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 v   The Black Alley Cats - 1973 US action film by Henning Schellerup.


 X   The Black Alley Cats

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The Black Alley Cats is a 1973 US action film by Henning Schellerup.
With Sunshine Woods, Sandy Dempsey and Charlene Miles. IMDb

Banned by the BBFC for 1984 cinema release. Uncut in the US.

Summary Review:

Crude and Tasteless

Wanting revenge on a street gang for a rape attack, four young girls get together, take kung-fu lessons, learn how to shoot, form a gang called the Black Alley Cats and search out the gang that attacked them.

It's all very cheap, crude and tasteless but the background music during the lengthy sex scenes should be of interest to fans of lounge/psych music.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~81:00s US: Uncut for:
  • Something Weird R1 DVD-R
banned
banned
rejected 77:03s UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1984 cinema release
 v          Black and White


 X   Black and White (1999)

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Black and White

Versions

1895:03s 1999 US film by James Toback (Columbia TriStar)

No BBFC cuts required to the UK cinema and video releases of 2000.

Encountered problems with the US censors and had to be cut to achieve an R rating as described below. I am not sure which version was released in the UK but it seems to be a minute longer than the US R Rated version.

Black And White is a star-studded tale of rich white kids in New York City who become obsessed with uptown hip-hop culture and eventually find themselves entangled in a murder investigation.

The scene that aroused the MPAA's concern opens the film. Bijou Phillips, Kim Matalova, and rapper Power, from the Wu-Tang Clan are getting it on in a sexy three-way make-out scene in the woods in Central Park. Unbeknownst to them, a group of boys look on. There's something dark and brooding about the setting, but all three members of this menage are clearly willing participants.

The producer speaks of the MPAA: First they say 'The scene in the park with the guy and two girls is problematic.' While they won't say 'This is what we want you to do,' of course they mean that without that scene the movie would get its R-rating. The rating was unfair. They wanted us to cut the scene and the director wasn't willing to do that.

The uncut and cut versions end up being very similar: a little less kissing between the two girls, the camera doesn't linger on an exposed bottom for quite so long there, and instead of tweaking her partner's nipple, one of the women now cups the breast instead.

All are minor changes, and the gist of the scene is still there, but nonetheless, it's been changed. Moreover, the changes appear to be arbitrary: three seconds of girls kissing is OK, seven seconds is not. Handling a breast one way is fine, but touching it another way is taboo.

 v          Black and White - 2014 USA drama by Mike Binder.


 X   Black and White (2014)

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Black and White is a 2014 USA drama by Mike Binder.
Starring Kevin Costner, Gillian Jacobs and Jennifer Ehle. IMDb

Rated R for brief strong language . However the producers successfully appealed to the C.A.R.A. Appeals board, and the film was re-rated PG-13 for brief strong language, thematic material involving drug use and drinking, and for a fight
Summary Notes

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

 v          Black Belly of the Tarantula


 X   Black Belly of the Tarantula

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  • La tarantola dal ventre nero
Black Belly of the Tarantula

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
R Rated
~89:00s 1971 Italy/France giallo by Paolo Cavara.
With Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger and Barbara Bouchet. IMDb

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

Summary Review: Brilliant Giallo

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

Paolo Cavara's brilliant Giallo The Black Belly Of The Tarantula is definately special. The film contains a beautiful (Euro Babe) cast, that would please James Bond afficianados everywhere. It contains three Bond Girls in one film! The wonderful Claudine Auger ( Thunderball ), Barbara Bouchet ( Casino Royale ), and Barbara Bach ( The Spy Who Loved Me ), all lending shady perversity to the proceedings.

The title refers to the sadistic means in which a killer is performing on his prey. An acupuncture needle is inflamed with a paralysing poison that the killer inserts into the neck of his victim

Highly recommended to those who love weird and twisted little masterpieces that come from Italy. And the music score is to die for

BBFC
cut
X certsubmitted
88:49s
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1972 cinema release
 v          Black Belt Jones


 X   Black Belt Jones

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Black Belt Jones

Versions

1:27s 1880:11s 1974 US film by Robert Clouse

Same cuts for cinema and video versions

            Black Boots, Leather Whip - 1983 Spain adult drama by Jesús Franco See Jess Franco Films: Black Boots, Leather Whip
 v          Black Caesar - 1973 USA action crime thriller by Larry Cohen.


 X   Black Caesar

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  • Godfather of Harlem
Black Caesar is a 1973 USA action crime thriller by Larry Cohen.
Starring Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry and Art Lund. Youtube link IMDb
The US Theatrical Version is missing a downbeat coda.
Summary Notes

Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a payoff gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in New York City's Harlem. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage. He performs a free-lance hit on a Mob contract to attract the attention of the head of a Mafia family. Reluctantly accepted into 'The Family,' he grows increasingly autonomous and aggressive, eventually starting a gang war.

Versions

BBFC uncut
European Version
18 89:47s

UK: The European Version was passed 18 uncut for:
uncut
US Version
MPAA R 89:47s

US: The US Version is MPAA R rated

From IMDb:

In the original theatrical version, when a wounded Tommy Gibbs is seen wandering in the slums at the film's conclusion, the film fades to the New York skyline with the caption AUGUST 22, 1972 appearing and then the end credits.

However, on European prints and the version issued by MGM on VHS and DVD, they included a scene where a street gang robs, beats, and leave Tommy for dead and then the usual skyline fade and credits.

According to Larry Cohen on the DVD commentary, he was surprised MGM used the European film negative for the DVD release. Therefore, the current MGM version is labeled as an accidental director's cut.

 v          Black Candles - 1982 Spain horror mystery drama by José Ramón Larraz (as Joseph Braunstein).


 X   Black Candles

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  • Los Ritos sexuales del diablo
  • Hot Fantasies
  • Naked Dreams
Black Candles is a 1982 Spain horror mystery drama by José Ramón Larraz (as Joseph Braunstein).
Starring Helga Liné, Vanessa Hidalgo and Jeffrey Healey. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
A short version was passed for 1983 cinema release titled Hot Fantasies, this is lacking some of the horror elements. Later the full version was cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1995 under the title Black Candles. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. There is an alternative version called Naked Dreams that has deleted some sex scenes.

Summary Review: Sexploitation

A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother. Staying with her sister-in-law, she finds her companion soon drawn into a satanic cult based in the house whose rites seem to centre somewhat on large-scale sexual congress.

A poor horror film with even worse cliched ending, why the 3-star rating then? Simple. If you're looking for sexploitation in a satanic cult-themed horror film, you've hit the jackpot with BLACK CANDLES. It is surprisingly wall-to-wall sex-scenes (have your finger on the fast-forward button ready when the 'tender love scene' involving a goat appears).

Overall, 3-stars. But honestly, add 1-star on the strength of BLACK CANDLES alone if you enjoy softcore in your horror. Subtract 1-star from the 3-star rating if you actually want a good horror film with a decent ending that doesn't jerk you around.

Black Candles

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 84:21s
pal: 80:59s
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 5s
run: 84:06s
pal: 80:44s
18UK: Passed 18 after 5s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1995 Redemption Films VHS

From IMDb

  • Cut to remove a shot of a man being stabbed between the buttocks by a sword during a torture scene.

Hot Fantasies

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

cut:
run: 75:26s
pal: 72:25s
18UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts:
  • 1983 cinema release
 v          Black Cat Run


 X   Black Cat Run

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Black Cat Run

Versions

12s 1887:52s 1998 US TV movie by DJ Caruso

The BBFC cut 12s from the 1998 Home Entertainment video.

Thanks to Bleach:

  • Scene of man's arm being deliberately and repeatedly run over by car was reduced.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

 v          Black Christmas - 1974 Canada horror mystery thriller by Bob Clark.


 X   Black Christmas

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  • Noël tragique
  • Silent Night
  • Evil Night
  • Stop Me
  • Stranger in the House
Black Christmas is a 1974 Canada horror mystery thriller by Bob Clark.
Starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea and Margot Kidder. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1975 cinema release. Uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Lively characters

It's time for Christmas break, and the sorority sisters make plans for the holiday, but the strange anonymous phone calls are beginning to put them on edge. When Clare disappears, they contact the police, who don't express much concern. Meanwhile Jess is planning to get an abortion, but boyfriend Peter is very much against it. The police finally begin to get concerned when a 13-year-old girl is found dead in the park. They set up a wiretap to the sorority house, but will they be in time to prevent a sorority girl attrition problem?

I suspect the 18 rating is caused by the frequent use of the C word in the obscene phone calls. There is little gore or blood and without the language this could easily have been rated 15.

Well worth purchasing for fans of a well made, well paced horror drama which keeps the viewer engaged with lively characters and a suspense filled plot.....

