I just bought the US DVD release of the 1971 Belmondo movie The Burglers (043396-464933).

I'm not quite sure how to profile this one. Here is the problem:

The DVD contains both the 114 minute dubbed US version, entitled The Burglars, and the 126 minute international version, in French with English subtitles, entitled Le Casse.

My initial thought was that we always document the longer version, so that's what I did, and mentioned the US version in the Extra Features field.

BUT... since the cover title is The Burglars, and this is the title of the shorter version, is that the version that should be profiled (and the longer version mentioned in Extra Features).

Also, should the audio and subtitle info reflect both versions, or only the main profiled version?

profile it with the US version and include the French as a bonus film.

Well, there is nothing on the cover to suggest that there is a main version and a bonus film. And there is the question of the rating:

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For DVDs with more than one rating shown (e.g. a DVD which includes an R and Unrated version), use the highest applicable rating

Since both ratings are listed on the back cover, this means that this profile should be listed as NR, the listing for the French version. I have watched the French cut of the movie, and it contains some scenes with partial nudity in a strip club that almost certainly would have earned it a R rating in the US, so I assume that these scenes are part of what has been edited out of the US cut. It would seem a little odd to profile the US cut, but with the French cuts NR rating.

I have to admit that I felt fairly sure that I was on the right track with the longer version, but I wanted confirmation. Now I am a bit confused.

Is it the fact that the longer cut has the original title in the credits that "disqualifies" it as the main feature? Or is it the fact that it's subtitled? Or a combination of both?

I can understand that some may feel that the US version would be the main film in a US DVD release, but I can't find anything in the rules that actually supports that.

(Trivia fact: The French credits lists Belmondo first, the US credits lists Sharif first)

Well, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on how to interpret the "title from the front cover" rule. Other than that, I agree with you, Yves!

Quoting GSyren:

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there is the question of the rating:

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For DVDs with more than one rating shown (e.g. a DVD which includes an R and Unrated version), use the highest applicable rating

Since both ratings are listed on the back cover, this means that this profile should be listed as NR, the listing for the French version. I have watched the French cut of the movie, and it contains some scenes with partial nudity in a strip club that almost certainly would have earned it a R rating in the US, so I assume that these scenes are part of what has been edited out of the US cut. It would seem a little odd to profile the US cut, but with the French cuts NR rating.

NR is no rating at all, and should not be confused with "unrated".  If one version is rated and the other is "NR" then you should use the rating.  If one version is rated and the other is "unrated" then you should use "unrated".
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Quoting scotthm:

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NR is no rating at all, and should not be confused with "unrated".  If one version is rated and the other is "NR" then you should use the rating.  If one version is rated and the other is "unrated" then you should use "unrated".

You're right, my bad. Still it would seem wrong to profile a version with nudity as PG just because there is another version that actually is PG. But I guess that's what the rules say...

Quoting TheMadMartian:

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If this were the Director's Cut that also included the theatrical cut, we would profile the Director's Cut.

Even if the theatrical cut was actually longer? I don't see any support for that in the rules.

And anyway "The Burglars" is just the US title of the film. It doesn't in itself indicate a specific version, IMHO, since the text at the bottom says "Includes both domestic and international version of the film".

The menu doesn't make any such distinction. It's two versions of the same film. The longer one just happens to have a French credit sequence.