Ray Faiola Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Lots of films have alternate titles, sometimes for reissue, sometimes for international reasons. Universal's THE IMPOSTOR was released to television as STRANGE CONFESSION; PASSPORT TO HEAVEN was filmed as CAPTAIN FROM KOPENICK and ultimately released theatrically as I WAS A CRIMINAL. Here is the main title sequence from the UK version of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Stairway to Heaven Build My Gallows High All That Money Can Buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Well Ray, I've heard that the sequel to THE HUSTLER they made '86 starring little Tommy Cruise and Paul Newman was retitled THE COLOUR OF MONEY for those limeys over there. (...but I really don't know if that's true or not, so don't quote me on this) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 My favorite alternate title is the one that was given to the English release of Harold Prince's "Something For Everyone" - it was called "Black Flowers For The Bride". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 You may enjoy looking up the Canadian title of No Orchids for Miss Blandish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 You may enjoy looking up the Canadian title of No Orchids for Miss Blandish. I can't find one other than Black Dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Bicycle Thieves (UK)...The Bicycle Thief (US) (...the UK title is actually the more correct translation of De Sica's masterwork "Ladri di biciclette", as the Italian word "ladri" is the plural of "thief" in English...singular of "ladri" in Italian is "ladro") 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Bay of Blood aka Twitch of the Death Nerve Les yeux sans visage aka Eyes Without a Face aka The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus The Mansion of Madness aka House of Madness aka Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Although we now call the film Ace In The Hole, it was actually released as The Big Carnival. I actually once saw Billy Wilder refer to it under that title in an interview. Today it's cited under the tabloidish title I Married A Communist, as it was previewed, but its actual release title was much blander: The Woman On Pier 13. My vote for the all-time greatest title change goes to the British WWII film Tomorrow We Live, which was changed in the US to At Dawn We Die. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Some films get an alternate title when they are re-released but the original title is what is known today. E.g. Too Late for Tears was re-released 6 years after the original release in 1949 as Killer Bait. I wonder how many people mistakenly went to the theater and saw the film in 1955 and said 'hey, I have already seen this!'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 The movie "Unidentified Flying Oddball" (1979) had 2 alternate titles, "A Spaceman in King Authur's Court" and "The Spaceman and King Authur". The movie "Pretty Woman" (1990) was changed from "$3,000" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Three films with four or more alternate titles; "Desire Me" (1947)--AKA "A Woman of My Own", "As You Desire Me", "Beloved Stranger", "Carl and Anna", "Great Temptation", "Sacred and Profane", "The Intruder". "The Tomb of Ligeia" (1965)--AKA "House At The End of The World", "Ligeia", "The Last Tomb of Ligeia", "Tomb of The Cat". "Tam Lin" (1971)--AKA "Games and Toys", "The Ballad of Tam Lin", "The Devil's Widow", "The Devil's Woman", "Tom Lynn", "Toys". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Originally released in Italy as 'Quiemada' (1969), Gillo (The Battle of Algiers) Pontecorvo's film was released almost a year later to North America as 'Burn!'. A modest hit, but an overall box office disappointment for Pontecorvo. After Brando won the Academy Award in early '73, it was decided to try again and the movie was re-released under the title 'The Mercenary'. That is the title currently showing at IMDb. But Brando enthusiasts still know it chiefly as 'Burn!'. That's the title on my library's DVD. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Although we now call the film Ace In The Hole, it was actually released as The Big Carnival. I actually once saw Billy Wilder refer to it under that title in an interview. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I WAKE UP SCREAMING had the working title of HOT SPOT, but Darryl Zanuck, thought that it, along with star Betty Grable, would seem like a musical, instead of the early noir that it was, so it was changed. Grable even sang a title tune, "Hot Spot", but it was deleted along with the title change; the footage survives as an extra on the dvd. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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