Star Wars (partially found "lost cut" of space opera film; 1977)
The movie Star Wars is renowned, among many traits, for the groundbreaking editing that keeps the action quick and captivating throughout the entire film. There was a early version of the film, however, that had a much different pacing to it. This version, known as "The Lost Cut" was a early version of the film edited by a British editor named John Jympson. This version has never been shown to a public audience.
Background
In early 1977, after all the Star Wars footage had been recorded, George Lucas asked John Jympson to design a "rough cut" of the film so that he could have an idea of the final product. This version was in black-and-white, lacked special effects, and contained 30-40% different scenes then the final version of the film. After watching the film, George Lucas decided he didn't like the direction that the editor was taking and soon after fired him, to edit the film with his own crew. The film is stored on 13 reels in the LucasArts archive to this day.
Footage
On the Behind the Magic CD-ROM, some of the footage of the movie was found in bonus features. The cantina scene has been uploaded to YouTube. link title