The One Eyed Soldiers

The film was a multi-national co-production released in the U.S. in 1966. Under the law at that time (1964–1977 window), works were required to be published with a valid copyright notice to secure U.S. copyright protection. This film was distributed by United World Films (a subsidiary of Universal) and subsequently appeared frequently in public domain film catalogs, such as those from Alpha Video, Sinister Cinema, and Mill Creek Entertainment, which is a strong indicator that the film was published without the required notice or that the notice was legally defective. While the film might have been eligible for URAA restoration in 1996 if it were still under copyright in its source countries (Yugoslavia, UK, or Italy), it was a joint production involving a U.S. entity and was specifically prepared for U.S. release by a U.S. distributor. Because it was essentially 'published' in the U.S. via this distribution without a valid registration or notice on the prints, and because no U.S. copyright registration or renewal is found in the U.S. Copyright Office records or the Catalog of Copyright Entries for this title, it follows the pattern of many B-movie co-productions of the era that fell into the public domain immediately upon release.