The film 's original running time was 161 minutes in its premiere at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and in its French theatrical release . However , its American distributor , Miramax , asked the director to re-edit the movie to 145 minutes , and this version was the version seen in cinemas outside France and later on video . The full-length version was available for a limited period in the United Kingdom on VHS in a collectors ' edition box set in 1995 , but all further releases , including the DVD , have used the 145 minute cut
1994 Cannes Film Festival
1994 Cannes Film Festival
La Reine Margot (1994 film)