So I won a dvd from a web contest and it's not in the db. The film is called Nazi Dawn on the cover (and the opening logo, more on that in a minute). But on the back cover, in the credit block where we get posessives from, it's called Deadwater.

A feature on the dvd is the "director's cut opening" which is slightly different than the main film, but has the title Deadwater and not Nazi Dawn. Then the making of says "making of Black Ops, aka Deadwater"

Here's the imdb link to the film.

I'm guessing front cover wins and this version should be under Nazi Dawn, but what about original title? I'm certain this was originally called Deadwater, no matter what the opening credit says.

FWIW, upc is 5060018491554, but web info is short as it's newish and uncared about.

For the online you go strictly by the rules... so that would mean Front Cover for title field (as you said).

For the original title per rules it depends if this is a US movie. As the rules say...

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For profiles which have an alternate title displayed on the cover, use the title from the film's credits. For titles released outside their country of origin, use the original release title.

So if you know it is a US movie it needs to come from the film's credits. If not you can research to see what the true original title is.

If I couldn't determine what the CoO is... I would stick with the movie credits.

If the locality of the DVD is same as CoO: original title from movie credits/beginning.
If CoO differs from locality: Good luck on the search for the original title. 

For contribution purposes:
Title: Nazi Dawn
Original Title: none

Locally, I'd enter it:
Title: Nazi Dawn
Original Title: Deadwater

Quoting VirusPil:

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One other profile for this movie in database.
Title: Black Ops
Original Title: Deadwater

Locality US, so perhaps asking the owners of this disc could bring us a solution. (687797123794)

Edit: If the credit at movie beginning and in the end credit is also different, some clarification which one should be taken would be good. (Or am I the only one for whom it isn't clear?)

Quoting the Rules:

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Use the title from the front cover

  (Nazi Dawn)

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Quoting the Rules:

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For profiles which have an alternate title displayed on the cover, use the title from the film's credits.

(Nazi Dawn)

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Quoting the Rules:

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In cases where the title is the original title, leave the Original Title field blank.

Per the information provided in the OP, the DVD cover title is the same as the opening credits title, therefore, the Original Title field should be blank.

The only time we can use the "credit block" is to see if possessives are part of the title.

Quoting hal9g:

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Per the information provided in the OP, the DVD cover title is the same as the opening credits title, therefore, the Original Title field should be blank.

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For profiles which have an alternate title displayed on the cover, use the title from the film's credits. For titles released outside their country of origin, use the original release title.

Quoting Grendell:

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Cannot believe how insane this place has become. I think sometimes I can believe it, but then it always gets crazier.

Was this really necessary?