AntcuFaalb said:

Thanks, msycamore!

Weird question: Is it possible that the original GL cut (i.e., pre-WB-hackjob) was 90min rather than 86min?

Good question, my head is ready to explode from all of this. :) To add to the confusion, a lot of different runtimes have circulated in books and articles. IIRC, BFI had it listed as 96min.

Also don't forget this early promo ad:

;)

Also, rewatching that interview in Maker of Films, I get the impression what he actually is talking about there is more about the film he was trying to make and had in his head rather than an actual finished original version that got altered.