1c1 < CRC: 0x57059D3C File: alternate-versions.list Date: Fri Jan 5 00:00:00 1996 --- > CRC: 0xB035B813 File: alternate-versions.list Date: Fri Feb 9 00:00:00 1996 2a3,209 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ALTERNATE MOVIE VERSIONS > > Frequently Asked Questions > > Copyright (C) 1995-1996 Giancarlo Cairella > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Compiled by Giancarlo Cairella (vertigo@well.com), from sources too numerous > too mention. Thank-you one and all. > > INTRODUCTION > ------------ > > This is a list of movies for which an alternate version exists. For the > purpose of this document, an "alternate version" is a new version of a movie > that's different from the one that was originally and widely released in > theatres. > > This list is part of The Internet Movie Database. See the notes at the end > for more information. > > There are many kinds of alternate versions, the most common of which are: > > DIRECTOR'S CUTS/SPECIAL EDITIONS: Contracts under the terms of the > Hollywood Director's Guild allow about six weeks for a director to assemble > a cut without studio interference. This is fully edited and has a > synchronized sound track; however, it is usually not color-corrected nor > density-corrected and may not have the final music and effects track. In > more recent times, due to an expanding video aftermarket, the term > director's cut has acquired a popular meaning that implies a finished final > print, officially prepared by the director or with his consent, and usually > including scenes not included in the original theatrical release. Many > director's cuts are re-released in theathers or on video. Examples: "Blade > Runner", "Aliens", "Close encounters of the third kind". > > RESTORED VERSIONS: Classic movies are sometimes re-released (usually many > years after their original premiere) with never before seen or long-lost > restored scenes. Examples: "Spartacus", "Lawrence of Arabia", "The Wild > Bunch". > > CENSORSHIP CHANGES: Censorship laws often impose changes or deletions > before a film can be given a certificate and released. In the U.S.A movies > are often cut after being submitted to the MPAA in order to avoid a X or NC-17 > rating; sometimes the deleted scenes are restored for the video or laserdisc > release, or are left intact in the European release. Other countries have > different censorship standards: U.K. releases routinely cut any scene that > suggests violence or mishandling of animals (ex. the mouse sequence in "The > Abyss"). > > UNAUTHORIZED/UNOFFICIAL VERSIONS: Sometimes a movie is cut or otherwise > modified from the original version without the consent or the knowledge of > the filmmakers. A frequent occurrence is when a foreign distributor decides > to remove scenes to reduce the film's running time in order to get more > showings per day or to make it more appealing to the local audience, often by > including a different music score. > > TELEVISION VERSIONS: Films, especially R-rated ones, are routinely cut or > altered before they can be shown on network television or airline planes to > delete objectionable language and frames or to fit a two-hour time slot. > These changes are routine, don't necessarily represent alternate versions and > will _not_ be considered here, unless very extensive. However, TV versions > which add new footage (ex. "1941"), significantly re-edit or change existing > material or substitute new scenes (ex. "Basic Instinct") in place of deleted > sequences will be listed. > > Additions and suggestions welcome: if you can confirm or dispute any > info included in this list, then please do so! PLEASE be sure that your > data is consistent with the above guidelines. > > An alternate movie version has to be (or to have been) available for public > viewing: therefore sneak previews or preliminary showings for critics or > special audiences don't qualify as alternate versions unless these cuts were > also distributed in theatres (or on video/laserdisc), even if for a short > time, because otherwise thousands of films would qualify (most american > studio movies are sneak previewed and then partly re-edited or modified). > > Likewise, the simple existence of outtake footage or unused material for > a film doesn't make necessarily an alternate