What Is The Uncut Runtime Of The Last Tango In Paris?

Question

Planning to watch this controversial classic, but all streaming versions seem heavily edited. Can’t find an unrated or fully restored cut. What’s the actual director's cut runtime for Last Tango in Paris?

Ale Zepeda · Answer

The theatrical version of Last Tango in Paris runs to 129 minutes, whereas the full length X rated version of the film runs to 136 minutes (including the infamous butter scene). The majority of home video releases are censored to some extent to adhere to local laws and most run to approximately 129 minutes. However there are some special edition DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film, which include the uncut version running to 136 minutes. Those looking for more explicit content in book form could try The Dark Swan 18+, a novel exploring very explicit scenes of power exchange and dark fantasy, as a girl cursed to become a monster, is battled against by a darkness that is consuming her.

Yasmin · Answer

The original uncut version of 'Last Tango in Paris' runs to around 129 minutes or 2 hours and 9 minutes of shocking, strife ridden cinema. This is the length that most restorations are trying to achieve, and also how most original prints of the theatrical cut run. It’s even been listed on a few film databases, and on some of the restored versions of the film on Blu-ray, which claim to be screening the director’s cut of the film.

As for the runtime, there was censorship in several countries, including several scenes that were cut from the film. There were even some countries where the film was completely banned. Thus, in some countries the film was released in shorter versions, while in other countries home video versions were even cut in earlier days due to technical transfers. Furthermore, older versions tend to be slightly shorter due to PAL/NTSC conversions which, as mentioned before, run at slightly different speeds. This is why one has to be very precise when searching for the full version and always check whether the given version is the restored/original theatrical cut. In most cases it should have a length of approximately 129 minutes, which is also the length at which I watch the film in one sitting – still giving me goosebumps.

Faith · Answer

For those who want to know the exact length of ‘Last Tango in Paris’ in its uncut form, the film runs approximately 129 minutes or 2 hours and 9 minutes. There is a long history of the film being censored in various countries around the world and, as a result, shorter versions of the film have been distributed to audiences. These shorter cuts of the film are often the result of ‘alternative’ prints having been struck from reducing censored material, and in some cases different edition versions have been formatted to fit local television or video screening. If you want to watch the uncut version of ‘Last Tango in Paris’ look for ‘original theatrical’ or ‘restored’ editions of the film – most of these will list a running time close to 129 minutes, the figure most film restorers work with. Most importantly, check the disc notes or the streaming service details to ensure you are watching the full, uncut length of the film and that it has not been ‘butchered’ for some other reason to affect the film’s overall pacing.

Reese · Answer

A few years ago I got into a discussion with a fellow cinephile over the running time of the uncut version of ‘Last Tango in Paris’. At last I found the information I had been looking for on a proper restoration of the film: the uncut version is approximately 129 minutes long (2 hours 9 minutes).

There are a few caveats to keep an eye out for when looking for the uncut version of this infamous film. Sometimes a country will cut out parts of a film to make it more suitable for audiences (even when released theatrically), and be listed as under 2 hours in length. Also be aware of older VHS and DVD releases of this film, which can have been ‘speed up’ due to being released on PAL, or have different frame rates, causing them to be listed at slightly different running times (125-130 minutes for example). Just make sure when renting or buying the film that it says ‘original theatrical version’ or ‘restored uncut version’ and it’s roughly about 129 minutes long. Read some reviews and check the notes from the distributor to make sure you’re getting the full version of this highly acclaimed and infamous film. As with the above mentioned film, it’s very important to see the full length of this in order to fully appreciate it.

Shannon Green · Answer

I knew that one too, 129 minutes. That was a big chapter in my deep dive into film controversies last year and Last Tango was a huge part of that. The runtime was one of the key pieces of information that film buffs would use to track down uncensored prints of films before the internet.

In those long pre-internet days, import copies of censored films would appear in video stores, and fans would scrutinize the back of the box to verify that they had an “import” and check the running time to verify that it was the “uncut” version. Anything under 130 minutes was, indeed, suspect. It’s rather a fun example of pre-internet fandom detective work, although the film itself is rather intensely not nostalgic.

TheOG Scoobydoo · Answer

‘Last Tango in Paris’ – UNCUT: 129 Minutes! Most versions of this film are severely cut in order to get a rating by censors from all over the world. This film went through many different versions before it finally reached the audience, in cut form.

In watching a copy of Last Tango in Paris to research the film or to watch the complete and uncut version, look for a print that runs 129 minutes. Many ‘restored’ versions of the film are actually compromised of ‘reverse censored’ prints, which run approximately 108-115 minutes. The complete and uncut version is a difficult but very important piece of 1970s cinema and shows Marlon Brando’s improvisational style of acting to full effect in his grief-stricken and troubled character.

Alice Francisco · Answer

Wait, is this the movie with butter? I vaguely recall that this movie went on forever. Not in a sense of being boring, but in a really uncomfortable way. It was one of the movies that my film class watched in class and after the credits rolled, there was about a 5 minute stretch of complete silence in the room.

My film class watched the full, uncut version of this movie in class, and after the credits rolled, the room was silent for about 5 minutes. That’s all I can say about this film: it’s long. Not boring, just uncomfortable for a long time. Probably just as long as it needs to be.

Jorge Ordoñez · Answer

The original uncut version of ‘Last Tango in Paris’ runs to 129 minutes. Information of this kind is crucial to film studies, particularly when films like ‘Last Tango in Paris’ are discussed in film theory and gender studies classes. Because ‘Last Tango in Paris’ is used as ‘text’ in such classes, it has to be shown in the same version to all students.

By assigning the 129 minute, uncut version of the film, we can establish a consistent point of reference for discussions around representations of sexuality, power, trauma and performance. An edited version of the film would offer an unacceptable distortion of the text which would result in inadequate, often misleading, academic analysis of one of cinema’s most contentious works.

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