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 98:00s
pal: 94:05s

18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for very strong language and strong sex references for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 97:41s
X certUK: Passed X (18) after BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1975 cinema release

From UMDb:

  • Removed all instances of the word 'cunt' from the obscene phone calls
  • Also cut some of the other crude sexual references during the same scene.
            Black Cobra Woman - 1976 Italy erotic drama by Joe D'Amato. See Erotic Eva
            Black Dragon - 1989 Hong Kong action crime comedy by Jackie Chan. See Miracles
 v   The Black Dragon Revenges the Death of Bruce Lee - 1975 Hong Kong / USA action drama by Chin-Ku Lu (as Tommy Loo Chung).


 X   The Black Dragon Revenges the Death of Bruce Lee

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  • Death of Bruce Lee
  • Long zheng hu dou jing wu hun
  • The Black Dragon's Revenge
The Black Dragon Revenges the Death of Bruce Lee is a 1975 Hong Kong / USA action drama by Chin-Ku Lu (as Tommy Loo Chung).
Starring Ron Van Clief, Charles Bonet and Phillip Ko. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1976 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

Three rival gangs embark on a search for Bruce Lee's handwritten "finger fighting" manual. (Josiah Howard, "Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference guide.")

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~90:00s
=~86:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

1882:21s

UK: An unknown version, presumably cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Sheptonhurst VHS
BBFC cut
cut
X cert 84:03s
=80:41s

UK: Passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1976 cinema release titled Death of Bruce Lee
 v          Black Eagle - 1988 USA action drama by Eric Karson.


 X   Black Eagle

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Black Eagle is a 1988 USA action drama by Eric Karson.
Starring Shô Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Doran Clark. Youtube link IMDb

Exists as a a Theatrical Version and an extended Director's Cut.
Summary Notes

One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, a F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent Ken Tami to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island. Ken Tami's tough opponent is KGB agent Andrei.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
15

MPAA
Unrated

99:49s

UK: The Director's Cut/Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for frequent moderate violence for:
  • 2015 101 Films Limited video
  • 1988 cinema release

US: T he Director's Cut/Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2018 MVD Rewind Collection [Theatrical + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
uncut
Theatrical Version
15

MPAA R

88:59s

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1993 Polygram VHS
  • 1989 Video Programme Dists VHS

US: T he Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:

  • 2018 MVD Rewind Collection [Theatrical + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
 v          Black Easter - 2021 USA children's action adventure by Jim Carroll


 X   Black Easter

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Black Easter is a 2021 USA children's action adventure by Jim Carroll
Starring Jordyn Barrera, Christina Birdsong and Donny Boaz IMDb

The film was edited prior to release and ended up rated PG-13 for violence throughout and thematic elements.
 v          Black Emanuelle


 X   Black Emanuelle

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  • Emanuelle nera
  • Emanuelle negra
  • Emmanuelle in Africa
Black Emanuelle

Versions

1:39s 1892:14s 1975 Italian sex film by Bitto Albertini

The hardcore version was submitted by Optimum Releasing in 2008. It suffered 1:39s of BBFC cuts. In order to obtain an '18' certificate six cuts for sexual detail were required. An 'R18' certificate was available without the cuts.

From cuts details on IMDb :

The "hard" print contained a brief sequence of shots of explicit penetration during the scene in which Emanuelle and Gianni first make love. These shots were performed by doubles, not by Angelo Infanti and Laura Gemser, neither of which were informed of this addition at the time.

One extra shot was also included during the tribal dance scene of many tribesmen running their hands over Emanuelle's body as she lies on the ground.

The hardcore version/Integrale is available on the Italian DVD

1:58s 1891:33s The previously cut version was re-submitted in 1995 by Lumiere Pictures. Extra detail presented in the widescreen format led to an additional 30s of BBFC cuts over and above the pre-cut 1:28s
1:28s 1890:42s The cinema version of 1976 and the Warner Home Video of 1987 were both cut by 1:28s
 v          Black Emanuelle 2


 X   Black Emanuelle 2

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  • Emanuelle nera No. 2
  • Black Emmanuelle No 2
  • The New Black Emanuelle
Black Emanuelle 2

Versions

uncut
uncut
18 92:19s 1976 Italy erotic film by Bitto Albertini.
With Angelo Infanti, Shulamith Lasri [Sharon Lesley] and Don Powell. IMDb

Passed 18 uncut after the BBFC waived their cuts for the 2009 for:

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Summary Review: Voluptuous

In her one and only screen appearance, the insanely voluptuous Sharon Lesley takes over the role of Emanuelle, who's now confined to a Manhattan psychiatric clinic with an acute case of amnesia, depraved fantasies and Daddy-delusions of the highest order. Her doctor attempts to unravel a Freudian check-list of incestuous hunger, lesbian-longings, misplaced aggressions and errant nymphomania before her traumas take permanent hold.

Sharon Lesley is a marvel to behold - a pretty face, gorgeous eyes, absolutely perfect natural breasts, a bubble-butt, curvaceous to the Nth degree. And she looks fantastic in the stylings of those wicked 70's when she's not naked.

BBFC
cut
X cert 91:11s Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1977 cinema release
 v          Black Emanuelle Goes East


 X   Black Emanuelle Goes East

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Black Emanuelle Goes East

Versions

1976 Italian sex film by Joe D'Amato with Laura Gemser and Gabriele Tinti

See Emanuelle in Bangkok

 v          Black Emmanuelle White Emmanuelle


 X   Black Emmanuelle White Emmanuelle

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  • Velluto nero
  • Black Velvet
  • Emanuelle in Egypt
  • Naked Paradise
Black Emmanuelle White Emmanuelle

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~94:00s
=~90:00s
1976 Italian sex drama by Brunello Rondi.
With Laura Gemser, Annie Belle and Al Cliver. IMDb

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Summary Review: Emanuelle in Egypt

The film revolves around a family of women living in Egypt. The mother (Nieves Navarro) spends her time getting it on with her native manservant and a handsome, much younger spiritual guru (Al Zombie Cliver). The older daughter gets off on teasing and tormenting the manservant when her mother's not busy with him. The younger daughter Laure (Annie Belle) also shows up, apparently returning from school. Finally, you have friends of the family played by real-life couple, Laura Gemser and Gabriele Tinti. Gemser is playing a character called Emanuelle , but she doesn't seem like the same chirpy, world-renowned photojournalist Emanuelle she plays in all the other movies.

Needless to say much softcore sex ensues--which is really the only reason watch this. Gemser looks very lovely, but she is not as good as she usually is.

BBFC
1:52s
1877:12s A short version was passed 18 after 1:52s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Xtasy VHS
 v   The Black Fist


 X   The Black Fist

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  • The Black Streetfighter
  • Fist
  • Homeboy
The Black Fist

Versions

18s 1893:23s 1976 US action film by Timothy Galfas/Richard Kaye
 v          Black Friday - 2004 India action crime drama by Anurag Kashyap.


 X   Black Friday

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Black Friday is a 2004 India action crime drama by Anurag Kashyap.
Starring Kay Kay Menon, Pavan Malhotra and Aditya Srivastava. IMDb

Banned by Indian courts in 2005 until it was unbanned in 2007. The 2007 UK cinema release was cut for animal cruelty.

Summary Notes

A dramatic presentation of the bomb blasts that rocked Bombay on March 12, 1993, displays the police investigation, amidst allegations of human rights violations, led by DCP Rakesh Maria, in tracking down the suspects, especially Bashir Khan. Bashir managed to elude authorities by re-locating to Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and West Bengal, after finally being apprehended in Bombay. His confession and subsequent flashbacks showcases the apathy shown by authorities who refused to intervene during the destruction of the sacred Babri Masjid by Hindu Kar Sevaks, and the inability of the police to fulfill their mandate and protect the vulnerable, forcing many to flee to other locations.

Versions

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 17s
run: 167:29s
pal: 160:47s
sub: 161:07s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 for strong violence and very strong language after 17s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 2007 Adlabs Films (UK) [Subtitled] video
The BBFC commented:
  • Cut was required to sight of real animal cruelty (cockfighting), in accordance with BBFC Policy.
banned
banned
India flag
India
India: The 2005 cinema release was blocked by Bombay High Court. The producers appealed at the Supreme Court but the High Court order was upheld.

The movie was unbanned and released on video in 2007.

See Banned International: Black Friday

 v   The Black Gestapo - 1975 USA crime thriller by Lee Frost


 X   The Black Gestapo

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  • Ghetto Warriors
The Black Gestapo is a 1975 USA crime thriller by Lee Frost
Starring Rod Perry,Charles Robinson,Phil Hoover BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1987. Uncut and 18 rated for 2007 DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

General Ahmed has started an inner-city People's Army to try and relieve the misery of the citizens of Watts. When the locals are put under increasing pressure by Mafia thugs, Ahmed's ... See full summary ť

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 89:21s
pal: 85:47s
18 1980

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong language, sex references and one scene of sexual violence: US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 4:08s
run: 84:18s
pal: 80:56s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 4:08s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 Network DistributionVHS titled Ghetto Warriors
 v          Black God White Devil


 X   Black God White Devil

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  • Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol
  • God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun
Black God White Devil

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert118:05s 1964 Brazil adventure by Glauber Rocha. With Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães and Othon Bastos. IMDb

Passed 12 uncut for:

BBFC uncutX cert 113:13s
=108:41s
A short version was passed X withourt BBFC cuts for the 1970 cinema release
 v          Black Gravel - 1961 West Germany drama by Helmut Käutner.


