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A director's cut is an edited version of a film (or video game, television episode, music video, or commercial) that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit in contrast to the theatrical release.
A Director’s Cut is a version of a movie that matches the director's original vision. Since most directors aren't given "final cut" privileges, it is the studio that dictates the version that gets released. A Director's Cut is typically released after the film has had an initial theatrical run.
- The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (2001, 2002, 2003) Director: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys Davies.
- Kingdom Of Heaven (2005) Director: Ridley Scott. Starring: Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Michael Sheen, Edward Norton, Ghassan Massoud. Theatrical Cut: 144 minutes.
- Apocalypse Now (1979) Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Starring: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Sam Bottoms, Frederic Forrest, Laurence Fishburne.
- Superman II (1980) Director: Richard Donner. Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Ned Beatty. Theatrical Cut: 127 minutes.
The Director's Cut is the version edited by the Director, usually for additional home media releases. An Extended Cut is usually any version of the film which is longer than the theatrical cut (though in very rare cases, its shorter).
- Wikipedia's Film Editing page defines many of these cuts. I will try to summarize the questioned ones here. Editor's Cut: An editor's cut (sometime...
- The theatrical version of a movie is the one that was originally shown in theaters. Thus it is the cut of the movie that the studio thought would b...
- The Theatrical Cut is the version of the film that was shown at cinemas. The Director's Cut is the version edited by the Director, usually for addi...
Mar 22, 2021 · But what are the differences that the directors hoped to change? We look back at few of the biggest director’s cut movies to find out.
Mar 17, 2021 · Director's cuts aren't just curios, they're part of a long (and often, quite painful) history of studio interventions, lost material, and fighting for a vision. By Kate Erbland.