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• SPOILER: The French-language version, in addition to having been dubbed, have some material reshot. These scenes include the telephone between the two magistrates, and the ending of the film. Peter Lorre reshot his performance in the trial, speaking his lines in French. The shots of him are lit and photographed much differently than Lang's original footage. A shot of police arriving has been inserted, from an earlier part of the film, whereas in the original German version shows no police force at all. The court scene has been eliminated, and replaces with a 'happy' ending where a smiling husband and father watch their children play in the street once again.
  
  
• Re-released in 1997 in the US on video; this version features the original ending, and new, computerized subtitles - beware of older versions with poorly translated, illegible subtitles.
  
  
• A new, fully restored version was premiered at the Cambridge Film Festival in July 2003. This version features a restored soundtracks, with Lang's originally intended long periods of silence, and the properly restored frame size. The film was previously altered with ambient noise on the soundtrack, and the frame drastically cropped around all four edges.
  
  
• The film shown at the premiere (11 May 1931, 110 minutes) had an alternate ending: it shows the full trial of the murderer. This ending was later replaced by a woman sobbing "Man muß eben noch besser auf die Kinder achtgeben. IHR..." (You must look out for your children even harder. YOU...)
  
  

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