[quote=“Stanton, post:379, topic:322”]From a German book 2009:
“It is controversial, if this is the from Leone intended version”
Which means that there was probably some discussion in Italy if it is true what the DVD claims. And if so I would really like to read this discussions.[/quote]
For example Alberto Pezzotta - contributor of Nocturno, expert of Hong Kong cinema and since 2008 member of the Selection Committee for Venice Film Festival - in his article on Leone’s Westerns philology “I minuti contati” (CIAK, December 2007) writes:
“With C’era una volta il West we go from bad to worse. The new MHE Dvd runs 160 minutes, equivalent to the “Scorsese” version presented to last Rome Film Festival. (…) Result: a bit accelerated Leone. Why? To adapt the Italian version to the audio restoration done by the Americans on their copy. A painstaking, unnecessary and harmful job. Guard your old CVC Dvd with care.”