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 v          Cobain: Montage of Heck - 2015 USA TV music biography by Brett Morgen.


 X   Cobain: Montage of Heck

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Cobain: Montage of Heck is a 2015 USA TV music biography by Brett Morgen.
Starring Aaron Burckhard, Chad Channing and Don Cobain. Melon Farmers linkYoutube link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

An extended version was released to US cinemas in August 2015.
Summary Notes

An authorized documentary on the late musician Kurt Cobain, from his early days in Aberdeen, Washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band Nirvana.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Version
US: The documentary was re-released in US cinemas in August 2015 in an extended version featuring an additional 2 minutes of material.
BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 131:57s
pal: 126:40s
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for very strong language, strong sex references, drug references for:
 v   The Cobbler - 2014 USA comedy fantasy drama by Thomas McCarthy.


 X   The Cobbler

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The Cobbler is a 2014 USA comedy fantasy drama by Thomas McCarthy.
Starring Adam Sandler, Dan Stevens and Steve Buscemi. Youtube link IMDb

The film was cut in the US for a PG-13 rating and further cut in the UK for a 12/12A rating. Uncut in Germany
Summary Notes

Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.

Versions

uncut
uncut
FSK 12 symbol Germany: Uncut and FSK 12 rated:
mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 98m
pal: 94m
MPAA PG-13US: Cut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
  • 2015 Image Entertainment RA Blu-ray
  • 2015 Image Entertainment (R1) DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

Leon is stabbed in the throat by a stiletto shoe. The US version does show the blood flowing onto his short.
BBFC cut
advised category cuts
cut:
run: 97:49s
pal: 93:54s

mpaa cut
cut

12 cert

12A

UK: The cut US version was passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail, moderate bad language, sex references after further BBFC advised pre-cuts:
  • 2015 Entertainment One UK [Part Subtitled] R2 DVD
  • 2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • This film was originally seen for advice, at which stage the company was informed it was likely to be classified 15 but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by reducing two scenes featuring blood and injury detail. When the film was submitted for formal classification, these scenes had been reduced acceptably and the film was therefore classified 12A.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

  • The US cut of blood flowing from a throat stab wound is also cut in the UK release.
  • Blood on the face of a burglar being roughed up by Leo's gang has lost it fresh red colour and is now much darker as if it had been therefor a while.
 v          Cobra - 1986 USA action thriller by George P. Cosmatos.


 X   Cobra

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Cobra is a 1986 USA action thriller by George P. Cosmatos.
With Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut for an MPAA R rating and further cut by the BBFC for an 18 rating
Summary Notes

A gang of neo-fascist thugs, led by the self-proclaimed 'Night Slasher', are breaking into people's homes & cars, then killing them at random. When of of these thugs holds up a food store & takes hostages, Lt. Marian Cobretti - an intense, take-no-prisoners cop, is brought onto the scene to end the hostage-taking.

Cutting Edge Quick Trims


Cobra
Gavin Salkeld's Quick Trims 27: Cobra on YouTube.
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Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cuts

best available
best
available

cut:
run: 86:49s
pal: 83:21s

No Cert

18

MPAA R

UK: The cut R Rated Version without further cuts was released for:

Thanks to Owen. Blu-rays are reported to be uncut but there's no sign of the waived cuts in the BBFC database

US: MPAA R Rated after cuts for:

The MPAA cuts were:

  • There are various mentions of extensive MPAA cuts to the many killings in the film. In particular, killings at a hospital and a victim's hand being severed and sent to the police. The studio was also said to be keen to keep the running time down to allow more showings in cinemas.

There's no sign of the MPAA cuts ever being restored

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
4s

mpaa cut
cuts

cut: 4s+
run: 86:45s
pal: 83:17s
18UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 after 4s of further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1999 Warner R2 DVD
  • 1986 Warner VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • Stallone sets fire to a man that he has just doused with petrol but the following details are missing just before the match is struck; a glimpse of the man screaming followed by the dialogue from Stallone: You have the right to remain silent.

Workprint

uncut
uncut
run: 120m
pal: 115m
MPAA UnratedThere is a workprint version that runs around 120 minutes

See details of the workprint in article from theactionelite.com . It gives clues about the rework implemented in response to preview audiences not liking the film.

 v          Cocaine Cowboys I - 2008 USA crime documentary by Billy Corben.


