The first cut, which was supervised by
Michael Lindsay-Hogg and
The Beatles themselves, ran for 210 minutes. It was screened in a private screening room on 20th July, 1969. According to
Mark Lewisohn's "The Complete Beatles Chronicle", a second version was edited in the absence of
John Lennon and
Yoko Ono. This new cut (with a considerable amount of "John and Yoko" footage cut out) became the 81-minute release that made the cinemas.