Ridley Scott’s Napoleon: The Director’s Cut has already been released. It premiered on Apple TV+ on August 29, 2024, and Apple’s US listing gives the film a runtime of 3 hours 24 minutes.
When did the director’s cut come out?
Apple announced the release on August 29, 2024, saying the director’s cut premiered on Apple TV+. The version available is not a forthcoming, roughly four-hour edition: Apple’s current US Apple TV listing gives it a runtime of 3 hours 24 minutes. Apple’s release announcement and the US Apple TV listing provide those details.
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What is different in the longer cut?
Apple says the cut adds 48 minutes of new, previously unseen footage. The added material develops Josephine’s origins, includes more elaborate costumes and larger sets, and restores a previously unreleased scene depicting the Battle of Marengo. Apple describes these additions in its release announcement.
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Apple TV+ is the confirmed streaming home in the cited release information. Apple’s listing is for the US; availability and catalog details may differ by country. Sony Pictures’ official page for the 2023 film lists digital availability, but does not confirm a physical disc edition of the director’s cut, so a disc release is not established by these sources. Sony Pictures’ film page provides its distribution-format context.
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