 X   Cocaine Cowboys I

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Cocaine Cowboys I is a 2008 USA crime documentary by Billy Corben.
With Nelson Andreu, Jorge Ayala, Griselda Blanco. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 2013 DVD on grounds of instructional drug use. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R ~97:00s US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
48s
18 98:42s UK: Passed 18 for real gory crime scene images, drug use and strong sex after 48s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:

The BBFC Cuts were:

  • A compulsory cut was required to remove a segment presenting a step-by-step guide to the preparation of crack cocaine.
There's more BBFC discussion of this cut in podcast from bbfc.co.uk

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Cockfighter - 1974 USA drama by Monte Hellman.


 X   Cockfighter

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  • Born to Kill
  • Gamblin' Man
  • Wild Drifter
Cockfighter is a 1974 USA drama by Monte Hellman.
Starring Warren Oates, Richard B Shull and Harry Dean Stanton. Melon Farmers link IMDb
The film was denied a screening at the 2006 Edinburgh Film Festival after advice from the BBFC who stated that UK Law does not allow public performance of films with real animal cruelty staged for the film.

The film has never been submitted to the BBFC but they have commented about the film as follows: The film COCKFIGHTER, as its title would indicate, contains several scenes of cock fighting in which birds are goaded to fury in order to fight each other. These sequences are unsimulated and were expressly created for the purposes of the film. As a result, this work would be in breach of the Animals Act.

Summary Review

Frank Mansfield has wanted to win the Cockfighter of the Year medal for ages. Frank never speaks. After shooting his mouth off one too many times then losing a champion rooster in a casual hotel room cockfight, he swore never to speak again until he's won that award... He makes a bet with old crony Jack to be settled at the upcoming meet. Frank puts his car and his trailer on the line; he loses. Jack gets the trailer, and Frank's part-time girlfriend who goes with it. Frank's long-time girlfriend Mary Elizabeth wants him to get serious and settle down. But Frank has to raise some money for a new cock - $500 - then he can form a partnership with fellow cocksman Omar Baradansky and make another try for that medal...

Warren Oates plays Frank Mansfield in 1974's Cockfighter . Although outlawed in most states, cockfighting was legal in Georgia, and Oates portrays a top trainer. However, Mansfield is also a deeply flawed man whose success leads him to recklessness. On the night before a major fight, he impetuously enters a cockfight that ends badly. At that moment, he takes a vow of silence, which he will not break until he can regain his position in the sport. Throughout most of the movie, therefore, Oates is mute, with his thoughts serving as narration.

Warren Oates is truly great in this role. His weathered face and ability to portray unsympathetic characters in a likeable manner bring great authority to this film.

Despite being a solid character study, the film is probably of limited appeal. For the most part, the sport of cockfighting (if you consider it a sport) serves only as the background, and the characters drive the film. However, the sport is presented in an unflinching manner. The bloody and violent aspects of cockfighting are not glossed over in any way. Thus, this film is definitely not for people who are squeamish or extremely passionate about humane treatment of animals.

If you can set aside your distaste for the topic matter, then you will be treated to some great acting and directing and a truly unique cinematic experience.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 83m
pal: 80m
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

UK: Occasionally shown in the UK without a certificate, most recently at the NFT during a Monte Hellman retrospective.

Thanks to Graeme, July 2022. The film is available uncut in the UK on the streaming platform Pluto TV

Japan:

Thanks to Andrew:

There's a Japanese Blu Ray from Amazon Japan that's region A and B of Cockfighter. It's around £16 basic, but it's £29 in total with DHL delivery and import duty of around a fiver. Very speedy delivery and great quality transfer.

banned
effectively
banned
BBFCUK : Never submitted to the BBFC knowing that key scenes would have to be cut.

The film was denied a screening at the 2006 Edinburgh Film Festival after advice from the BBFC who stated that UK Law does not allow public performance of films with real animal cruelty staged for the film.

The film has never been submitted to the BBFC but they have commented about the film as follows:

The film COCKFIGHTER, as its title would indicate, contains several scenes of cock fighting in which birds are goaded to fury in order to fight each other. These sequences are unsimulated and were expressly created for the purposes of the film. As a result, this work would be in breach of the Animals Act.

 v          Cock-Ups And Boobs


 X   Cock-Ups And Boobs

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Cock-Ups And Boobs

Versions

17s 1863:55s by Eugene O'Connor/Simon Porter

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cut required to sight of a fake BBFC black card.

 v          Cocoon - 1985 USA Sci-Fi film by Ron Howard.