 X   Black Gravel

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  • Schwarzer Kies
Black Gravel is a 1961 West Germany drama by Helmut Käutner.
Starring Helmut Wildt, Ingmar Zeisberg and Hans Cossy. IMDb

Upon its initial release, Black Gravel was criticized for its honest depiction of lingering antisemitism--and the film was cut for general release.
Promotional Material

"In this gripping Cold War noir, tensions simmer between residents of a small German village and the soldiers of a U.S. military base. Postwar economic hardship has turned the town of Sohnen into a vice district. The women serve as entertainment for the GIs, while the men struggle for survival in the black market. Helmed by Helmut Käutner (Port of Freedom), Black Gravel is hardboiled cinema at its most cynical, recalling such white-knuckle thrillers as Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear and Jules Dassin and A.I. Bezzerides's Thieves' Highway. Upon its initial release, Black Gravel was criticized for its honest depiction of lingering antisemitism--and the film was re-edited for general release. This Kino Classics edition presents both the uncensored "Premiere" cut and the revised "Distribution" version, both meticulously restored by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Premiere Version
MPAA Unrated

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2020 Kino Classics [Premiere + Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2020 Kino Classics [Premiere + Theatrical Versions] R1 DVD at US Amazon
cut
cut
Theatrical Versions
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2020 Kino Classics [Premiere + Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2020 Kino Classics [Premiere + Theatrical Versions] R1 DVD at US Amazon
 v          Black Gunn - 1972 UK / USA action crime thriller by Robert Hartford-Davis.


 X   Black Gunn

Link Here
  • Gunn la gachette
Black Gunn is a 1972 UK / USA action crime thriller by Robert Hartford-Davis.
Starring Jim Brown, Martin Landau and Brenda Sykes. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1973 cinema release. Uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

A successful and popular nightclub owner who believes financial independence is the path to equality and success, must act as a go-between for militant-minded brother and the white gang syndicate hisbrother has attacked and robbed. Their involvements lead to a breathless race course chase, the destruction of a dopepusher and a violent waterfront climax.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 96:33s
pal: 92:41s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for: US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
sub: 96:33s
XUK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release
 v          Black Hawk Down - 2001 USA / UK war historical drama by Ridley Scott.


 X   Black Hawk Down

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Black Hawk Down is a 2001 USA / UK war historical drama by Ridley Scott.
Starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Tom Sizemore. IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version.

Summary Notes

Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Ranges, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen; resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on SSG Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Chief Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
uncut
run: 151:39s
pal: 145:35s

15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for:

US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

The extra material is uncontentious. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
Theatrical Version
uncut
run: 144:12s
pal: 138:26s

15 cert

MPAA R

The Theatrical version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2002 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
  • 2002 cinema release
 v          Black Heat - 1976 USA action crime drama by Al Adamson.


 X   Black Heat

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  • Girls' Hotel
  • Syndicate Vice
Black Heat is a 1976 USA action crime drama by Al Adamson.
Starring Timothy Brown, Russ Tamblyn and Jana Bellan. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1981. Cut again for 18 rated VHS in 1986. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

Kicks Carter, a streetwise Las Vegs cop, is out to shut down an upscale hotel that is actually a front for a host of illegal activities. A gang headed by the scuzzy Ziggy is running everything from gun-running and loan-sharking to prostitution and drug-dealing, and a beautiful but nosy reporter keeps getting in Kicks' way.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut: 11s
run: 92:37s
pal: 88:55s
sub: 89:06s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 11s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1986 Mighty Fair VHS titled Syndicate Vice
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 97:11s
pal: 93:18s
X 1970UK: A long version was passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1981 cinema release titled Girls' Hotel
 v          Black Knight - 2001 US comedy fantasy by Gil Junger


 X   Black Knight

Link Here
  • The Black Knight
Black Knight is a 2001 US comedy fantasy by Gil Junger
Starring Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason and Tom Wilkinson Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for PG rated cinema and DVD releases in 2002 and 2003.

Summary Notes

Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA PG-13US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
BBFC cut
cut: 4s
run: 95:27s
pal: 91:38s
PG 1980

BBFC PG 1982

UK: BBFC PG rated for some mild language, violence, and sexual references for some mild language, violence, and sexual references after BBFC cuts:
  • 2003 Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. DVD (DVD Director's audio commentary\nUKCV as cut\n rated 23/01/2003)
  • 2002 Fox Pathe Home Entertainment DVD (UKCV as cut\n rated 13/11/2002)
  • 2002 20th Century Fox Film Co. cinema release (rated 14/12/2001) titled The Black Knight

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to cut sight of a potentially dangerous imitable technique (spray from an aerosol can ignited with a lighter) in order to achieve a PG classification. A 12 without cuts was available to the distributor

 v          Black Mama, White Mama - 1973 USA / Philippines crime thriller by Eddie Romero.


 X   Black Mama, White Mama

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  • Black Mama White Mama
  • Hot
  • Hard and Mean
  • Chained Woman
  • Chained Women
  • Chains of Hate
  • Women in Chains
Black Mama, White Mama is a 1973 USA / Philippines crime thriller by Eddie Romero.
Starring Pam Grier, Margaret Markov and Sid Haig. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1974, 18 rated VHS in 1986 and then again in 1998. Uncut on 18 rated DVD/Blu-ray since 2004. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R

82:49s
UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2016 Arrow Video (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon titled Black Mama, White Mama
  • 2004 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon titled Black Mama, White Mama
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
53s
18 82:31s

submitted
83:03s
UK: Passed 18 after 53s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1998 M.G.M./U.A.VHS titled Black Mama White Mama

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were to edit:

  • The rape of Brent
  • The torture scene
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
23s
18 81:17s

UK: Passed 18 after 23s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1986 Rank VHS titled Black Mama White Mama
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
X cert UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1974 cinema release titled Hot, Hard and Mean
 v          Black Market of Love - 1966 West Germany crime film by Ernst Hofbauer


 X   Black Market of Love

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  • Schwarzer Markt der Liebe
Black Market of Love is a 1966 West Germany crime film by Ernst Hofbauer
Starring Uta Levka, Astrid Frank and Claus Tinney Melon Farmers link IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1967 cinema release.

Summary Notes

Harald and Rolf lure young women with newspaper adds promising a lucrative future as dancers. Once the girls get hooked they are drugged to submission.

Versions

banned
banned
rejectedUK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1967 cinema release
 v          Black Mask - 1996 Hong Kong action comedy by Daniel Lee.


 X   Black Mask

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  • Hak hap
  • Black Mask: Mission Possible
Black Mask is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy by Daniel Lee.
With Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau and Karen Mok. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut in Hong Kong for its theatrical release. This was then shortened for the export version which was passed 18 by the BBFC for UK home video. The uncut Hong Kong version was later released. The restored Hong Kong cuts were also restored to the Export Version resulting in the Extended Export Version. The longest version is the Taiwan Version which restores deleted scenes from a Workprint.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Taiwan flag Taiwan: There are several versions of this film with the release from Taiwan being the longest However some of the additional material is extracted from a workprint and the quality is not good.

See version details from movie-censorship.com

cut
shortened
Extended Export Version
Germany flag
Germany
Germany: An Extended Export Version has been released which patches in violence that was cut from other versions but the shortened plot scenes remain shortened.

See version details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncut

cut
cut
Export Version

1883:15s UK: The English Language Export Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2001 BMG R0 DVD
  • 1998 BMG VHS

There have been significant changes with plot scenes being removed for brevity. Violence is also missing as the version was sourced from a cut version.

uncut
Uncut
Hong Kong Version
Hong Kong flag
Hong Kong
99:06s
=95:08s
Hong Kong: The film was later released uncut on HOog Kong Home Video and French DVD.
cut
Cut
Hong Kong Version
Hong Kong flag
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: The film was cut for Theatrical Release
 v          Black Moon Rising - 1986 US action film by Harley Cokeliss.


 X   Black Moon Rising

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  • Black Rider
Black Moon Rising is a 1986 US action film by Harley Cokeliss.
With Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton and Robert Vaughn. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for the 18 rated cinema release and VHS. Uncut on 15 rated DVD
Summary: Entertaining

Master thief Sam Quint (Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones), hired by the government for a high-level job, hides a computer disc containing vital evidence in a sleek experimental supercar known as The Black Moon.

