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Prince of Darkness (1987) More at IMDbPro »

• Television version is slightly reedited, suggesting that all that takes place in the film is just a dream that Jameson Parker's having:
  • after the opening credits there a new shot showing Parker's house from the outside (the theatrical version opens with a shot of Parker trying to perform a card trick).
  • at the beginning, after Parker watches on TV a program reporting the discovery of a new supernova, the narration goes on talking about the death of a millionaire and the discovery of a religious book in his library
  • all mentions of the dead priest, member of the Brotherhood of Sleep who took care of the church where the evil liquid is kept hidden, are deleted;
  • during the whole film, there are new inserted sequences showing Parker sleeping/dreaming in his bed
  
  
  
• The UK 15-rated Universal video version released by 4-Front is edited slightly to avoid an 18 rating. 42 secs of cuts include a shorter bike-stabbing sequence, the removal of some swearing and a brief cut to 'soften' the scene where Calder cuts his throat with a splinter (in the case of this cut there is a noticeable jump in the soundtrack).
  
  
• The new UK DVD, released by Momentum, contains the full uncut version of the film and has been downgraded to a 15. The same DVD is also available in Germany from Kinowelt.
  
  
• VCD version by Panorama Entertainment is cut to 101 minute
  
  

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