Region 4 Winners and Losers

    A Region-free version of Brute Force was released in the United States by Image Entertainment. This release included filmographies and a stills and pressbook gallery as extras but it is now out of print.

    Another Region-free effort by Film Prestige came out in Russia with similar extras and a similar poor transfer to the Image Entertainment release.

    Wild Side Video released a restored version of the film is Region 2 in France in 2006. This version has the exact same extras as the Image Entertainment release but the video and audio transfers are significantly better, although the film is present on a single-sided DVD.

    In 2007, The Criterion Collection released their version of the film on DVD in Region 1 in the United States. The video and audio transfers are pristine and extras include a commentary by film noir specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini, an interview with Paul Mason, the theatrical trailer and stills gallery and a liner notes booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Michael Atkinson.

    The Region 1 Criterion Collection release of Brute Force therefore is the definitive version of the film on DVD.