What could this mean -- what fade-ins does the American DVD have that are an advantage over the slightly longer German DVD? Anything to do with http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Universal+Pictures?But the American version has (together with the "complete" cover, the German one has no Swastika) an advantage over the German one, namely fade-ins. The German DVD only offers subtitles. Whether this difference really makes a difference is left undecided here.
Also,
Boy! That should be a good Collector's Item whenever it's released on a movie disc!The film's final cut was originally 3 hours and 10 minutes long.