In all 12 scenes were either trimmed or re-edited with alternate shots/angles/takes:

* Scene where slave is bent over and inspected for hemorrhoids is cut.

* Scene where the wench is being prepared for her deflowering is presented in an alternate take where her breasts are not exposed.

* Scene with pregnant wench is shot with alternate angles to obscure nudity. Perry King's full frontal nudity is cut and replaced with a closer shot that reveals he is wearing shorts when he kneels down to pray (It looks like a goof - only a bit of the waistband can be seen at the corner of the frame).

* Alternate takes of the slave being strung up to be beaten are used to obscure nudity, and many shots of him being beat and left bloody are cut.

* A few seconds where Perry King's cousin rips off a wench's dress and bends her over to begin beating her is cut to remove nudity. The beating is left intact.

* The slave market scene is edited to remove the topless wenches on display, and the shot where the German widow sticks her hand into Ken Norton's shorts and "inspects" him is cut short. The second shot with her hand in and then removing it is left intact though.

* An alternate take is used with a prostitute clothed rather than nude at the bawdy house.

* A few seconds of a prostitute rubbing on Perry King's crotch is cut.

* An alternate take is used during the fight at the bawdy house so that a prostitute is seen holding her dress up while she cheers whereas in the original she lets it fall and her breasts be exposed.

* The entire scene between Perry King and Brenda Sykes in which she asks him if he'll let their child go free is presented in alternate clothed takes. In the original film they are both completely nude. Even the camera angles and setups are the same, only with clothes in the international version.

* In the scene where Ken Norton fights a man to death one long shot where the other fighter claws his back is cut. Also cut is when Ken bites down on the other fighter's neck, is pulled off, and then bites into his neck again. All the close-ups are cut.

* The Susan George/Ken Norton love scene is almost entirely missing. Ken Norton's nudity is cut, and then the scene ends in an alternate take when the two go out of frame onto the bed. The original scene went on for much longer and exposed Ken Norton's buttocks and Susan George's breasts. The German theatrical version does not feature any of these alterations and is identical to the U.S. release.

slightly cut? sounds completely butchered

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