Region 4 Winners and Losers

     As noted above, there have been various Region 1, 2, 3 and 4 DVD releases of All Quiet on the Western Front. None have any extras, and only the Region 3 Thai release is reported to include a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. All the others, including the previous Region 4 DVD release, had Dolby Digital 2.0 audio. As far as I can tell, these versions all contained the edited version of the film.

     This Blu-ray is a vast improvement over the DVD on all levels. The Blu-ray includes the full 156 minute version of the film, the video has been cleaned up and the sound improved and while extras are limited to stills, at least there are some. Our Blu-ray is coded Region B, and in fact is identical to the Region B UK Blu-ray down to the ITV logo and forced advertising for other ITV Blu-ray releases. I could not find a Region A Blu-ray release of the film at this time. Stick to the local release.