Black Moon Rising is a formulaic and predictable but nevertheless entertaining and fast-paced thriller based on a story originally written by no less than John Carpenter.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 99:16s
pal: 95:18s
15 cert

No Cert

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for infrequent strong violence and language with previous cuts waived for:
  • 2019 Arrow Video Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2009 Lions Gate Home Video (not yet released)

UK: 18 uncut but no record of this in the BBFC database for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut: 40s
run: 98:49s
pal: 94:52s
18UK: Passed 18 after BBFC cuts of 40-45s for:
  • 1986 Thorn-EMI VHS
  • 1986 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  • Cuts to the brutal beating of Tommy Lee Jones by a gang of thugs
 v          Black Nativity - 2013 USA musical music drama by Kasi Lemmons.


 X   Black Nativity

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Black Nativity is a 2013 USA musical music drama by Kasi Lemmons.
Starring Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett and Jennifer Hudson. YouTube icon IMDb

There exists a Theatrical Version and an uncontroversial Extended Musical Version
Summary Notes

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Musical Version
US: The Extended Musical Version is uncut for:
  • 2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 7th October 2014
  • 2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 7th October 2014
BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
PG cert

MPAA PG
MPAA

92:44s UK: Passed PG uncut for mild threat and very mild language for:
  • 2013 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

  • 2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 7th October 2014
  • 2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 7th October 2014
 v   The Black Order Cometh


 X   The Black Order Cometh

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The Black Order Cometh

 v          Black Panther - 2018 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by Ryan Coogler.


 X   Black Panther

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  • Pantera Negra
Black Panther is a 2018 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by Ryan Coogler.
Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o. IMDb
Uncut in the UK and US but cut in India.
Summary Notes

After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
12A

MPAA PG-13

134:22s
=129:00s

UK: Passed 12A uncut for moderate violence, injury detail, rude gesture for:
  • 2018 cinema release

US: Rated PG-13 for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture.

cut
pre-cut
CBFC
India
U/A

India: The film was pre-cut for a CBFC U/A rating (children allowed if accompanied) for:
  • 2018 cinema release

See article from indianexpress.com :

At the domestic screening of the film, fans were quite enraged that the word 'Hanuman' was muted from the film. The Jabari tribe in the film, that enters the first death challenge, worships an ape god called Hanuman sharing a name with an Indian monkey god as per the comic books. But this reference was omitted from the screening.

While many felt that this was CBFC's doing, our sources have told us that it is not CBFC who muted the word Hanuman but it's the distributors of the movie in India who decided to do this.

 v   The Black Room - 1983 USA horror thriller by Elly Kenner and Norman Thaddeus Vane.


 X   The Black Room

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  • Kammer der Schrecken
The Black Room is a 1983 USA horror thriller by Elly Kenner and Norman Thaddeus Vane.
With Stephen Knight, Cassandra Gava and Jimmy Stathis. Melon Farmers link IMDb
Passed X uncut for 1983 cinema release but the follow up pre-cert VHS release from the same year was seized by police. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

A room gets put up for rent following the mysterious murder of its previous tenant. When an apartment-hunting man sees the deal the brother and sister landlords are offering, he immediately puts down the first month's rent and starts spending his days there, even though he has a home to spend his nights at with his wife. When he comes home, he tells his wife about the fantasies he has of having sex with various women each day in his new apartment. His wife goes along with it for a while, but when she discovers that her husband's stories are much more than just fantasies, she starts to do some investigating.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 87:44s
pal: 84:13s
X certUK: Passed X uncut for:
  • 1983 cinema release
Germany: Uncut for: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Section 3 seizureUK: Uncut on pre-cert video for
  • 1983 Alpha VHS

The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter, and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.

See Video Nasties: Police Seizures: The Black Room

 v          Black Sabbath - 1963 Italy/UK/France horror by Mario Bava.


 X   Black Sabbath

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  • I tre volti della paura
Black Sabbath is a 1963 Italy/UK/France horror by Mario Bava.
With Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi and Boris Karloff. YouTube icon IMDb
Uncut by censors, but the order of the 3 tales was changed, along with plot changes, for the English Language/AIP Version
Summary Notes

A trio of atmospheric horror tales about: A woman terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from an escaped prisoner from her past; a Russian count in the early 1800s who stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a particularly vicious line of vampires; and a 1900-era nurse who makes a fateful decision while preparing the corpse of one of her patients - an elderly medium who died during a seance.

Italian Language Version/European Version

uncut
Italian Version
run: 96:07s
pal: 92:16s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Italian Language Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate sexualised threat and violence for:
  • 2019 Arrow Macabre Visions Limited Edition [Italian + English Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2017 Arrow [Italian + English Versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2017 Arrow [Italian Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Arrow [Italian + English Versions] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Starz R2 DVD

US: The Italian Language Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

English Language Version/AJP Version/US Version

uncut
English Version
run: 95:51s
pal: 92:01s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The English Language Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate sexualised threat and violence for:
  • 2019 Arrow Macabre Visions Limited Edition [Italian + English Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2017 Arrow [Italian + English Versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Arrow [Italian + English Versions] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 1964 cinema release

US: The English Language Version is MPAA Unrated for:

From IMDb. The order of the segments was rearranged by AIP for the English-language release. The original ordering was: The Telephone, The Wurdalak, and The Drop of Water. In addition, The Telephone was re-dubbed and slightly re-cut by Bava at AIP's request to create a supernatural angle and disguise the lesbian overtones of the story.

 v          Black Snake


 X   Black Snake

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  • Slaves
  • Black Snake: The Whip
  • Duchess of Doom
  • Sweet Suzy
Black Snake

Versions

uncut 1882:29s 1973 US adventure by Russ Meyer

The cinema cuts were waived by the BBFC when the DVD was submitted in 2005

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

cut X certThanks to Salote

The cinema release of 1977, titled Slaves, was cut as follows:

  • Reel 1 - Remove lashing by Susan of slave tied face down.
  • Reel 3 - Remove close shots of nails being driven into palms of Joshua in crucifixion sequence.
  • Reel 3 - Reduce lashing of dead body of Joshua on the cross.
  • Reel4 - Reduce the repeated lashing of Joxer when he is tied to a gate.
  • Reel4 - Reduce close up of Joxer's agonised face with blood dripping from mouth after machete has been stabbed into his stomach.
 v          Black Sunday - 1960 Italy horror by Mario Bava.


 X   Black Sunday

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  • The Mask of Satan
  • La maschera del demonio
  • Revenge of the Vampire
Black Sunday is a 1960 Italy horror by Mario Bava.
With Barbara Steele, John Richardson and Andrea Checchi. IMDb
Banned by the BBFC in 1961. European Version (Mask of Satan) was uncut. US Version (Black Sunday) was cut.
Summary Review: Wonderful black and white film

A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.

Italian director Mario Bava exploded onto the horror scene with Black Sunday. The movie succeeds fantastically at conveying a bleak atmosphere of horror.

Mask of Satan/ European Version

uncut
Mask of Satan
run: 86:22s
pal: 82:55s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The European Version/Mask of Satan was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2019 Arrow Limited Edition [9 films of Mario Bava including Mask of Satan + Black Sunday] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Arrow [Mask of Satan + Black Sunday + I vampiri] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Starz Mario Bava Collection R2 DVD via UK Amazon
  • 1992 Redemption VHS

US: The European Version/Mask of Satan version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Black Sunday/US Version

BBFC uncut
Black Sunday

mpaa cut
cut

cut: 3:17s
run: 84:41s
pal: 81:18s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The cut US Version/Black Sunday was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2019 Arrow Limited Edition [9 films of Mario Bava including Mask of Satan + Black Sunday] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Arrow [Mask of Satan + Black Sunday + I vampiri] RB Blu-ray/R1 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1986 Stablecane VHS

US: The US Version is MPAA Unrated for:

See article from movie-censorship.com . The shorter re-edited US print which was missing 3:17s of violence and dialogue including.

  • A kiss was cut as Asa in a coffin kisses Dr Kruvagan after asking for his blood
  • A cut scene of an eye gouging as part of a procedure to extract the soul
  • The burning of Vajda was reduced
  • uncontroversial dialogue scenes were also cut
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1961 cinema release titled Black Sunday

It is not clear what version was banned. It was titled Black Sunday so perhaps Black Sunday refers to an English language version. It may even have been uncut.

 v   The Black Torment - 1964 UK horror mystery by Robert Hartford-Davis.


 X   The Black Torment

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  • Estate of Insanity
The Black Torment is a 1964 UK horror mystery by Robert Hartford-Davis.
Starring Heather Sears, John Turner and Ann Lynn. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for its 1964 and 1970 UK cinema release. These cuts seem to have persisted into all home video releases since, albeit with the rating reducing from X down to 12.
Summary Notes

A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumors that he had already secretly returned and had committed several murders. Has he lost his mind, or is something dark afoot ?

