The film is 9 hours and 3 minutes in length, and is formally divided into two parts (or 'eras'): First Era (4 hours, 22 minutes) and Second Era (4 hours, 41 minutes). Beyond this, the DVD release is split into 123 chapters divided over 4 discs (First Era, part 1 = 2 hours and 27 minutes, split into 57 chapters; First Era, part 2 = 1 hour and 54 minutes, 29 chapters; Second Era, part 1 = 2 hours and 20 minutes, 16 chapters; and Second Era, part 2 = 2 hours and 20 minutes, 21 chapters ).
