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Commercial DVDs from UK and Europe won't work with US equipment for two reasons.
The first and main reason is that commercial DVDs have a region code embedded. This code is for the sole purpose of preventing a DVD from one region being marketed and then played in a different region. There are some ways round this but all involve activities that breach copyright rules or equipment warranties and none are 100% reliable. For commercial discs it is much easier to buy a US version at a (normally) lower price than the UK version.
Non commercial discs don't have the same coding so IF the US DVD player will handle UK format video and IF the US television will handle UK format video, then it will play. Although most European equipment will handle multiple video formats, the same is not the case in North America where there is less demand for replay of other video formats. The only sure way to know is to try it.
Note that composite video carries an encoded color signal. It is PAL in the UK and NTSC in the US. They are not compatible. If the US television shows a black and white or oddly colored image, it might be worth trying to connect the DVD player using component video rather than composite or S-video. Component is a three wire interface and avoids the encoded color signal that is present in composite and S-video signals.
If US television equipment doesn't work, try playing the disc on a computer. The way the data is handled is slightly different and it may provide a solution if all else fails.
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