version: for example, the > famous "Biggs" sequences removed from "Star Wars" prior to release and the > discarded music scores by Alex North for "2001: A Space Odissey" or Bernard > Herrman for "Torn Curtain" have never been used in any released print of > those movies. Therefore they don't qualify as alternate versions, > unless/until they are re-released in that form (they might qualify for > inclusion in the "Trivia" list of the Internet Movie Database, see below). > > Finally, "colorized" films don't usually qualify as alternate versions. > > DISCLAIMER > ---------- > > The data contained in this file has been supplied by numerous sources, many > of which are anonymous and second- or third-hand. > > I will not accept responsibility or liability for any views, claims, rumours > and/or errors that appears herein. The views expressed in this file do not > necessarily agree with my own. The information is presented here in good faith > for readers' enjoyment and education; however, I will gladly entertain debate > over whether any specific piece of information should or should not be > included. > > > The Internet Movie Database consists of the following lists: > > List | Maintained by | Updated > ---------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------- > Actors | Col Needham | 02/02/96 > Actresses | Col Needham | 02/02/96 > Alternative Names | Michel Hafner | 02/02/96 > Alternative Titles | Michel Hafner | 02/02/96 > Alternative Versions | Giancarlo Cairella | 01/05/96 > Biographies | Mark Harding | 02/02/96 > Cast Completion | Col Needham | 02/02/96 > Certificates | Mark Harding | 02/02/96 > Cinematographers | Michel Hafner | 02/02/96 > Color Information | Mark Harding | 02/02/96 > Composers | Michel Hafner | 02/02/96 > Costume Designers | Harald Mayr | 02/02/96 > Countries | Mark Harding | 02/02/96 > Crazy Credits | Mark Harding | 02/02/96 > Directors | Col Needham | 02/02/96 > Editors | Harald Mayr | 02/02/96 > Genres | Colin Tinto | 02/02/96 > Goofs | Murray Chapman | 12/15/95 > ISO AKA Titles | Peter Simeon | 02/02/96 > Laser Discs | Peter Simeon | 02/02/96 > Literature | Joachim Polzer | 02/02/96 > Locations | Rob Hartill | 02/02/96 > Misc. Filmography | Col Needham | 02/02/96 > Movie Links | Col Needham | 02/02/96 > Movies | Michel Hafner | 02/02/96 > MPAA Ratings Reasons | Mark Harding | 10/06/95 > Plot Summaries | Colin Tinto | 02/02/96 > Producers | Andre Bernhardt | 02/02/96 > Production Companies | Rob Hartill | 02/02/96 > Production Designers | Harald Mayr | 02/02/96 > Quotes | Bob Glickstein | 01/05/96 > Ratings | Col Needham | 02/02/96 > Release Dates | Mark Harding | 02/02/96 > Running Times | Mark Harding | 02/02/96 > Sound Mix | Mark Harding | 02/02/96 > Soundtracks | Ron Higgins | 02/02/96 > Tag Lines | Rob Hartill | 02/02/96 > Technical Info | Joachim Polzer | 02/02/96 > Trivia | Murray Chapman | 02/02/96 > Writers | Jon Reeves | 02/02/96 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ftp.cathouse.org in pub/cathouse/movies/database > > ftp.funet.fi in pub/culture/tv+film/database > > ftp.fu-berlin.de in pub/misc/movies/database > > SEARCHING THE DATABASE > ====================== > > The movie database frequently asked questions list contains more information > on the whole movie database project. For a copy send an e-mail message with > the subject "HELP FAQ" to . Here is a summary of the > ways to access the database: > > (1) e-mail interface > > For details send a message with the subject HELP to > > (2) WWW interface > > The Internet Movie Database is available over the WWW (World Wide Web). > There are numerous WWW clients (browsers) available for almost every > system. e.g. > > NetScape (X, Windows, Mac) ftp.mcom.com > Mosaic (X, Windows, Mac) ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu /Web > lynx (vt100 terminal) ftp.wustl.edu /packages/www/lynx > > Using a WWW client, open one of the following URLs. > > http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Movies/welcome.html (UK) > http://rte66.com/Movies/welcome.html (USA) > http://www.msstate.edu/Movies/welcome.html (USA) > http://www.leo.org/Movies/welcome.html (Germany) > http://ballet.cit.gu.edu.au/Movies/welcome.html (Australia) > > See the comp.infosystems.www.browsers.