Other gothic-styled stone statues of individuals (with gnarled hands and twisted faces) each holding a candle were also visible.Chewie was confined in a prison cell with C-3PO""s disattached parts.The Wookiee tried to reassemble and reactivate he droid, by placing its head on its torso, although at first, he had the head on backwards.[A reel is approximately ten to twelve minutes in length.] Although Von Stroheim cut the film down to about 24 reels (a four-hour version), Stroheim""s own director/friend Rex Ingram cut the film further to between 15 and 18 reels (a three-hour version)." The Chairman believed her speech was only "mechanical mimickry." Cornelius then identified himself - as Zira""s "lawfully-wedded spouse," and explained how he had been speaking "the language of our ancestors for nearly 2,000 years" - although he didn""t know it was called "English.