Run time ?


IMDb lists the running time as 154 minutes. The Region 1 DVD has a running time of 119 minutes.

Now, given that PAL speed up is 4%, an Asian DVD of a 119 minute movie would be expected to come in at 114 minutes. That happens to be 1 hour 54 minutes, which is often written as 1:54.

So here is the question. Did somebody make a mistake entering the run time into the IMDb and accidentally copy 1:54 as 154? Or does the Region 1 DVD have a version of the movie that is 35 minutes shorter than the original?

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The original film (Queens of Langkasuka) ran at 133 Minutes, (per Variety, Wikipedia, and AsianMediaWiki), but met with much criticism for its excessive length. I own a Thai DVD (called Pirate Fighter/Queen of Langkasuka), which runs 114 minutes, so you may be right about the time listed at IMDB. Apparently, the movie's producers,Sahamongkol Film International, were able to get a shorter cut for the Thai market. The US release is marked as "uncut" from the Thai DVD release, which means it's the same version as the one I own.

I don't know if a longer version, closer to the original length of 133 minutes, exists on DVD. I was not able to find one doing a cursory search.

In any case, shortening this film does not appear to have helped it become more coherent or entertaining.

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