Director's Recut
Shortly after its premiere, John Boorman went back to re-cut the film in response to poor audience reactions, although this version fared no better. Boorman shortened and changed the order of certain scenes; deleted lines of dialogue; changed some musical cues; and added an introduction with narration by Richard Burton including an alternative ending in which Burton's character dies. The plot, though, is not significantly different between the two versions of the film. The original, completely uncut 118-minute release is available on DVD, while the 110-minute re-edit still exists only on VHS and 16MM prints.
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