final cut
In the movie industry, the final released version of a filmIn the movie industry, the final released version of a film.
» This scene was not included in the final cut of the film.
Diese Szene war im fertig geschnittenen Film nicht mehr enthalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(idiomatic)In the movie industry, the final released version of a film.
the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
(broadly, idiomatic)The group that remains when a selection process has eliminated other candidates.
Examples
1 sentencesThis scene was not included in the final cut of the film.
deDiese Szene war im fertig geschnittenen Film nicht mehr enthalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From the fact that in the days of physical film for cinema, the strips of film on which vaFrom the fact that in the days of physical film for cinema, the strips of film on which various scenes and takes were recorded had to be cut into pieces and spliced together into a resultant composite strip.
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