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title: "Pink Floyd - Live at Pompeii (Director's Cut)"
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# Pink Floyd - Live at Pompeii (Director's Cut)

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## Description

Conceived by the French director Adrian Maben as "an anti-Woodstock film," Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii was shot in October 1971 in a vacant, 2,000-year-old amphitheater--a venue chosen to accentuate the grandeur and spaciousness of the band's

Review: Great concert movie - I have bought this DVD a few times. To me it was their best concert
Review: Fantastic!!!! - This dvd comes with a widescreen directors cut and the original short 4:3 film. The film was originally released on video years ago as a long version and a short version. Until now, I'd never seen the short version so maybe it was only released in Europe. The short feature doesn't have any interviews with the band or shots of the band recording dark side of the moon. And the long version (not included here and probably the one you rented from your local video store years ago) was intercut with all the extra scenes. The included directors cut is similiar to the original long version but has been rebuilt from ground up. It contains all the original scenes, interviews plus lots of weird scenes of moons revolving around strange planets, space ships taking off, plus new footage of Pompeii, etc. Most people have never seen the original short or the directors cut. And like a lot of purists here I watched the original short verson first and of course my first observation was the lack of scenes like Nick Mason complaining about the crust on his apple pie. I didn't mind the lack of interviews and such, and frankly, the original short plays just great the way it is. It sticks to the Pompeii theme and I like that a lot. As a bonus the directors cut also includes some extra interviews which have never been previously released. There is one very funny scene of a very stoned Roger Waters giving the director a very hard time during an interview. It also contains new footage of Pompeii plus lots of scenes of space ships taking off, and moons revolving around strange alien planets. It's kinda weird and you may not like it much at first, but it certainly grows on you and it was all done very well. So my advice would be, if you're a purist, stick to the original short and then simply skip through the directors cut to see the interviews and studio scenes. And also, the sound quality is just fantastic and the video quality will just blow your socks off. It's just that good. It's amazing considering the original negatives have all been lost. And last but not least, the director Adrian Maben interview is also very interesting. All and all, the entire package is simply fantastic and for the price of about $16, you'd have to be crazy not to get one.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B0000DBJDM |
| Actors  | Pink Floyd |
| Best Sellers Rank | #7,392 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #11 in Performing Arts (Movies & TV) #20 in British Invasion Rock #35 in Music Videos & Concerts (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,033) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | 1315-09 |
| Language  | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1) |
| MPAA rating  | NR (Not Rated) |
| Media Format  | Anamorphic, Color, Director's Cut, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Product Dimensions  | 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 1.1 ounces |
| Release date  | October 21, 2003 |
| Run time  | 0 minute |
| Studio  | Hip-O |
| Subtitles:  | English, Georgian, Japanese |

## Product Details

- **Contributor:** Pink Floyd
- **Format:** Anamorphic, Color, Director's Cut, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC
- **Genre:** rock-music
- **Initial release date:** 2003-10-21
- **Language:** English

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great concert movie
*by T***. on October 20, 2025*

I have bought this DVD a few times. To me it was their best concert

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic!!!!
*by G***N on November 21, 2003*

This dvd comes with a widescreen directors cut and the original short 4:3 film. The film was originally released on video years ago as a long version and a short version. Until now, I'd never seen the short version so maybe it was only released in Europe. The short feature doesn't have any interviews with the band or shots of the band recording dark side of the moon. And the long version (not included here and probably the one you rented from your local video store years ago) was intercut with all the extra scenes. The included directors cut is similiar to the original long version but has been rebuilt from ground up. It contains all the original scenes, interviews plus lots of weird scenes of moons revolving around strange planets, space ships taking off, plus new footage of Pompeii, etc. Most people have never seen the original short or the directors cut. And like a lot of purists here I watched the original short verson first and of course my first observation was the lack of scenes like Nick Mason complaining about the crust on his apple pie. I didn't mind the lack of interviews and such, and frankly, the original short plays just great the way it is. It sticks to the Pompeii theme and I like that a lot. As a bonus the directors cut also includes some extra interviews which have never been previously released. There is one very funny scene of a very stoned Roger Waters giving the director a very hard time during an interview. It also contains new footage of Pompeii plus lots of scenes of space ships taking off, and moons revolving around strange alien planets. It's kinda weird and you may not like it much at first, but it certainly grows on you and it was all done very well. So my advice would be, if you're a purist, stick to the original short and then simply skip through the directors cut to see the interviews and studio scenes. And also, the sound quality is just fantastic and the video quality will just blow your socks off. It's just that good. It's amazing considering the original negatives have all been lost. And last but not least, the director Adrian Maben interview is also very interesting. All and all, the entire package is simply fantastic and for the price of about $16, you'd have to be crazy not to get one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Surprisingly good quality
*by C***T on March 3, 2020*

I own the VHS, but no longer own a VCR. I was searching for a Blu-ray version, but it doesn't exist. The director says during the interview on the DVD that all the original materials (negatives) are lost (!!!) which is a huge shame - probably should not expect a high quality Blu-ray version... The DVD upscaled on my 4K TV looked surprisingly good - much better than the HD stuff on Youtube. Content-wise, this is such a special film, such a special event, and such a special portrayal of the band at a key point in the history of their development. I would even go so far to say that this film captures a key point of development in the evolution of the human race, as we embrace technology as a huge component of the human experience, and do so in the shadow of ancient history & technology in the form of the forum at Pompeii... The director also says during his interview that the in-studio stuff with the 70's rear-projection technology is the least successful component of the film, and he's right, but he also says that pretty much all the usable recordings from "The Floyd" playing at Pompeii is already included. This means the film would be very short without these Paris recordings, and I don't mind how they're interspersed with the on-location footage. The slow-pan & zoom shots of the forum with the Floyd rocking out, together with (I think it's Waters' silhouette) banging on the gong along with the high-tech/low-tech Floyd theme of the 1970's is a gorgeous juxtaposition and surprisingly relevant to this moment (2020).

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