Versions

BBFC cut
cut

best available
best
available

12 cert

15 cert

AA certificate

X cert

MPAA
Unrated

82:26s

cinema submitted
87:23s
83:53s

UK: The cut UK cinema version was passed 12 for moderate violence without further BBFC cuts for:

UK: The cut UK cinema version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:

  • 1985 Stablecane VHS

UK: Cuts still required for an AA (14) rating for:

  • 1970 cinema release
UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  • The opening pre credit sequence introduced the film with a woman being strangled in the woods. The BBFC truncated the scene at the point where a man in black stretches his hands out towards the woman's throat. The BBFC cuts list reads: Remove all shots (in the pre-credit sequence) from the moment the man stretches out his hand towards his victim

US: The cut UK cinema version is MPAA Unrated for:

 v       A Black Veil For Lisa - 1968 Italy / West Germany thriller by Massimo Dallamano.


 X   A Black Veil For Lisa

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  • La morte non ha sesso
  • A Black Veil for Lisa
  • Death Has No Sex
A Black Veil For Lisa is a 1968 Italy / West Germany thriller by Massimo Dallamano.
Starring John Mills, Luciana Paluzzi and Robert Hoffmann. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1969. Uncut and 15 rated for 2018 home video.

Summary Notes

When a possessive narcotics detective strongly suspects that his young beautiful wife is cheating on him, he hires a professional hitman to bump her off. All the while trying to solve a string of strange murders.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
1587:58s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for brief sexualised nudity with previous BBFC cuts waived:
BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
X pre 1970UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1969 cinema release
 v          Black Venus - 1983 Bahamas/US romance by Claude Mulot


 X   Black Venus

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  • Venere nera
Black Venus is a 1983 Bahamas/US romance by Claude Mulot
Starring Josephine Jacqueline Jones, José Antonio Ceinos and Emiliano Redondo Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

All UK releases for cinema, VHS and DVD have been cut by the BBFC and are 18 rated. The film is uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

French director Claude Mulot helmed this retelling of a Balzac-inspired tale of a struggling sculptor obsessed with a beautiful Caribbean muse in late 19th century Paris.

Mulot must have had a real budget to work with because it's all up on the screen; sumptuous gowns, top hats and tuxedos with tails, manor houses, cobblestone streets, carriages, ballroom dancing, a classy sounding score, and a bevy of beautiful unclothed females. Jones shows off her achingly beautiful body several times, and virtually all of the women in the cast strip naked at one time or another. Look for 1963's British sex scandal icon Mandy Rice Davies as one of Venus's benefactors. Mulot uses the camera and the storyline to spice up the sex scenes much more than the expected contorted positions and exaggerated huffing-and-puffing. His choice of a character's voice-over works quite well to move Black Venus along for its 80-minute running time.

As an example of what softcore porn can aspire to and be in an age of Skinemax flicks, it's well worth checking out.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 95m
pal: 91m
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated:

UK: Broadcast uncut on the Movies 4 Men channel

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2:00s
run: 93:13s
pal: 89:29s
18 1980UK: Full Frame version passed 18 for strong sex and nudity after 2:00s of BBFC cuts:
  • 2006 Medium Rare video

The BBFC commented:

Compulsory cuts were required to remove a sequence of eroticised sexual violence.

The BBFC explained further in their 2006 Annual Report:

Limited cuts to reduce aggression in a gang rape scene were required. The distributor chose instead to remove the entire scene.

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 31s
run: 94:35s
pal: 90:48s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 31s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1985 MGM/UA Video Ltd VHS

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 1:12s
run: 94:07s
pal: 90:21s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 1:12s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1984 cinema release

 v          Blackbelt


 X   Blackbelt

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Blackbelt

Versions

uncut
uncut
18 88:04s
84:33s
1992 US martial arts film by Charles Philip Moore

The BBFC waived their cuts for the 2010 Nouveaux DVD

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

1:06s 1883:15s The BBFC cut 1:06s from the 1994 Imperial Entertainment video

The US DVD release was also heavily cut for an R rating with appreciably different cuts to the UK version which turns out to be the most complete.

  • In the opening scene where Sweet (Matthias Hues) attacks a group of thugs the UK version is the most complete. In the UK version when Hues lifts up and headbutts a thug the camera pans down the thugs face revelaing blood pouring from his mouth. In the US DVD the scene cuts away before the camera reaches his mouth. The DVD is also missing several punches to the next thugs ribs. The thug lying on the bed who gets his arm broken is cut indentically in both versions.
  • The scene where Dillon (Don Wilson) enters the dead prostitutes room is cut in the UK version. In the DVD we see a close up shot of the woman lying on the bed which is cut from the UK tape.
  • The scene where the thugs attack Shanna's house is cut on the DVD. The knife wielding thug that attacks Dillon get his arm broken in the UK tape before he is thrown through the table. On the DVD the arm break is missing.
  • The scene where Sweet attacks the two men on the street has been cut for the UK version. We should see Sweet lift up the first thug and headbutt him but this is missing from the UK tape (but surprisingly a photo of that exact scene is printed on the back of the tape).
  • The scene where Sweet kills Dillons partner is cut on both versions. Close up punches to the face have been cut from the UK version. Sweet breaking the mans neck has been cut differently on both versions. In the UK version Sweet grabs the mans head and says 'Time to...' but the remaining dialogue (presumalby 'Time to die') is missing and the man is lying on the floor with his neck broken. The DVD is also missing the neck break but all of the 'Time to die' dialogue is also missing.
  • The final martial arts scene in Dillon's apartment has been cut differently in both versions. All scenes showing Nunchaku sticks have been cut from the UK version. Various snippets of martial arts have been cut from both versions. The scene showing Sweet impaled on a sword has been cut from the DVD. In the UK version the camera pans down showing Sweet staggering about with the sword impaled through his chest and blood pouring from his mouth. The DVD cuts away before the camera reaches Sweet's chest.
 v          Blackboard Jungle


 X   Blackboard Jungle

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  • The Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert

MPAA
Unrated

96:35s 1955 US drama by Richard Brooks.
With Glenn Ford, Anne Francis and Louis Calhern. IMDb

UK: Passed 12 uncut for:

  • 1996 Warner VHS

Netherlands: Uncut for:

US: Uncut for:

BBFC
cut
X cert UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1955 cinema release
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1955 cinema release
 v          Blackenstein - 1973 USA horror by William A Levey.


 X   Blackenstein

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Blackenstein is a 1973 USA horror by William A Levey.
Starring John Hart, Ivory Stone and Joe De Sue. IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a longer Video Version
Promotional Material
You may have heard of this infamous Blaxploitation/Horror hybrid, but the real story is even more bizarre: In 1973, criminal-lawyer-turned-wannabe-monster-movie-mogul Frank R. Saletri wrote and produced this grindhouse hit about a Black soldier mortally wounded in Vietnam, transformed into a rampaging monster by an L.A. mad scientist. Almost a decade later, Seletri himself would be murdered gangland-style in a crime that remains debated and unsolved to this day. John Hart (TV's "The Lone Ranger "), 40s Hollywood starlet Andrea King (THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS) and even former mob moll/stripper Liz Renay (DESPERATE LIVING) star in this jaw-dropper directed by William A. Levey (THE HAPPY HOOKER GOES TO WASHINGTON)

Versions

uncut
Video Version
MPAA
Unrated
87:05s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2017 Severin Films [Theatrical + Video Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 30th May 2017
  • 2017 Severin Films [Theatrical + Video Version] R0 DVD at US Amazon released on 30th May 2017

Note that the Video Version is of significantly inferior quality to the Theatrical Version.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

The Video Version appears to be some kind of preview version. There are numerous differences, most of the cuts being made for pace reasons only. A lot of shots are slightly shorter, there are some recuts and there is some new footage as well. The most striking difference is probably the additional footage in the Theatrical Version: Eleanor is being examined by Dr. Stein who realizes his serum does not work any longer.

cut
shortened
Theatrical Version
MPAA R 77:46s US: Shortened and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2017 Severin Films [Theatrical + Video Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 30th May 2017
  • 2017 Severin Films [Theatrical + Video Version] R0 DVD at US Amazon released on 30th May 2017
 v          Blackhat - 2015 USA action crime mystery by Michael Mann.


 X   Blackhat

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  • Cyber
Blackhat is a 2015 USA action crime mystery by Michael Mann.
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis and Manny Montana. Melon Farmers linkYoutube link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as a US Version, a cut International/European Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes

Set within the world of global cybercrime, Legendary's "blackhat" follows a furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners as they hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
run: 136m
pal: 131m
US: A Director's Cut premiered on the US festival circuit during 2016

From IMdb:

Michael Mann premiered the Director's Cut during a retrospective of his films at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 10, 2016. This version is three minutes longer than the theatrical release, and opens with the hacking attack on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, rather than the Hong Kong nuclear plant attack, which has been moved to the middle of the film. Some scenes and dialogue exchanges have also been cut or shortened.

