 The original Italian theatrical cut of "The Leopard" ("Il Gattopardo")  reportedly ran 205 minutes. General consensus that the running time was  excessive led Visconti to edit the film shortly after its premiere. The  version that won the Palme dOr at Cannes reportedly ran 195 minutes (based  on an Italian newspaper account of the day). Viscontis preferred cut ran 187  minutes. It is this version that is now available on DVD from the Criterion  Collection. An English