10 Unreleased Cuts Of Movies That Are Probably Terrible

There's perhaps no better example of a movie that found itself in the editing room than Woody Allen's Best Picture-winning masterpiece Annie Hall.

Though the final film is a brilliantly paced, 93-minute sprint of a comedy, Allen's original vision for the film - then entitled Anhedonia - was considerably more sprawling, even epic.

The first cut clocked in at 140 minutes - almost an hour longer than the final version - and was highly non-linear, with the focus shifting away from the relationship between Alvy (Allen) and Annie (Diane Keaton), which is conversely the cornerstone of the theatrical release.

Allen originally saw the film as a more open-ended exploration of Alvy's life, but during post-production realised that the romantic storyline was the story's real dramatic meat, and so worked with editor Ralph Rosenblum to streamline and refocus it.

While there's certainly many who would love to see that original version, it seems like even Allen considers it a messy melange that doesn't really work.

45 years on, there's almost zero chance of the Anhedonia Cut ever being released, especially as the cut material may not even exist anymore or be in usable condition.