* newsgroup heirarchy for more info > on the WWW and discussion on availability of browsers for your system. > > (3) local installation (Unix/Amiga) > > The movie database package enables you to install the data locally and > provides a variety of search tools. It is available via anonymous FTP: > > ftp.cathouse.org in /pub/cathouse/movies/database/tools/moviedb-3.2d.tar.gz > > ftp.funet.fi in /pub/culture/tv+film/database/tools/moviedb-3.2d.tar.gz > > ftp.fu-berlin.de in /pub/misc/movies/database/tools/moviedb-3.2d.tar.gz > > see the README file in the same directories for more information. The > Amiga version is in the file imdb3_1_Amiga.lha > > (4) local installation (MS-DOS) > > The CineBASE program provides an MS-DOS interface to the database and is > also available via anonymous FTP: 4c211 < ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > ftp.cathouse.org in /pub/cathouse/movies/database/tools/cb152.arj 6c213 < ALTERNATE MOVIE VERSIONS --- > ftp.funet.fi in /pub/culture/tv+film/database/tools/msdos/cb152.arj 8c215,218 < Frequently Asked Questions --- > ftp.fu-berlin.de in pub/misc/movies/database/tools/cb152.arj > > (note: preloaded database files for CineBASE are available from the > ftp.funet.fi site in the same directory as the program archive) 10,219d219 < Copyright (C) 1995-1996 Giancarlo Cairella < < ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- < < Compiled by Giancarlo Cairella (vertigo@well.com), from sources too numerous < too mention. Thank-you one and all. < < INTRODUCTION < ------------ < < This is a list of movies for which an alternate version exists. For the < purpose of this document, an "alternate version" is a new version of a movie < that's different from the one that was originally and widely released in < theatres. < < This list is part of The Internet Movie Database. See the notes at the end < for more information. < < There are many kinds of alternate versions, the most common of which are: < < DIRECTOR'S CUTS/SPECIAL EDITIONS: Contracts under the terms of the < Hollywood Director's Guild allow about six weeks for a director to assemble < a cut without studio interference. This is fully edited and has a < synchronized sound track; however, it is usually not color-corrected nor < density-corrected and may not have the final music and effects track. In < more recent times, due to an expanding video aftermarket, the term < director's cut has acquired a popular meaning that implies a finished final < print, officially prepared by the director or with his consent, and usually < including scenes not included in the original theatrical release. Many < director's cuts are re-released in theathers or on video. Examples: "Blade < Runner", "Aliens", "Close encounters of the third kind". < < RESTORED VERSIONS: Classic movies are sometimes re-released (usually many < years after their original premiere) with never before seen or long-lost < restored scenes. Examples: "Spartacus", "Lawrence of Arabia", "The Wild < Bunch". < < CENSORSHIP CHANGES: Censorship laws often impose changes or deletions < before a film can be given a certificate and released. In the U.S.A movies < are often cut after being submitted to the MPAA in order to avoid a X or NC-17 < rating; sometimes the deleted scenes are restored for the video or laserdisc < release, or are left intact in the European release. Other countries have < different censorship standards: U.K. releases routinely cut any scene that < suggests violence or mishandling of animals (ex. the mouse sequence in "The < Abyss"). < < UNAUTHORIZED/UNOFFICIAL VERSIONS: Sometimes a movie is cut or otherwise < modified from the original version without the consent or the knowledge of < the filmmakers. A frequent occurrence is when a foreign distributor decides < to remove scenes to reduce the film's running time in order to get more < showings per day or to make it more appealing to the local audience, often by < including a different music score. < < TELEVISION VERSIONS: Films, especially R-rated ones, are routinely cut or < altered before they can be shown on network television or airline planes to < delete objectionable language and frames or to fit a two-hour time slot. < These changes are routine, don't necessarily represent alternate versions and < will _not_ be considered here, unless very extensive. However, TV