Almost 2 years after the Region 4 release, Region 1 saw their version of this film (June 1, 2004). The package looks to be the same as ours, with the exception of the availability of Spanish and French subtitles. The Region 1 disc is reported to be in the film's original theatrical 1.85:1 (16x9 enhanced) aspect ratio, and this would make it different from our 1.75:1 version. I'd hope that ours is just a slightly reframed version of the film, but until I can confirm this the Region 1 disc might have the drop on us. The audio is the same (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono) between the two discs. There is a Region 2 German disc with German, English and French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio options, but the film is reportedly pan & scan. A slight win for Region 1.
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