deep quad.jpg THE DEEP (1977)
EXTENDED ABC TELEVISION VERSION (3 HOURS)
Finally got this film in all it's glory, and a mighty fine version it is.
Fifty three minutes of extra footage and extended scenes.
Only shown once in the U.S in this extended version in 1980, the film was 4:3 ratio with some minor editing to a few scenes to make it suitable for TV viewing at that time.
Some of the scenes in this cut appeared as extras on the U.S Blu ray and why this version has never had an official home video release I'll never know. Often mentioned but hardly ever seen as the only way this cut is seen now is from video tape recorded at the time and thus the extended cut has gained almost mythical status.
Excellent.
