russs15 wrote: Before you get to specifics, I think a list of different languages from VHS, TV, LD, DVD, GOUT, HDTV, Blu Ray - OT and SE would be a good start.
Yeah this was more of an impulse topic as I had a specific instance. Had a similar thought along the way which was in draft a year or so ago so here it is:
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What are the different Language Versions of these movies? Audio and Visuals, Hearing and Visual Impaired (Audio Description) versions as well.
Generally : English (Anglais), Latin America, Deutsch (German), Spanish, Portuguese, Français (French), Italiano (Italian), Polish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norwegian, Estonia, Greece, Russian, Japanese, Thai, Cantonese, Mandarin, India, Turkey, Romania, Arabic, ???? (some of these may just be title translations)
As SW didn't enter the Russian market until the late 80s, was there ever a version done or was it created later? Same idea for Cantonese and Mandarin, as China's copyright policies often limit films going over, are the versions created for a TV broadcast?
Can eventually discuss the variations or split out each language into their own thread. For example - German:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Preserving-German-Original-Trilogy/topic/5765/
Articles on dubbing or subtitling:
An International Phantom Menace - Dubbing Episode I
http://www.starwars.com/episode-i/bts/production/news19990818.html
Tentative International Trailer and Release Dates (of TPM)
http://www.starwars.com/themovies/episode-i/theaterlist_intl.html
Clones, Klónok and Klonkrieger
http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/release/promo/news20011102.html (offline)
http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/release/promo/news20011102.html" target="_blank" title="web.archive.org/web/20080116080253/http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/release/promo/news20011102.html">http://web.archive.org/web/20080116080253/http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/release/promo/news20011102.html
Audio Description:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-films-with-audio-description-Can-anyone-help-out/topic/4933/