Page 1 of Region 1 vs Region 2 running times

A simple question for those in the know...

Given 2 DVDs, same film, one region 1, the other region 2, neither of which have been "apparantly" been cut, why should there be any difference in the running times between the two ?

The duration of region 1 moves always seems to be that little bit more than region 2`s - is it anything to do with the frames per second difference between PAL and NTSC - if so, how can I gauge what the gap should be to determine whether or not a Region 2 has been cut ???

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NTSC disc have a longer running time because they display at the correct frame rate of 24fps, PAL displays 25fps thus the film has a shorter running time, usueally two to three minutes shorter, you shouldn`t be able to notice the actual difference when watching the film.

If you want to know why PAL does this go to: www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/PALvsNTSC/PALvsNTSC.asp

Hope this helps...

That`s just the ticket cheers !!