I’d love to see this fan edit of Diamonds Are Forever, the description sounds very interesting.
Could someone please tell me where I can find it, thanks!
The IB tech looks much better than both the others.
You know all this of course, I just wonder if the scene did exist before and then somehow was lost?
It was perhaps stolen or destroyed or they just can't find it today?
The first edition of Frayling's book is from 1981 so he probably did research in the late 70s/very early 80s.
Would be cool if even the Socorro scene was included,but it's said to never have been included in the italian print at any time.
This scene is described in Christopher Frayling's book "Spaghetti Westerns, from Karl May to Sergio Leone", Frayling says the scene was shot but not included in the film.
He doesn't say the scene was lost or never completely filmed, you get the impression he saw the scene even at some point. He describes all the scenes that were left out from GBU, the grotto scene and so on.
Today they say the Socorro scene is lost forever, only some stills and some shots from the French trailer have survived.
Will those who contribute to the IB tech get a copy of the print?
If there is only Italian audio on this print are you planning to make a fandub?
There is also the scene where Tuco says "whoever double crosses me and leaves me alive knows nothing about Tuco" and then eats the cigar from Blondie. The picture then sort of flips in the movie prints to the next shot with Tuco having a noose around his neck.
This was included in the old vhs cassette from the 80s. Don't know if it was in any of the LDs? Anyway it should be in this IB Tech you've found and is a fun gimmick that adds to the scene.