versions < which add new footage (ex. "1941"), significantly re-edit or change existing < material or substitute new scenes (ex. "Basic Instinct") in place of deleted < sequences will be listed. < < Additions and suggestions welcome: if you can confirm or dispute any < info included in this list, then please do so! PLEASE be sure that your < data is consistent with the above guidelines. < < An alternate movie version has to be (or to have been) available for public < viewing: therefore sneak previews or press release preliminary showings < don't qualify as alternate versions unless these cuts were also distributed < in theatres (or on video/laserdisc), even if for a short time, because < otherwise thousands of films would qualify (most american movies are sneak < previewed and then partly re-edited or modified). < < Likewise, the simple existence of outtake footage or unused material for < a film doesn't make necessarily an alternate version: for example, the < famous "Biggs" sequences removed from "Star Wars" prior to release and the < discarded music scores by Alex North for "2001: A Space Odissey" or Bernard < Herrman for "Torn Curtain" have never been used in any released print of < those movies. Therefore they don't qualify as alternate versions, < unless/until they are re-released in that form. < < Finally, "colorized" films don't usually qualify as alternate versions. < < DISCLAIMER < ---------- < < The data contained in this file has been supplied by numerous sources, many < of which are anonymous and second- or third-hand. < < I will not accept responsibility or liability for any views, claims, rumours < and/or errors that appears herein. The views expressed in this file do not < necessarily agree with my own. The information is presented here in good faith < for readers' enjoyment and education; however, I will gladly entertain debate < over whether any specific piece of information should or should not be < included. < < < The Internet Movie Database consists of the following lists: < < List | Maintained by | Updated < ---------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------- < Actors | Col Needham | 12/29/95 < Actresses | Col Needham | 12/29/95 < Alternative Names | Michel Hafner | 12/29/95 < Alternative Titles | Michel Hafner | 12/29/95 < Alternative Versions | Giancarlo Cairella | 12/01/95 < Biographies | Mark Harding | 12/29/95 < Cast Completion | Col Needham | 12/29/95 < Certificates | Mark Harding | 12/29/95 < Cinematographers | Michel Hafner | 12/29/95 < Color Information | Mark Harding | 12/29/95 < Composers | Michel Hafner | 12/29/95 < Costume Designers | Harald Mayr | 12/29/95 < Countries | Mark Harding | 12/29/95 < Crazy Credits | Mark Harding | 12/22/95 < Directors | Col Needham | 12/29/95 < Editors | Harald Mayr | 12/29/95 < Genres | Colin Tinto | 12/22/95 < Goofs | Murray Chapman | 12/15/95 < ISO AKA Titles | Peter Simeon | 10/27/95 < Laser Discs | Peter Simeon | 12/29/95 < Literature | Joachim Polzer | 12/01/95 < Locations | Rob Hartill | 12/29/95 < Misc. Filmography | Col Needham | 12/29/95 < Movie Links | Col Needham | 12/29/95 < Movies | Michel Hafner | 12/29/95 < MPAA Ratings Reasons | Mark Harding | 10/06/95 < Plot Summaries | Colin Tinto | 12/22/95 < Producers | Andre Bernhardt | 12/22/95 < Production Companies | Rob Hartill | 12/29/95 < Production Designers | Harald Mayr | 12/29/95 < Quotes | Bob Glickstein | 12/15/95 < Ratings | Col Needham | 12/29/95 < Release Dates | Mark Harding | 12/29/95 < Running Times | Mark Harding | 12/29/95 < Sound Mix | Mark Harding | 12/29/95 < Soundtracks | Ron Higgins | 12/29/95 < Tag Lines | Rob Hartill | 12/29/95 < Technical Info | Joachim Polzer | 12/01/95 < Trivia | Murray Chapman | 12/15/95 < Writers | Jon Reeves | 12/15/95 < ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- < < ftp.cathouse.org in pub/cathouse/movies/database < < ftp.funet.fi in pub/culture/tv+film/database < < ftp.fu-berlin.de in pub/misc/movies/database < < SEARCHING THE DATABASE < ====================== < < The movie database frequently asked questions list contains more information < on the whole movie database project. For a copy send an e-mail message with < the subject "HELP FAQ" to . Here is a summary of the < ways to access the database: < < (1) e-mail interface < < For