- The original Italian cut of the film is approximately 110 minutes (approximately 105 minutes PAL) and was distributed in several European countries theatrically and on video formats. However, upon its US and UK release (and possibly Japanese release), the film was cut down to approximately 90 minutes. While most of these cuts involved trimming down dialogue, some entire scenes were cut, such as Corbett in the Sherrif's office after killing the three criminals in the opening, Cuchillo and Corbett's visit to a Church, and Cuchillo in bed with his wife Rosita. While most of this footage is thought not to have been dubbed in English, a few scenes, such as the church scenes and Cuchillo/Rosita scene were dubbed in English for some markets outside of the US and UK. As of now, only the 90 minute cut has had any official distribution in the US, while a fan made DVD known as the "Franco Cleef Edition" has made the rounds in the US featuring the Italian cut with English language and subtitled Italian for the scenes in which English audio could not be obtained.
- As of August 2022 the longest cut of the movie available is the American Blu Ray Grindhouse Releasing. 110:18 minutes
- The American Grindhouse Releasing Blu-ray not only features the 110 minute Italian cut, but also an exclusive 95 minute "extended US cut". Basically, this version takes the 90 minute American theatrical cut and adds three scenes, previously only in the Italian version, with rare English dubbing. The scenes in question are when Cuchillo finds a group of monks and proceeds to eat wafers that they baked, Corbett finding said monks shortly after (including meeting a former gunslinger monk), and when Cuchillo reunites with his wife in a quieter moment in bed. In short, this is the longest version of the English dub available.
- The version shown on Movieplex, while using the same HD source as the Grindhouse blu-ray, is actually the 90 minute American theatrical cut. Thus, it's missing the reinstated monastery scenes as well as the scene with Cuchillo and his wife Rosita. This being said, as of this writing, this is the only HD version of the American theatrical cut.
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