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut
European Version

cut: 32s
run: 132:54s
pal: 127:35s
15UK: The European/International Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, sex for:

See article from movie-censorship.com . The European Version is 32 seconds shorter after a little background information about a suspect has been removed. Allegedly, he has ties to a latino gang. It is not clear whether this is for legal reasons or else the gang named is not meaningful to Europeans.

uncut
US Version
run: 133:27s
pal: 128:07s
15

MPAA R

UK: The US Version is uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence:

US: The US Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:

 v          Blackout - 1978 France / Canada action thriller by Eddy Matalon.


 X   Blackout (1978)

Link Here

Blackout is a 1978 France / Canada action thriller by Eddy Matalon.
Starring James Mitchum, Robert Carradine and Belinda Montgomery. IMDb

Promotional material for a 2019 release speaks of itself as the uncut version. It is not yet clear which version has been cut.

Summary Notes

Thriller about four sadistic criminals who, after escaping during a transfer, take over a posh Manhattan apartment complex and start looting and terrorizing its occupants during New York City's famous 1977 blackout.

 v          Blackout - 2007 US thriller by Rigoberto Castañeda.


 X   Blackout (2007)

Link Here

Blackout is a 2007 US thriller by Rigoberto Castañeda.
With Amber Tamblyn, Aidan Gillen and Armie Hammer. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 2008 18 rated DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Mostly Thumbs Down

Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.

Mixed reviews with most giving it the thumbs down. A couple of reviewers were intrigued by the concept of the film though.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R 85:02s
=81:38s
Germany: Uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
31s
18 81:03s UK: Passed 18 after 31s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2008 High Fliers R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

  • Cuts were required to remove scenes of sexualised violence (including images of scalpel held near woman's breast, which is then used to cut around her nipple in a torture sequence)
  • and sexual violence (during a torture sequence). [A rape scene has been deleted where the victim is horribly slashed before being raped by a man who had covered himself in salt]
 v          Blackout - 2012 UK action thriller.


 X   Blackout (2012)

Link Here

Blackout is a 2012 UK action thriller.
With Christopher Eccleston, Olivia Cooke and Dervla Kirwan. IMDb

Summary Notes

A council man becomes increasingly disillusioned over the years, but a heroic act gets him approval and becomes a front-runner for the mayor-ship of Manchester while trying to keep his own secrets buried.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert57:04s UK: A re-edited version of Episode 3 was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, language and brief strong sex for:
  • 2012 2 entertain Video.
 v   The Blackout - 2019 Russia action thriller by Egor Baranov


 X   The Blackout (2019)

Link Here
  • Avanpost
  • Blackout
The Blackout is a 2019 Russia action thriller by Egor Baranov
Starring Aleksey Chadov, Pyotr Fyodorov and Svetlana Ivanova BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The original Russian version runs for approx. 153 minutes. For the export version the running time was reduced to approx. 127 minutes. Additionally, there is a 6-part TV version which runs for approx. 296 minutes.

Summary Notes

No meteorites hit Earth, no terrorists put the world in danger, no atomic war was started, but something did go wrong. Contact between most towns on Earth has been severed. A small ring-like area in Eastern Europe still has electricity, and maybe even life is being reported from the Space. What military forces find outside the Ring is shocking. There are dead corpses everywhere: in stores, in cars, on roads, in hospitals and railway stations. Who or what is destroying all life on Earth? How long will the last outpost of mankind survive?

Versions

BBFC uncut
Original Version
run: 153:08s
pal: 147:00s
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, sexual violence, language, sex:
  • 2019 cinema release

cut
shortened
International Version
run: 127:25s
pal: 122:19s
Sweden: The International Version has been significantly shortened

See pictorial version detais from movie-censorship.com

 v          Blacula - 1972 USA horror thriller by William Crain.


 X   Blacula

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Blacula is a 1972 USA horror thriller by William Crain.
Starring William Marshall, Vonetta McGee and Denise Nicholas. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1973 cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated on home video. Uncut and PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Interior decorators buy the coffin of an African prince bitten by Dracula centuries before and bring it back to Los Angeles. The African prince starts feeding his hunger while following a woman who looks like his departed wife.

An absolute hoot from start to finish, this Blaxploitation riff on Bram Stoker's seminal Gothic horror has William Marshall's African Prince unintentionally offending the original Count Dracula, consequently becoming the titular vampire and running amok in 1970s LA.

Versions

uncut
uncut

15 cert

MPAA PG
MPAA

89:11s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong horror for:
  • 2009 Eureka Blacula Complete Collection RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2008 Optimum [Dracula + Scream Blacula Scream] R2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
  • 1998 Cinram VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
X cert submitted
89:17s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release
 v          Blade Heart Episodes 1-4


 X   Blade Heart Episodes 1-4

Link Here

Blade Heart Episodes 1-4

Versions

21s 12 cert170:43s by Tam Lai Yin (TVFE)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Company required to remove four shots animal cruelty, horse being forced to fall on its knees.

 v       A Blade in the Dark - 1983 Italy giallo by Lamberto Bava.


 X   A Blade in the Dark

Link Here
  • La Casa con la scala nel buio
  • House of the Dark Stairway
A Blade in the Dark is a 1983 Italy giallo by Lamberto Bava.
Starring Andrea Occhipinti, Anny Papa and Fabiola Toledo. Youtube link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS. Uncut on home video since 2001. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Highly recommended

A killer stalks a composer staying at a posh Tuscany villa while writing the score to a horror film which has an incriminating clue to the killer's identity.

This is a brilliant. I consider it to be a true masterpiece. This film is like a whodunnit, only with good gore scenes, nothing over-the-top but more violent than most films take it. Tensely built up and a few moments that will make you jump.

If you watch Scream then you will see how they stole a lot of ideas from this film, seeing as how Kevin Williamson wrote that I'm not at all surprised.

Highly recommended.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

104:12s UK: The longer Italian Version was passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See version details from dvdcompare.net :

  • The film was originally shot for Italian television. However, the final cut of the film ended up for theatrical release, at least in its English language form. This version was uncut in terms of being a final director's cut for international distribution.

    However, a longer version running existed in Italian. The extra footage doesn't add much in the way of plot development or gore, but it does achieve a more layered, character-motivated approach than the consumer friendly earlier cut. Some of the restored scenes include Bruno making a pay booth call to Julia's boss, more atmospheric night scenes of Bruno exploring the house, a longer build up to the second murder, and several extra red herring bits involving Stanko Molnar as the groundsman, fondling scissors and generally acting suspiciously.

BBFC cut
1:50s
18 90:40s UK: The shorter English Version was passed 18 after 1:50s BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Vestron VHS

From IMDb:

  • Edits to scenes of gore
  • Heavy cuts to the bathroom murder
 v          Blade of Fury - 1993 Hong Kong / China drama by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung.


 X   Blade of Fury

Link Here
  • Yat do king sing
  • One Dagger Collapsed City
  • Yi dao qing cheng
Blade of Fury is a 1993 Hong Kong / China drama by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung.
Starring Fan Yeung, Cynthia Khan and Rosamund Kwan. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1997 VHS for animal cruelty. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

A young martial arts teacher is drawn into a plan to reform Imperial China.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
9s
18 99:53s UK: Passed 18 after 9s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1997 M.I.H.K. VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • At 23 minutes. After man turns wagon around in overhead shot, remove all sight of blindfolded horse galloping through brick wall to emerge on other side, resuming on man's face.
     The Blade of the Ripper - 1971 Italy/Spain giallo by Sergio Martino. See The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
 v          Blade Runner - 1982 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Ridley Scott.


 X   Blade Runner

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Blade Runner is a 1982 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Ridley Scott.
Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young. Youtube link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The US Theatrical Version was cut for violence to address viewer antipathy for pre-release screenings. These cuts were not applied to the International Release. A few years later the film was revised in response to this success of a bootleg workprint sold as a Director's Cut. The tacky happy ending was removed along with the film noir commentary to create the 1992 Director's Cut, but the cut violence was not restored. Finally the cut violence was restored to the Director's Cut to create the truly uncut, 2007 version called the Final Cut
Promotional Material

Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut, Blade Runner dazzles in Ridley Scott's definitive Final Cut, including extended scenes and special effects. In a signature role as 21st-century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yetvulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants -- and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul.

Versions

uncut
Final Cut
run: 117:14s
pal: 112:33s
15 Certificate

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Final Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong violence for:
  • 2020 Warner Special Poster Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2017 Warner Steelbook RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 Warner 30th Anniversary Edition [All 5 versions] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 cinema release
  • 2007 Warner R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Warner Ultimate Collectors Edition R2 DVD
  • 2007 Warner Special Edition R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2007 cinema release

US: The Final Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

The BBFC commented:

BLADE RUNNER is a well known science fiction film which was first released in 1982. This version was passed '15' for some strong violence, including bloody gun shot impacts. As in other versions of the work, this was thought to be containable at '15', as none of the violence contravenes the BBFC guidelines at '15' which state that violence 'may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury'.