details send a message with the subject HELP to < < (2) WWW interface < < The Internet Movie Database is available over the WWW (World Wide Web). < There are numerous WWW clients (browsers) available for almost every < system. e.g. < < NetScape (X, Windows, Mac) ftp.mcom.com < Mosaic (X, Windows, Mac) ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu /Web < lynx (vt100 terminal) ftp.wustl.edu /packages/www/lynx < < Using a WWW client, open one of the following URLs. < < http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Movies/welcome.html (UK) < http://rte66.com/Movies/welcome.html (USA) < http://www.msstate.edu/Movies/welcome.html (USA) < http://www.leo.org/Movies/welcome.html (Germany) < http://ballet.cit.gu.edu.au/Movies/welcome.html (Australia) < < See the comp.infosystems.www.browsers.* newsgroup heirarchy for more info < on the WWW and discussion on availability of browsers for your system. < < (3) local installation (Unix/Amiga) < < The movie database package enables you to install the data locally and < provides a variety of search tools. It is available via anonymous FTP: < < ftp.cathouse.org in /pub/cathouse/movies/database/tools/moviedb-3.2d.tar.gz < < ftp.funet.fi in /pub/culture/tv+film/database/tools/moviedb-3.2d.tar.gz < < ftp.fu-berlin.de in /pub/misc/movies/database/tools/moviedb-3.2d.tar.gz < < see the README file in the same directories for more information. The < Amiga version is in the file imdb3_1_Amiga.lha < < (4) local installation (MS-DOS) < < The CineBASE program provides an MS-DOS interface to the database and is < also available via anonymous FTP: < < ftp.cathouse.org in /pub/cathouse/movies/database/tools/cb152.arj < < ftp.funet.fi in /pub/culture/tv+film/database/tools/msdos/cb152.arj < < ftp.fu-berlin.de in pub/misc/movies/database/tools/cb152.arj < < (note: preloaded database files for CineBASE are available from the < ftp.funet.fi site in the same directory as the program archive) < 889,891d888 < # Chronos (1993) < - Some explicit nudity was added in the US video release. < 1031a1029,1031 > # Cronos (1993) > - Some explicit nudity was added in the US video release. > 1040,1044d1039 < # Curse of the Demon (1957) < - Original British version, titled "Night of the Demon" is 12 minutes < longer than the US release, titled "Curse of the Demon"; the < appearance of the demon in the ending was added for the US version. < 1080,1084d1074 < # Desert Attack (1960) < - Original British version, "Ice Cold in Alex", runs 132 minutes. US < distributor shortened the film to 79 minutes and released it as "Desert < Attack". < 1357a1348,1351 > - The original, European, version ends with Jaques swimming off with the > dolphin, after having reached a depth where he can not survive. In the > American version, a happier ending was added, where the dolphin takes > Jacques to the surface. 1362c1356 < # Gremlins II: The New Batch (1990) --- > # Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 1421a1416,1420 > # Ice Cold in Alex (1960) > - Original British version, "Ice Cold in Alex", runs 132 minutes. US > distributor shortened the film to 79 minutes and released it as "Desert > Attack". > 1533a1533,1544 > # Kiss Me Kate (1953) > - Originally filmed in 3-D (which explains why characters are constantly > throwing things directly at the camera) -- rumor has it that there are still > a 3-D print or two floating around. > > # Koroshi (1966) (TV) > - This film was originally conceived as part of the fourth season of "Secret > Agent". However, this was the first episode of the season and Patrick > McGoohan quit shortly after filming it. Thus it was decided to package a > double-episode from a TV show as a full-length movie. Patrick McGoohan quit > "Secret Agent" to create "The Prisoner". > 1588a1600,1603 > # Matter of Life and Death, A (1946) > - The US release was cut to avoid showing the naked shepherd boy in > the sand dunes. > 1619a1635,1639 > # Night of the Demon (1957) > - Original British version, titled "Night of the Demon" is 12 minutes > longer than the US release, titled "Curse of the Demon"; the > appearance of the demon in the ending was added for the US version. > 1648a1669,1677 > # Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) > - For its original release the film was massively recut by the studio > without the director's approval. Subsequently the editor, Roger > Spottiswoode, restored it in a manner closer to Peckinpah's intentions. > The Peckinpah/Spottiswoode version introduces several scenes not in the > original release, most notably a framing narrative showing Garrett's death > twenty-five years later; it also removes the song "Knocking on Heaven's > Door" from the Dylan soundtrack at the death of Sheriff Baker. > 1734c1763 < # Regle du Jeu, La (1939) --- > # Regle du jeu, La (1939) 1805a1835,1838 > # Sign of the Cross, The (1932) > - Re-released in 1944, with some cuts (sex and sadism scenes) and preceded > by a nine minute prologue, set in present time with a WWII theme. > 2047a2081,2084 > # Wedding, A (1978) > - The credits in the german version have a completely different order > compared to the original release. > 2059,2174c2096,2212 < < ----- < NOTES < ----- < < SUBMITTING NEW DATA < ------------------- < < Submissions are made via The Internet Movie Database mailserver: < < Address: movie@ibmpcug.co.uk < Subject: ADD < VERSIONS < # Movie Name, The < - Spanish version substitutes different footage for the scene where < - 'Firstname Lastname' (qv) falls headfirst into a meat grinder. < < # Second Movie, A (1900) (TV) < - blah blah blah < - blah blah blah blah blah < END < < Full details on the "ADD" command are available by sending a mail message < with subject "HELP ADD FULL" to movie@ibmpcug.co.uk. < < Corrections can be made by using the keyword "CORRECT" instead of "VERSIONS". < < THANKS < ------ < Col Needham (cn@ibmpcug.co.uk) < E.W.C. de Vos (vos@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl) < David Cowen (esch@fische.com) < < Special thanks to < Murray Chapman (muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au) < for the use of his Movie Trivia List < introduction, data and notes. < < < < DISTRIBUTION POLICY < ------------------- < < This file is Copyright (c) 1995-1996 by Giancarlo Cairella. All rights < reserved. < < This file is part of the Internet Movie Database. The database is an < international volunteer effort whose principal objective is to provide useful < and up to date movie information *freely* available on-line, across as many < systems and platforms as possible. The Internet Movie Database Team can be < reached via e-mail at and are happy to discuss < the implications of and exceptions to this license. < < All data and software released by the Internet Movie Database Team is freely < available to anyone within certain limitations described below. You are < encouraged to quote subsets of the database in USENET articles, movie related < FAQs, magazine articles etc. We do ask, however, that if appropriate, you make < reference to the source of the data and provide a pointer to database for the < benefit of the reader. < < Permission is granted by the copyright holder to allow free distribution of < this file and any other part of the Internet Movie Database in an ELECTRONIC < FORM ONLY, providing the following conditions are met: < < (1) NO FEE OF ANY KIND (however indirect), can be charged for its < distribution. If this file is being stored for later distribution to < anyone that can be seen as a customer to yourself or your company / < organization YOU MUST contact the Internet Movie Database Team for < permission. < < (2) Each of the database files may be distributed individually but only in < an unaltered form. All the header and trailer information (including < this notice and the details on how to access the database) must remain < intact. < < (3) Specifically the files may NOT be used to construct any kind of on-line < database (except for individual personal use). Clearance for ALL such < on-line data resorces must be requested from the Internet Movie Database < Team. This is to enable us to maintain an up to date list of all such < sites. Clearance will be granted provided access to said database is < itself entirely free from ANY fees. < < (4) In addition, copies of the movie database frequently asked questions list < and additions guide must be made available in the same area / by the same < method as the other database files. < < (5) CD-ROM distribution is prohibited without written permission from the < Internet Movie Database Team (see below for an e-mail