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From: Highland Mills, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted January 31, 2014 03:58 PM
Is there available a complete list of the cutdowns (1,2 & 3-part) that DERANN issued? I don't want buy a 1-part digest if other parts exist.
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From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012
posted January 31, 2014 04:21 PM
The Great Escape & The Magnificent Seven were 2x400ft scope and flat. Good prints too. The Avengers were both 3x400ft and 1x400ft also good prints. I would say the vast majority of the 400ft were only available in that format. Remembering that most were 4x400ft abridged.
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From: Highland Mills, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted February 01, 2014 10:29 AM
Thanks, Maurice. To be more specific I'm interested in the classic Warner Bros./UA titles (like the ones you've listed). Many of them were available as single 400' cutdowns, but some were also released as 2 and 3 parters.
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From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012
posted February 01, 2014 02:26 PM
One of the U/A 'The Adventures Of Robin Hood' apart from a full length release, was available as 3 self contained 400ft extracts edited I believe by Keith Wilton.
These edited into a 3 x 400ft version. Keith did a good job on these making the re-editing fairly simple.
A further 400ft was released, I don't think this made any attempt to tell a story, it was just to add more scenes.
If you can get all four it makes a good film. I have this in my collection.
Another 'Carrie' was done in the same way 2 x 400ft.
I wish I had bought more of the U/A films. I have bought a couple over the last year and enjoyed watching them.
I think my taste in films is moving back in time. The new releases don't appeal to me, other than the odd one. The first four that Maurice mentioned I have enjoyed viewing.
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posted February 01, 2014 03:48 PM
I have CARRIE (I bought it on an 800' spool already edited in order) last year and the print has held up really good...nice color and nice editing. I also have Q and PHANTASM but they are just 400'ers.