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• When Warner Bros. bought the rights to this film from Elizabeth Taylor (to whom United Artists lost control of the film in the 1970s) for its later re-releases, some prints were heavily edited. An uncut print of the 35mm version has been shown on cable TV.
  
  
• The Todd-AO (30 fps) version and the Todd-AO (24 fps) version are as close to being identical as possible, considering that each scene was shot twice, using both methods. Note that the sound mixes of the 70 mm version and the 35 mm version are as close to being identical as possible, unlike Oklahoma! (1955) where the sound mix is completely different for each version.
  
  
• The DVD version of the film adds nearly 12 minutes of previously deleted material. Most prominently, a 4-minute scene with Cantinflas out-riding a group of Sioux on horseback after falling off the train. In previous versions, the scene ended after his falling off. Also, the full intermission, entr'acte, and exit music segments are re-instated.
  
  
• Some older TV prints of "Around The World in 80 Days" eliminate the prologue. The film was also often subject to indiscriminate cutting in the past for commercial TV broadcasts due to its length. Now that the full-length widescreen "roadshow" version has been restored for DVD, this version will hopefully be made available for future TV broadcasts.
  
  

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