The description of a version or edition includes the statement of responsibility of the original work in the language and script of the version or edition, a version or edition statement, a statement of responsibility relating to the version or edition, the country of production of the original work, and distribution information relating to the version or edition.  The distribution information for the original work is not included in the distribution area, but should be included in a note.  See 4H and 7B11.

An illustration of a description for an original work:

Uniform title main entry heading:

130 0# $a Shichinin no samurai (Motion picture)

Title and statement of responsibility:

245 10 $a Shichinin no samurai / $c Th Kabushiki Kaisha.

Country of production:

257 ## $a Japan.

Distribution, release, broadcast:

260 ## $a Japan : $b Th Kabushiki Kaisha, $c 1954.

Physical description:

300 ## $a 19 film reels of 19 (200 min., 17,999 ft.) : $b sd., b&w ; $c 35 mm. $3 viewing print.

Notes:

500 ## $a Copyright: unknown.

An illustration of a description for a version or edition:

Title of version or edition and statement of responsibility of original work in the language and script of the version or edition:

245 00 $a Seven samurai / $c Toho Company.

Version or edition statement and statement of responsibility of version or edition:

250 ## $a [Version with added material] / $b produced by Isaac Mizrahi ; new English translation created by Rich Thomas and edited by Sanai Lovrich.

Country of production of original work:

257 ## $a Japan.

Distribution, release, broadcast of version or edition:

260 ## $a United States : $b Voyager Co., $c c1988.

Physical description of version or edition:

300 ## $a 4 videodiscs of 4 (optical) (ca. 203 min.) : $b sd., b&w ; $c 12 in. $3 viewing copy.

Notes:

500 ## $a Copyright notice on videodisc jacket: The Criterion Collection ; 1988.

500 ## $a Originally released under the title Shichinin no samurai in Japan in 1954.

Uniform title added entry:

730 0# $a Shichinin no samurai (Motion picture)

See also:

2.  Version, Edition Area - Introduction