Germany

Germany Plaion Blu-ray has better encoding and Kino Lorber Blu-ray likely suffers from the Quicktime Gamma Bug, see caps

• First Preview (Turner): Germany Plaion Blu-ray

• Second Preview (Final Preview): Germany Plaion Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray

• Theatrical: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

• 2005 Cut: WB DVD

• 2024 Cut: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

OOP Germany Koch Media Blu-ray has better encode than Arrow Blu-ray, see caps

Germany/France/Japan has Blu-ray, 4K restoration

The UHD has audible artifacting and sounds metallic.

All pre-4K BDs (Twilight Time US, Suevia Spain, Imprint Australia, Koch Media Germany) are the same, and significantly better than the 4K restoration (Shout! Factory, Arrow, Kino Lorber), and a bit better than the MGM NTSC DVD.

No comparisons available, but from online reviews and other Billy Wilder releases, Germany Plaion Blu-ray is likely better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray

No comparison

Newer 4K master than Criterion

Tentative alternative is US Xenon DVD

Germany Plaion/Plaion Blu-ray is the new 4K restoration

German Plaion 4K Blu-ray see caps but doesn't have EN subtitles

2020 Germany StudioCanal Blu-ray is new 4K restoration

In the Lionsgate US/UK 6-disc set, there are 4 discs of the main feature. For whatever reason, the 4K discs lack the *original track. The Germany 4K Blu-ray release is different on this matter.

1. UBD: Final Cut: Atmos, DD2.0

2. UBD: Redux/Theatrical: Atmos

3. BD: Final Cut: Atmos, DD2.0

4. BD: Redux/Theatrical: Dtru5.1 (Redux mix?), DD5.1 (?), DD5.1 (Theatrical only), DD2.0 (downmix??)

   1. As a result the Theatrical Cut has 4 tracks, The Redux has 3. Differences are unclear.

5. BD: Hearts of Darkness

6. BD: Special Features