Alternate versions

For its original cinema release the BBFC required cuts to the scene where a man's head is severed by the Baron and dissolved in acid. The severing was reduced to a brief shot and no footage at all survives of the acid scene. Video and early DVD releases featured the U.S print which was cut further to remove a shot of a severed eyeball as seen through a magnifying glass, though the UK cinema print, which contains this shot, was often shown on BBC television. The 2012 Lionsgate release features the restored version which includes the eyeball shot from the UK print.

The film exists in three different aspect ratios: -1.66:1 for its theatrical release in the UK and across Europe -1.85:1 for its American theatrical release, cropping out some of the top and bottom of the picture from the frame -1.37:1 for home video release, with more picture at the top and bottom of the frame All three versions are present in the 2020 Blu-ray release by Warner Archive.