It was screened several times over the years in America and the UK: the National Film Theatre in London on Saturday 2nd July 1994, Decemat the University of Washington, with director Wim Wenders attending, Jan. This 300-minute cut was only available on DVD in Germany, Italy and France. This full-length version divided the film into three parts, all given episode names, and all with opening credits because it was originally intended for this version to be shown as three separate films, or as a mini-series. This cut significantly expands scenes, motivates Claire's romantic involvement with Sam Farber and keeps it from seeming less frivolous and more the expression of a wounded heart, additional scenes in Japan, and in San Francisco with Allen Garfield as an evil car salesman (a take-off on his character in another Wenders film), and numerous other expansions/additions. The third is Wim Wenders' director's cut, which runs 300 minutes. The second is a 179-minute cut that existed only on Japanese LaserDisc. Wenders has disparagingly referred this cut as the 'reader's digest version'. in theaters, and on VHS, LaserDisc, and some streaming platforms. The first is the significantly cut American 158-minute version released by Warner Bros. The film exists in four separate versions.

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