Alternate cut
A version of a film whose order, running time or scenes differ from another circulating edition.
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Glossary
Concepts and practices in the material history of film: dubbing, censorship, editing and adaptation.
Censorship
Interventions by authorities or production self-censorship affecting images and dialogue. It should be distinguished from commercial changes.
Dubbing
Replacement of the original vocal track. It was standard in Italian cinema of the period; in foreign markets, dubbing could become rewriting.
Literary adaptation
The transfer of a literary text to cinema, with the choices about fidelity, cuts and inventions that this entails.