contact). < < Distribution by e-mail, BBS and internet systems is positively encouraged < within these limitations. < < The files and software which make up the movie database may be uploaded to < commercial BBS systems providing that the above conditions are met and no < *additional* fees are applied above the standard connect time or downloading < charges. < < This copyright notice has been designed to ensure that the voluntary time < and effort of the Internet Movie Database Team and database users, is not used < for financial gain by those who have contributed nothing or little to its < growth or success. The changing nature of the Internet towards more commercial < uses has forced us to produce this statement. Please do not be discouraged < from submitting additions to the database as a result of this policy. If you < need further explanation please contact the team at the address given below. < < If you are in doubt as to whether this copyright notice prevents you from < distributing the database to others, you should contact the Internet Movie < Database Team by e-mail at . < < -- < Giancarlo Cairella, L'Agora' Srl (Milano, Italy) - E-mail: vertigo@well.com < Web Home Page: < "Wenn ist das Nunstuck git und Slotermeyer? < Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!" < (Monty Python) < --- > > ----- > NOTES > ----- > > SUBMITTING NEW DATA > ------------------- > > Submissions are made via The Internet Movie Database mailserver: > > Address: movie@ibmpcug.co.uk > Subject: ADD > VERSIONS > # Movie Name, The (1945) > - Spanish version substitutes different footage for the scene where > 'Firstname Lastname' (qv) falls headfirst into a meat grinder. > > # Second Movie, A (1900) (TV) > - blah blah blah > - blah blah blah blah blah > END > > Full details on the "ADD" command are available by sending a mail message > with subject "HELP ADD FULL" to movie@ibmpcug.co.uk. > > Corrections can be made by using the keyword "CORRECT" instead of "VERSIONS". > > THANKS > ------ > > Col Needham (cn@ibmpcug.co.uk) > E.W.C. de Vos (vos@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl) > David Cowen (esch@fische.com) > > Special thanks to > Murray Chapman (muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au) > for the use of his Movie Trivia List > introduction, data and notes. > > > > DISTRIBUTION POLICY > ------------------- > > This file is Copyright (c) 1995-1996 by Giancarlo Cairella. All rights > reserved. > > This file is part of the Internet Movie Database. The database is an > international volunteer effort whose principal objective is to provide > useful and up to date movie information *freely* available on-line, across > as many systems and platforms as possible. The Internet Movie Database Team > can be reached via e-mail at and are happy to > discuss the implications of and exceptions to this license. All data and > software released by the Internet Movie Database Team is freely available to > anyone within certain limitations described below. You are encouraged to > quote subsets of the database in USENET articles, movie related FAQs, > magazine articles etc. We do ask, however, that if appropriate, you make > reference to the source of the data and provide a pointer to database for > the benefit of the reader. Permission is granted by the copyright holder to > allow free distribution of this file and any other part of the Internet > Movie Database in an ELECTRONIC FORM ONLY, providing the following > conditions are met: > > (1) NO FEE OF ANY KIND (however indirect), can be charged for its > distribution. If this file is being stored for later distribution to > anyone that can be seen as a customer to yourself or your company / > organization YOU MUST contact the Internet Movie Database Team for > permission. > > (2) Each of the database files may be distributed individually but only in > an unaltered form. All the header and trailer information (including > this notice and the details on how to access the database) must remain > intact. > > (3) Specifically the files may NOT be used to construct any kind of on-line > database (except for individual personal use). Clearance for ALL such > on-line data resorces must be requested from the Internet Movie Database > Team. 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