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At least a generation of viewers has experienced Back To The Future in localized form in Germany. There, the movie was called ZURÜCK IN DIE ZUKUNFT and had the following logo.
![[Image: UAmQqy3.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/UAmQqy3.jpg)
Since the DVDs (and then the BluRays) came out, the localized logos basically disappeared. TV stations switched to newer HD sources, thus retaining the English-language logo (or even constructing some custom design abominations). So far, German localization was retained on old Universal VHS & LD copies and TV recordings.
Therefore the idea for this project, using the newest 4K restorations from 2020.
Following work was done:
- Upscaling of the German titles from SD to HD (including "To Be Concluded" and "The End")
- Synchronization of German 2.0 LD audio with the HD picture (English 2.0 LD audio is also included)
- Upscaling & reinstatement of "To Be Continued" title at the end of Part I (it was in English on the German home video version, so it remains this way)
- Creation of location intertitles in English and German (ASS) for the beginning of Parts II+III
- Full English & German subtitles; some fixing up was done on the latter.
Sources:
Localized Video:
- ZURÜCK IN DIE ZUKUNFT: PAL Laserdisc (PHILIPS 14.03.003)
- ZURÜCK IN DIE ZUKUNFT TEIL II: PAL Laserdisc (PHILIPS 14.03.008)
- ZURÜCK IN DIE ZUKUNFT TEIL III: PAL Laserdisc (PHILIPS 14.03.009)
- ZURÜCK IN DIE ZUKUNFT TEIL II: PAL VHS (CIC VIDEO)
Rips provided by Pinheadraiser.
German LD Audio (PCM):
- ZURÜCK IN DIE ZUKUNFT: PAL Laserdisc (PHILIPS 14.03.003)
- ZURÜCK IN DIE ZUKUNFT TEIL II: PAL Laserdisc (PHILIPS 14.03.008)
- ZURÜCK IN DIE ZUKUNFT TEIL III: PAL Laserdisc (PHILIPS 14.03.009)
Provided by Pinheadraiser.
English LD Audio (PCM):
- courtesy of PDB.
English DTS-HDMA 5.1 audio (optional file):
- BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY: UHD-4K & BLU-RAY (Universal, 2020)
German DTS-HDMA 5.1 audio (optional):
- Fan mixes by NIMA4K
Subtitles:
- BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY: UHD-4K & BLU-RAY (Universal, 2020)
The entire body of work can be read up in the OT.com thread.
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00:28:12.941 : en:Chapter 06
00:31:31.347 : en:Chapter 07
00:38:41.360 : en:Chapter 08
00:41:22.980 : en:Chapter 09
00:47:54.037 : en:Chapter 10
00:55:53.808 : en:Chapter 11
00:58:50.527 : en:Chapter 12
01:05:17.455 : en:Chapter 13
01:16:40.971 : en:Chapter 14
01:20:15.310 : en:Chapter 15
01:27:23.988 : en:Chapter 16
01:31:12.717 : en:Chapter 17
01:41:41.220 : en:Chapter 18
01:46:42.104 : en:Chapter 19
01:51:25.178 : en:Chapter 20Back To The Future Part II
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00:21:15.190 : en:Chapter 06
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00:34:14.093 : en:Chapter 08
00:38:31.142 : en:Chapter 09
00:46:11.727 : en:Chapter 10
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01:34:41.967 : en:Chapter 17
01:37:44.692 : en:Chapter 18
01:40:35.904 : en:Chapter 19
01:43:24.156 : en:Chapter 20Back To The Future Part III
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01:46:07.903 : en:Chapter 18
01:48:08.607 : en:Chapter 19
01:51:53.498 : en:Chapter 20
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