As I previously mentioned in another forum some time ago, THE SAND PEBBLES was 196 minutes long when I saw it at the Rivoli cinema in NYC. Fox later cut the 70mm roadshow prints in most countries to 179 minutes. I also managed to see the film where I worked in New Zealand ( before...
STAR was a very underrated film when it was first released. Business was not up to expectations and Fox shortened the film and released it under a new title THOSE WERE THE DAYS for general release. It is definitely demands a bluray release..I am still waiting for a bluray release...
It was a great movie when I saw in in 70mm and again on dvd in recent years. The remake was not so good,however. Why did they bother remaking a classic film?