Versiones alternativas

1934-04-25 --- Jean Vigo's authorized cut before his death, at 89 min running time, shown to exhibitors and distributors mostly, at Palais Rochechouart, Paris, France. This version is lost.

2001 --- Gaumont's restored version in 35mm, re-cut with film programmer Luce Vigo and film historian Bernard Eisenschitz as editing consultants. Based on the 1990 version, with a couple of images altered or removed and little changes on the soundtrack. 1991 RESTORATION PROLOGUE: "Since its production in 1934, Jean Vigo's L'atalante (1934) has undergone numerous transformations, mutilations and attempts at restoration. The version of the film presented here aims to be as true as possible to the original version." 1991 RESTORATION EPILOGUE: "The 1991 restoration, under the direction of Pierre Philippe and Jean-Louis Bompoint, was revised in 2001 by Luce Vigo and Bernard Eisenschitz in collaboration with Gaumont."

1934-09-14 --- Gaumont's re-cut by Louis Chavance and re-titled "Le Chaland qui passe", with a new musical score, and cut shortened to 67 min. Local exhibitors still didn't like the film.

2017 --- Gaumont's restored version in 4K, presented at the Festival de Cannes, Cannes Classics - Copies Restaurées, based on the the closest version to the Director's "cut", after a meticulous research and reconstruction supervised by Bernard Eisenschitz.

1940-10-30 --- Franfilmdis (Henri Beauvais's) version, restoring title, score and some original scenes. Announed in Paris as "L'Atalante (Le Chalant qui passe)" (poster only), and shown in France, UK and in June 1947, in the USA.

1950 --- Version of Henri Langlois/Cinémathèque Française and P.E. Salès Gomés/Cinemateca de São Paulo, 83 min running time, with additional footage from rushes and outtakes not included in the Director's cut, and putting together scenes from available versions found in film archives.

1990-05-13 --- Gaumont's restored version based on the BFI's copy (before the first intervention of Louis Chavance), with new poster and credits, without the censorship cuts but with a 10 minute introduction and additional footage and outtakes, but leaving out a few shots from previous restorations to keep the 89 minutes running time of the Director's cut.