But they could not release the film on that day either.
In the original March 1943 release the film was 134 minutes long.
That company plans to release the film next summer on 2,000 screens.
United Artists released the film around worldwide the next month.
"What was wrong with the way they used to release films, more slowly, let them build?"
Sandy Frank released the film to television and home video in the 1980s.
The production company hoped to release the film in the northern fall of 2008.
In addition to finding a director, the producers hope to release the film by 2015.
Video France plans to release films in groups of four.
Of the four, Roach decided to release the film to the public first.