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Post #488408

Author
rogueOne
Parent topic
THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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Date created
4-Apr-2011, 8:25 AM

msycamore said:

MeBeJedi said: 

I went back a few pages, but didn't find answers to the questions I had:

 

1) Are you using the Italian transfer for the entire film, including scenes with Italian writing onscreen?

2) Will there only be an Italian soundtrack with English subtitles?

As the Italian version is an entirely unique cut of the film with different editing and brief additional footage not included in either the US -"original cut" nor the 2004 "Director's Cut", the answer is yes on both of your questions, just Italian audio with english subs, the source is a a crude pan & scan transfer with a lot of compression artifacts and other nasties but it will be nice to have this nowadays rare Italian cut preserved in some way, especially for Italians but also for the rest of us who are interested in spotting the various differences and often hilarious liberties they took with the story when dubbing it.

Oh...  Then is there a recommended English preservation/restoration out there?