The version that was released on home video in the United States by VidAmerica (and also shown on cable television) is a much trimmed version. All of the violence and nearly all of the sex is cut. The most notorious scene, where Emanuelle uncovers a couple making love while watching a "snuff" film, is trimmed so severely that what is happeing on the film is barely hinted at, whereas the original shows the torture film in graphic detail.