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Individual fictional work (often called "Made for TV movie") presented on television, usually running from 90 minutes to three hours in length (which may include commercials), and is not part of a regular series or mini-series. Note: Do not use for a Television special, which is usually less than 90 minutes in length. A Television feature may be originally shown on television in some countries while originally released theatrically in other countries (such as THE FOUR FEATHERS [1977] or CASANOVA [1987]). In such cases, classify the work according to how the copy in hand was released. Also, work originally shown on television is occasionally subsequently released theatrically in the same country (such as a number of episodes of Walt Disney's 1957-59 television series ZORRO repackaged as two 1960 features, THE SIGN OF ZORRO and ZORRO THE AVENGER); classify depending on whether the item in hand is from the original televsion program, or the feature version.

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