Item: Cinema Paradiso
Language: en-US
Type of Problem: Incorrect_content
Extra Details: The runtime is not 124 min. As far as I know the runtime is 155min for the cinema cut and 173 for the directors cut. I have no permisson to edit the runtime on this page for some reason.
Also on: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11216-nuovo-cinema-paradiso?language=de the german version of the site is the correct runtime stated.
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Reply by superboy97
on August 5, 2022 at 1:12 AM
From the IMDB page:
"Originally presented at the EuropaCinema Festival in a 173-minute edition. It was there released in Italy at 155 minutes; after a very poor box office performance, the film was pulled out of circulation and shortened to 124 minutes. After it won the Special Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes festival and the Best Foreign Film Oscar, it was re-released in Italy on video first in its initial 155 minutes cut and then in the original 173-minutes director's cut. "
"The longer versions of the movie, which are not available in English, include the alternate ending wherein Salvatore and Elena meet in a shop upon his return to Rome. A snippet of this scene is in the US version credits, where an old Elena is seen turning around and looking at Salvatore."
So, the version released in English speaking country is the shortened 124 minutes version. this is confirmed by the BBFC.