BLADE RUNNER also includes one muffled use of strong language, brief nudity and mild sex references.

Thanks to Gavin Salked for the notes about the various versions of Blade Runner.

The Final Cut was released in 2007. It starts with the Director's Cut and restores the violence originally deleted from the US Theatrical Version (which stayed deleted in the Director's Cut).
BBFC uncut
Director's Cut

cut
cut

cut:
run: 116:24s
pal: 111:45s

15 Certificate

MPAA R

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 without cuts for:
  • 2014 Warner 30th Anniversary Edition [All 5 versions] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Warner Ultimate Collectors Edition R2 DVD via UK Amazon
  • 2006 Warner Remastered R2 DVD
  • 1999 Warner R2 DVD
  • 1993 Warner VHS
  • 1992 cinema release

When director Ridley Scott learned that theaters were running a workprint billed as a director's cut in 1991 without his permission, he insisted to Warner Bros. that he actually be given the opportunity to make a proper director's cut.

Scott initially wanted to begin with the roughly finished workprint, and add to it scenes he felt were needed, particular the unicorn sequence.

However, due various factors (not least of all some miscommunication between the people involved), the Director's Cut that was released in 1992 ended up being rather hastily created by starting with the US Theatrical Version, stripping away the narration and happy ending and inserting the unicorn dream sequence. The violence cut for the US Theatrical Version remained cut in the Director's Cut.

This was released on VHS and Laserdisc in the 1990s, and later on DVD in 1999.

Because the Director's Cut was such a rush job, it was not really a true director's cut. It was put together by film archivist Michael Arick, working against a very strict time limit, based on notes from Ridley Scott. Whilst Scott approved this cut, it was not his ultimate or preferred version, although he did endorse it as being better than the theatrical versions. This eventually led to the release of The Final Cut, which took a total of seven years or so to finally come together.

uncut
Workprint
run: 109:45s
pal: 105:22s
15 CertificateUK: The Workprint was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for
  • 2014 Warner 30th Anniversary Edition [All 5 versions] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Warner Ultimate Collectors Edition R2 DVD via UK Amazon

The workprint was released billed as a director's cut in 1991 without Ridley Scott's approval or permission. This at least spurred the release of an official Director's Cut

See pictorial version details compared with the Director's Cut from movie-censorship.com

uncut
International Version
run: 116:42s
pal: 112:02s
15 Certificate

AA certificate

MPAA Unrated

UK: The International Theatrical Version was passed 15 without cuts for:
  • 2014 Warner 30th Anniversary Edition [All 5 versions] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Warner Ultimate Collectors Edition R2 DVD via UK Amazon
  • 1986 Warner VHS

UK: The International Theatrical Version was passed AA (14) without cuts for:

  • 1982 cinema release

The uncut version of the time was released outside of the US as the International Theatrical Version. Ironically, this International Theatrical Version went on to become the most widely available cut of the film on US VHS and LaserDisc when the film was released for home video, unrated, in the 1980s (for one, it was released on Criterion's Laserdisc; again unrated).

BBFC uncut
US Theatrical

cut
cut

cut:
run: 116:59s
pal: 112:18s
15 Certificate

MPAA R

UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for
  • 2014 Warner 30th Anniversary Edition [All 5 versions] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Warner Ultimate Collectors Edition R2 DVD via UK Amazon

US: The US Theatrical Version was MPAA R Rated

US test audiences were shown the proposed theatrical version. The film makers came to the conclusion that viewers objected to the graphic violence and so cuts were made resulting in the cut US Theatrical Version. The cuts were not however applied to the International Theatrical Version.

Thanks to Dave. The cuts for US audiences were:

  • The death of Priss is much less violent. The uncut version shows Ford shooting her three times or so and the camera really lingers on her blood oozing body which is graphic to see. However this was reduced for the US Theatrical Version
  • The US Theatrical Version deletes Roy's killing of his genetic creator by pressing his fingers into the eye sockets showing graphically blood and brain matter squirting out for several seconds.
  • Roy's self mutilation showing the nails going into his hands is shown in less detail.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Blade Runner 2049 - 2017 UK / USA / Canada Sci-Fi thriller by Denis Villeneuve.


 X   Blade Runner 2049

Link Here

Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 UK / USA / Canada Sci-Fi thriller by Denis Villeneuve.
Starring Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas. IMDb

Uncut in the UK (15) and US (R), but cut in India to remove nudity and to blur the sight of bottles of spirits. An FSK 12 rating in Germany caused a little controversy as a few cinema goers considered the rating too low.
Summary Notes

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

 v          Blade Trinity


 X   Blade Trinity

Link Here

Blade Trinity

Versions

BBFC uncut 15 Certificate117:15s 2004 US horror by David S Goyer

The BBFC passed the Extended Version (US Unrated) was passed 15 unuct for the 2005 EIV DVD

The uncontentious version details are described on IMDb

  • The Unrated Edition reinserts 2 major scenes amounting of 10 minutes. The first one is an exchange between Drake and Danica where both shared their past including Drake being there during the crucification. He then seduces her. The other one is right after the final fight between Drake and Blade. The doctors were about to perform an autopsy on Blade when he just simply gets up as if resurrected and leaves the morgue. However, the fate of the doctors were not revealed.
  • The unrated extended edition also has a very different and much more ambiguous ending than the theatrical release.

The consensus is that the extra material does not contribute to the film

BBFC uncut

15 Certificate 108:13s The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for the 2004 cinema release and 2005 EIV DVD
 v          Blair Witch - 2016 USA horror thriller by Adam Wingard.


 X   Blair Witch

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Blair Witch is a 2016 USA horror thriller by Adam Wingard.

Film distributors in Australia appealed against the MA15+ (15A) rating from the Classification Board. Presumably the distributors were hoping for an M (PG-15) rating as per the original film in the series, Blair Witch Project. The Review Board agreed with the Classification Board and the original rating and consumer advice is maintained
 v   The Blair Witch Project - 1999 USA horror mystery by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez (as Eduardo Sanchez).


 X   The Blair Witch Project

Link Here

The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 USA horror mystery by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez (as Eduardo Sanchez).
Starring Heather Donahue, Michael C Williams and Joshua Leonard. IMDb

Always uncut. A little extra footage was added for TV screenings.

Summary Notes

In search of a local legend, three bold amateur documentarians--director, Heather; cameraman, Josh; sound recorder, Mike--hike into Burkittsville's gloomy Black Hills Forest to find a shadow: the fabled Blair Witch. Now, one long year later--after that fateful October of 1994--there's still no sign of the student filmmakers, apart from the raw footage they left behind. Who knows what truly happened during their creepy five-day journey into the mouth of madness? Was there, indeed, an intangible supernatural presence in the dark woods that led to the team's disappearance? Either way, the missing trio must have seen something. Could the nightmarish myth be real?

 v          Blakes 7: Space Fall - 1978 UK TV Sci-Fi episode by Pennant Roberts.


 X   Blakes 7: Space Fall

Link Here
  • Series 1
  • Episode 2
Blakes 7: Space Fall is a 1978 UK TV Sci-Fi episode by Pennant Roberts.
Starring Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette and Paul Darrow. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated single episode 1990 release on VHS. although the same scene was left uncut for an omnibus VHS release in 1986. Uncut and PG rated since 2004 DVD.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
PG52:09s
UK: Passed PG uncut for: UK: Passed PG uncut for:
  • 1986 BBC Enterprises VHS Omnibus Edition titled The Beginning
BBFC cut
category cuts
8s
PG 52:00s

submitted
52:09s
UK: Passed PG after 8s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1990 BBC Enterprises VHS Series 1, Episode 2: Space Fall

The BBFC cuts to avoid an 18 rating were:

  • to remove a shot showing Avon slapping Garton's ears. Earclaps were a BBFC no-no at the time citing imitability.
 v          Blank - 2019 India action thriller by Behzad Khambata.


 X   Blank

Link Here

Blank is a 2019 India action thriller by Behzad Khambata.
Starring Sunny Deol, Karan Kapadia and Karanvir Sharma. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.

Summary Notes

A suicide bomber loses his memory and has a bomb attached to his heart. It is up to the police officers to prevent this bomb from taking innocent lives.

Versions

BBFC cut
cuts
cut: 8s
run: 106:34s
pal: 102:18s
sub: 106:42s
12AUK: Passed 12A after 8s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to make reductions to moments of strong violence in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
 v          Blastfighter - 1984 Italy / France action crime mystery by Lamberto Bava (as John Old Jr).


