What are films called in other countries?

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Anyone know a website where I can find what film titles are called in other countries? You know, like Jaws was called "Large Teeth" (as a literal translation) in Japanese. I know Back to the Future was entitled "Retour a l'avenir" (Return to the Future).
 
Ha, thanks for that! Some of the titles are very funny when translated. The Brit-flick Clockwise is called "The Mishaps of the Headmaster" in French. Scrooged, that xmas classic, is called "Festival Phantoms" in French. And the film Scream is called "Frissons" in French - which is translated as "Shivers"

EDIT: Ha, and Murder, She Wrote is translated to "Murder is her Hobby" in German!
 
I think it was the Japanese name for Dr No, the James Bond film which makes me laugh. I'm sure it was 'Doctor? We Don't Want a Doctor' or something. I think I'll check that actually...
 
In the golden age of Hollywood US films used to be regularly retitled for the UK, for example 'Young Man with a Horn' was thought to suggest something to UK cinemagoers that it didn't in the USA, and 'Hallelujah I'm a Bum!' was switched to 'Hallelujah I'm a Tramp' etc. etc.
 
I still remember a few years back in Barcelona seeing an advert for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' and thinking the Spanish title was so much better. It was 'La Liga Delos Hombres Extraordinarios'(sic)
 
Not a film, but I remember catching a bit of Baywatch on Spanish TV years ago, and it was called "Los Vigilantes de la Playa" :D
 
pellicola (Italy)
pellicule (France)
pelicula (Spain and Portugal)
film (NetherlanRAB, Germany)

I could do Chinese, Russian, Greek, Japanese and Korean too, but I can't do the characters on my screen.

Right, now I shall go and hide. :)
 
The other day "Down with Love" with Zellwegger was shown on BBC2.

The very next day I go to La Fnac and come across a DVD copy of this film only it was called "Bye Bye Love".
 
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