The Director's Edition LD is 15 minutes longer.
But for those who haven't seen the LD, here's how it goes. At the end of the film, the director, George Cosmatos introduces and explains the deleted scenes, why they were cut, and what impact they would've had on the film. In a few cases (there are 5 scenes presented), he seems a bit annoyed that these scenes were cut, as if it wasn't his decision. The 2 trailers on the LD also show some deleted scenes that Mr. Cosmatos didn't even show. He mentions that his original cut was nearly 3 hours long. That would've been something to see.
From what I remember, this upcoming DVD is set-up like the Director's Edition LD with the deleted scenes as extras (the original DVD and the new DVD list the same running time of 130 minutes). I'd prefer seamless branching so we can have the best of both worlds, the original cut and the director's cut as an option. I say this because the new edition is anamorphic with
DTS and I'd like to have the option of watching either version with the added picture and audio enhancements.
But since this is my 2nd favorite western ever (behind the Duke of course), I have no complaints whatsoever
