Differing run-times?


So I'm seeing run-times of 417 min, 447 min, and 466 min. What cuts of film are all of these? The one I own is the 3-disc version that came out last year and is 447 minutes according to Amazon.

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I don't know what has been included in the re-release but when originally broadcast, the miniseries ran 2 hours/night for 5 nights. Immediately after it ended, I purchased the VHS, which was in the form of three VHS tapes for a total of 426 minutes, which would be equivalent of 10 hours minus commercials. When NBC broadcast it again the following year, they cut it down to either 6 or 8 hours (can't remember which as it was so long ago.) I heard that it was the edited version when released in DVD format.

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Other people already answered with man details about the different run-times.

It's 417 minutes as one long movie without the repeating intro and outro. And as far as I know 466 minutes are the 5 movies with the intros and outros, plus the "making of" movie that's on the DVD sets as an extra.

The told story itself was never cut short.

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