Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
posted June 18, 2005 12:03 AM
I just found in Ebay that Star Wars IV three parter iss available too. URL: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1476&item=640483639 7&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW What I knew before was two parter from Ken Films or Marketing Film (which is actually only total 600"). The tree parter that people always mentioned was the combination between the 2 Marketings + Ken's.
But this italian made was trully three parter with their own title "Guerre Stellari". I believe this is not the pirate copy like what Italian always did, since it came in the jewel case and professional packing.
Can anybody here tell me the print and sound quality, as well as the storyline with this tree parter?
Any possibility that the Italian company also released the Empire Strikes Back on three parter too?
posted June 20, 2005 06:23 AM
No é una edizioni di 3 x 120 m metri ...
"Montato su tre bobine da 360 metri" means that the film is mounted on three 360 m reels (three 1200 feet reels) or in german: "montiert auf drei 360 m Spulen".
the seller writes also about that the print (stampa) has brown (marron) colors. Seems that this is a uncut pirate print.
Have anybody here seen it and what is the quality?
Based in the seller's other items seem that he knows about super 8mm, so the description should be made by at least some knowledge, not by the newbies who is trying to grab other people's money.
posted June 25, 2005 06:51 PM
Yeah, that's the same exact link I posted here today (or was it yesterday), too. In fact, now I can't find my post so I suspect either Kevin or Doug deleted it since the link is here now.
But I, too, was surprised to find a 3x400' of Star Wars VI ... and as far as I can tell it seems genuine. Definitely let's see what Andreas has to say to this one.
-------------------- Call me Phoenix. *dusts off the ashes*
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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted June 25, 2005 07:44 PM
Okay......I had checked it out earlier (according to the counter I was the third person to look at it on eBay). I let it go for a while, but I was intrigued enough to buy it and check it out before a non-forum member picked it up and then we'd never find out! I apologize if I beat anyone here to the punch. When it arrives, I'll write all about it.
Doug
-------------------- I think there's room for just one more film.....
Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
posted June 26, 2005 01:03 AM
Thanks Douglas for your voluntarary action. Please when you send the report don't forget to attach the picture, so we can understand what does he mean with "Good is good". But, accrding to his other items description, he fully understands what does "faded" mean.
It was very nice if we had these Star Wars trilogy on three parters. It will save money for someone like me, when the reels will cover almost the whole story.
I am more interested to collect 8mm on three parter rather than the full feature because of that reason. So....luckly people in German because it is relatively easy to get three parter, especially those from Marketing and UFA which come with very nice packing. Unfortunatelly, I don't speak Germany.
"Empire strikes back" was never released as a three parter in Germany. Only 2 x 400 and one original german thearical trailer. All these prints were made in USA. Because of the high number of prints, the U.S. Lab made german titles. The german UFA-Artwork was also used outside germany. Instead of the UFA-Logo is "Color Sound" printed in.
I think the seller don´t know what he(?) sells. Perhaps the seller is desperate ähhhh I mean notionless housewife.