 X   Blastfighter

Link Here
  • Force of Vengeance
Blastfighter is a 1984 Italy / France action crime mystery by Lamberto Bava (as John Old Jr).
Starring Michael Sopkiw, Valentina Forte and George Eastman. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1986 VHS. Uncut for 2015 UK home video. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

A former policeman sets out to unleash violent vengeance upon deer poachers when they rape and kill his long lost daughter.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 89:21s
pal: 85:47s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

The BBFC commented in its 2015 Annual Report:

Blastfighter was passed uncut after previous cuts to sexual violence from the 1980s were no longer judged necessary under the BBFC's current Guidelines.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut: 12s
run: 89:38s
pal: 86:03s
18UK: Passed 18 after 12s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1986 Medusa Communications VHS

The BBFC cuts were for sexual violence.

 v          Blaxploitation! - documentary video by Phil Escott.


 X   Blaxploitation!

Link Here

Blaxploitation! is a documentary video by Phil Escott.
Starring Mikel Koven.

Cut by the BBFC for 2015 video.

Versions

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
3s
15 28:52s UK: Passed 15 for strong sex, violence after 3s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 2015 Arrow Film Distributors video
The BBFC commented:
  • Company was required to remove a potentially indecent image of a child (in a clip taken from 'Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song'). Cut required in accordance with BBFC Guidelines, policy and the terms of the Protection of Children Act 1978.
 v          Blazing Magnum - 1976 Italy / Canada / Panama crime mystery thriller by Alberto De Martino (as Martin Herbert).


 X   Blazing Magnum

Link Here
  • Magnum Special
  • Shadows in an Empty Room
  • Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta
Blazing Magnum is a 1976 Italy / Canada / Panama crime mystery thriller by Alberto De Martino (as Martin Herbert).
Starring Stuart Whitman, John Saxon and Martin Landau. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1976 cinema release and 18 rated 1987 VHS. Later uncut and 18 rated for 2023 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

An Ottawa police captain searches for the person who poisoned his sister, who was attending the university in Montreal. So desperate is he for revenge that he begin to use his own brutal methods to find the killer. Soon he discovers that not everything is what he thought it was.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 99:36s
pal: 95:37s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexualised violence, nudity:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut: 52s
run: 97:27s
pal: 93:33s
sub: 94:27s
18UK: Passed 18 after 52s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1987 Medusa Communications [+ film cuts] VHS
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut:
run: 98:30s
pal: 94:34s
XUK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1976 cinema release
            Blind - 2014 Norway drama by Eskil Vogt. See Hardcore 18s List: Blind
 v          Blind Date - 1984 USA / Greece horror thriller by Nico Mastorakis.


 X   Blind Date

Link Here
  • Deadly Seduction
Blind Date is a 1984 USA / Greece horror thriller by Nico Mastorakis.
Starring Joseph Bottoms, Kirstie Alley and James Daughton. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut

Summary Notes

A man goes blind when remembering his lost girlfriend, but the doctors can't find anything wrong with his eyes. They fit him with an experimental device which allows him to see with the aid of a computer interface and brain electrodes. Meanwhile, a taxi driver is taking young women up to their apartments, giving them gas, and performing a little fatal amateur surgery on them. Their paths inevitably converge, and the blind man must try to stop the psychopath.

Director's Cut

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
run: 105:37s
pal: 101:24s
MPAA UnratedUK: BBFC details not yet published for the Director's Cut:

US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2019 Scorpion [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

See article from movie-censorship.com . The additional material is all plot but is worth having as it makes the movie even more crazily nonsensical.

MPAA UnratedUS: There is an Alternative Director's Cut that has an extra 3s snippet with glamour models at a studio shoot.

See article from movie-censorship.com

Theatrical Version

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 99:09s
pal: 95:11s
18

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut:
  • 2002 Consolidated Trading/Synergy/Hollywood R0 DVD
  • 1997 Arthouse Productions VHS
  • 1986 Stablecane VHS
  • 1984 cinema release
 v          Blind Fury - 1989 USA action crime comedy by Phillip Noyce.


 X   Blind Fury

Link Here
  • Furia ciega
Blind Fury is a 1989 USA action crime comedy by Phillip Noyce.
Starring Rutger Hauer, Terry O'Quinn and Brandon Call. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a 15 rated cinema release in 1990. The cuts were restored for the subsequent 18 rated video release but a further cut was ordered re bomb making instructions. The film is uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Nick Parker was a Vietnam vet who was blinded during the war. He was found by one of the local tribes, who taught him to enhance his remaining senses and to expertly wield a sword. On his return to the United States, he goes to visit an old Army buddy, Frank Devereaux, but discovers that he and his wife are divorced, and Frank no longer lives there. What they don't know is that Devereaux was playing in a crooked casino in Reno and accumulated a large debt. The casino boss is willing to forgive his debt if he does something for him: Devereaux is a chemist, and they want him to make designer drugs. In order to make sure he does it, they try to kidnap his son. But Nick is there, and Nick saves the boy. Thus begins a road trip to Vegas to protect the boy and save his friend, with the boss' henchmen in pursuit.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 86m
pal: 83m
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
cut: 4s
run: 86:14s
pal: 82:47s
sub: 82:51s

18UK: BBFC detals not yet published for:

UK: Passed 18 after 4s of BBFC compulsory BBFC cuts for:

  • 2018 Mediumrare (RB) Blu-ray
  • 2018 Mediumrare R2 DVD
  • 2018 Mediumrare Amazon Prime VoD [UK only]
  • 1990 RCA/Columbia VHS

The video was upgraded to an 18 and the fight cuts were restored. However a new cut was ordered to remove a reference to the use of detergent in the making of a bomb. The BBFC cuts list read:

  • At 61m - In scene in cable car, remove blond man's phrase: Gasoline mixed with detergent.
BBFC cut
BBFC category cuts
cut: 22s
run: 85:57s
pal: 82:31s
sub: 86:19s
15UK: Passed 15 after 22s of BBFC BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1990 cinema release

Thanks to Tim. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Reel 5 - During fight in corridor between swordsman and two gunmen, reduce sight of sword held across man's mouth.
  • Reel 5 - Near end of fight in darkened room between swordsman and two gunmen, reduce sword slashes to held man to one only, and remove all sight of sword placed under man's crotch and then moved upwards.
 v          Blind Terror - 1971 UK mystery thriller by Richard Fleischer.


 X   Blind Terror

Link Here
  • See No Evil
  • Stiefel
  • die den Tod bedeuten
Blind Terror is a 1971 UK mystery thriller by Richard Fleischer.
Starring Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison and Robin Bailey. IMDb
The film exists as a UK/European Version, Blind Terror and a US Version titled See No Evil.
Summary Notes

Sarah is a blind girl who has returned to her home, a country manor in which all of the occupants are dead. She unknowingly sleeps overnight, among a houseful of corpses, arising the next morning to quietly creep out of bed, in order not to awaken the other members of the household.

Versions

BBFC uncut
US Version
run: 89:02s
pal: 85:28s
15UK: The US Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2020 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [US Version + European Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 25th May 2020
  • 2017 Powerhouse Films [US Version + European Version] R0 Blu-ray/R0 Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2003 Columbia/Tri-Star Home video titled See No Evil
BBFC uncut
UK Version
run: 86:43s
pal: 83:15s
15UK: The UK Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2020 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [US Version + European Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 25th May 2020
  • 2017 Powerhouse Films [US Version + European Version] R0 Blu-ray/R0 Combo at UK Amazon
  • 1992 Video Collection International VHS
  • 1986 RCA/Columbia Pictures VHS
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 88:43s
pal: 85:10s
XUK: The UK Version was passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1971 cinema release

Strangely the running time of the UK cinema version best matches the US version.

 v          Blindfold: Acts of Obsession


 X   Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

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  • Blindfold
Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
R Rated
Blindfold: Acts of Obsession is a 1994 USA TV thriller by Lawrence L. Simeone.
With Judd Nelson, Shannen Doherty and Kristian Alfonso. IMDb

US: The Unrated version is uncut

BBFC
1:24s
1885:45s UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 1:24s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1994 Polygram VHS
MPAA
71s
MPAA
R Rated
US: The US R Rated version has lost 71s of sexy material of which most was replaced by something more bland.
 v          Blindman - 1971 Italy/1971 western by Ferdinando Baldi.


 X   Blindman

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  • Il cieco
  • Il pistolero cieco
Blindman is a 1971 Italy/1971 western by Ferdinando Baldi.
With Tony Anthony, Ringo Starr and Lloyd Battista. YouTube icon IMDb
Banned but resubmitted and cut for an X rated 1972 cinema release. Uncut in the US.

Summary Review:

A Great Movie

A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His business partners double cross him, selling the women to bandit Domingo. Blindman heads into Mexico in pursuit.

This is currently a comic book western. But that doesn't mean that it's bad! It's a great movie and it's violent for a movie made in 1971, one scene at the end is really disgusting.

A great music score by Stelvio Cipriati, good action scenes and an amazing Tony Anthony makes it to one of the better spaghetti westerns. Don't miss!

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
R Rated
~105:00s Germany: Uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1972 cinema release
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1972 cinema release

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