- When Warner Bros. bought the rights to this film from Elizabeth Taylor (to whom United Artists lost control of the film in the 1970s) for its later re-releases, some prints were heavily edited. An uncut print of the 35mm version has been shown on cable TV.
- An alternate CinemaScope print was released at some point following the original road show engagements, with an aspect ratio of 2.66:1 and a truncated running time of 140 minutes. This print was shown only once on Turner Classic Movies and is recognizable by its significant edits within the first fifteen minutes, omitting the entire "Trip to the Moon" section of the prologue and nearly all of Cantinflas' entrance on the bicycle.
- The Todd-AO 30 fps version and the Todd-AO 24 fps version are as close to being identical as possible, considering that each scene was shot twice, using both methods. The sound mixes of the 70 mm version and the 35 mm version are as close to being identical as possible, (unlike for example Oklahoma! (1955) where the sound mix is completely different for each version).
- The original full-length widescreen "roadshow" version has been restored for DVD. This version adds back nearly 12 minutes of previously deleted material. Most prominently, a 4-minute scene with Cantinflas out-riding a group of Sioux on horseback after falling off the train. In previous versions, the scene ended after his falling off. Also, the full intermission "entr'acte", and exit music segments are re-instated, and the full prologue with Edward R. Murrow's intro and Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (1902) is intact.
- Some early TV prints eliminate the prologue with Edward R. Murrow's introduction and Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (1902). The film was also often subject to indiscriminate cutting for commercial TV broadcasts due to its length.
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By what name was Around the World in 80 Days (1956) officially released in India in Hindi?
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