skyjedi2005 said:
these are pictures and not film.
The kino restoration is the longest known cut to still exist.
.......until now. Those pictures have not been seen since 1926 because the footage was lost. Those stills come directly from the lost footage.
Studio Toledo said:
Having though back on the Moroder fan-edit someone wanted to do with using Kino's visuals to sync the soundtrack to, I sorta wonder how much more interesting it could be to try syncing it up to the lost footage too? That would be bitchin' if attempted!
I prefer the Moroder soundtrack over all others, too. It's the first version of the movie I ever saw (my Mom took me into NYC to see it in 1984). So, I'd like to see the Moroder soundtrack applied to this new restored version as well.
I can't believe we're talking about this! I never thought this would happen. :-)
reave, thanks for the info about the blu-ray/DVD release. I'm so thrilled the scenes will be included.
Evidently, about 23 minutes of footage has been discovered. There is still one scene missing (a monk in the cathedral), but maybe that scene can be filled in with stills or something.
Anyhow, here's a link to some more photos of the newly discovered footage: