Clinton said:

How do you know if the 35 mm film is in good condition? Is it an inter-positive?

Could there be other surprises on the film - Socorro scene?

I would be happy to make a donation. What is the current status of funding and the acquisition etc?

Best,

Peter

We've had our resident expert, poita, visually inspect pics of various cells from all 9 reels. The film is in good condition overall; there are scratches at the beginning and end of the reels (to be expected) but the colours are vivid.

I'll let poita comment further. The fact that the "skeleton scene" is included makes me wonder what exactly we are getting.

Usually the soundtrack CD hints at cut scenes (e.g. "Il Forte" track that was deleted from the US cut; 2nd half of "Il Ponte Di Corde" that was likely intended for the grotto scene). Is "Il Deserto" longer than the desert scene as found on any home release? I haven't had a chance to compare the track to the film yet.