For what it's worth, for anyone interested, Turner Classic Movies is broadcasting what appears to be the 1971 Version on next Monday - September 1st. On their site under the TCMdb listing they have the run time at 86 minutes as opposed to Mr. Lucas' super duper version at 88 minutes. I am looking forward to it since I have not seen the original in years. And perusing this thread makes me want to check out the Italian version too. For all of George's later tinkering with his films, he was a genius in many ways back in the '70s.