You’re probably right. It’s just mind boggling that any version of a movie could be so erased from the public consciousness. And it wasn’t done by a bunch of uncaring studio bosses, or some repressive regime trying to stomp out a book or film they don’t like. The director did it in the library with a candlestick.
Of all the people I consider creative influences, George is the only one who’s disappointed me. Harryhausen, Henson, and Kubrick never let me down.