 X   Cocoon

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  • Capullo
Cocoon is a 1985 USA Sci-Fi film by Ron Howard.
Starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley and Hume Cronyn. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for PG rated versions. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US. The film has been released uncut in the UK in a 12 rated package but a BBFC confirmation of an uncut version is pending.
Summary Notes

A group of aliens return to earth to retrieve cocoons containing the people they'd left behind from an earlier trip. These cocoons had been resting at the bottom of the ocean. Once retrieved, they stored these recovered cocoons in the swimming pool of a house they'd rented in a small Florida town. Their mission is hampered by a number of elderly people from a nearby retirement community who had been secretly using the pool, and who discover unusual powers from within these cocoons.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
No Cert

MPAA PG-13

~117:00s
=~112:00s
UK: BBFC details not yet published for:

The UK Blu-ray releases are 12 rated but this seems likely to be due to a 12 rated commentary track. The 2014 Blu-ray and 2016 Eureka Blu-rays are uncut according to both reviewers and Eureka Entertainment, so perhaps the BBFC details of this version will turn up later. [Thanks to Stuart]

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC cut
category cuts
2s
PG 111:53s

UK: Passed PG for mild language, violence and sex references after 2s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2002 Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. video

UK: Passed PG after 2s of BBFC category cuts for:

  • 1986 CBS/Fox Video [sound cut] VHS
  • 1985 cinema release

The BBFC category cut was:

  • a sound cut to remove the word 'fucking'.
 v          Cocoon: The Return


 X   Cocoon: The Return

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Cocoon: The Return

Versions

1:05s PG Cert110:25s 1988 US film by Daniel Petrie

Same cuts for 1989 cinema release, the 1989 Film and Video release, and 2004 20th Century Fox DVD

  • A suicide attempt was deleted to obtain a PG

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

 v          Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2: Episode 10


 X   Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2: Episode 10

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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2: Episode 10

Versions

1s 15 cert23:06s 2008 Japan anime by Goro Taniguchi

The BBFC cut 1s from the 2010 Beez DVD. Company was required to remove a shot likely to encourage an interest in underage sexual activity (in this case a young girl in the background of a shot suggesting sexual activity).

 v          Code Name: Geronimo - 2012 USA TV war thriller by John Stockwell.


 X   Code Name: Geronimo

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  • Code Name: Geronimo: The Hunt For Osama bin Laden
  • Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Code Name: Geronimo is a 2012 USA TV war thriller by John Stockwell.
With Cam Gigandet, Anson Mount and Freddy Rodríguez. YouTube icon IMDb
Uncut by film censors but also exists as a cut TV version

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

96:44s UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence and nudity for: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
cut
cut
TV Version
~10:00s
US flag
US TV
US: A cut version shown on US TV. It is shorter by 10 minutes and is missing sex and violence footage.
 v          Code Name: Wild Geese - 1984 Italy / West Germany action war film by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M Dawson).


 X   Code Name: Wild Geese

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Code Name: Wild Geese is a 1984 Italy / West Germany action war film by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M Dawson).
Starring Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef and Ernest Borgnine. IMDb

Exists in 2 versions with a shorter version missing about 7 minutes.
Summary Notes

Commander Robin Wesley, leader of a group of mercenaries, go to the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia to overthrow the dictator, who is a major manufacturer and dealer of the world's opium.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Austria flag
Austria
97:04s Austria/Switzerland: Uncut versions run at about 97:04s
BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

1588:56s

UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2014 Arrow R2 DVD
  • 1986 Entertainment in VHS
  • 1985 cinema release
 v          Code of Honour


 X   Code of Honour

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Code of Honour

Versions

2:08s 1885:38s 1997 release by Benny Chann

Same cut version for cinema and video

 v   The Code of Moscow Temel - Turkey comedy by Adem Kilic.


 X   The Code of Moscow Temel

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The Code of Moscow Temel is a Turkey comedy by Adem Kilic.

BBFC category cuts for a 12A rated 2012 cinema release

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
12A 103:12s UK: Passed 12A for strong language and moderate sex references and violence after BBFC cuts for:
  • 2012 cinema release
The BBFC commented:

Distributor chose to remove a use of very strong language 'cunt' in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.

 v          Code 7 Victim 5! - 1964 UK action crime mystery by Robert Lynn.


 X   Code 7 Victim 5!

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Code 7 Victim 5! is a 1964 UK action crime mystery by Robert Lynn.
With Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser and Ann Smyrner. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1964 cinema release. No BBFC cuts for 2013 DVD
Summary Notes

When a millionaires valet is murdered he hires a detective to discover by who and why his valet was killed, leading to connections of the nazi sort!

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
12

MPAA
Unrated

84:27s UK: Passed 12 without BBFC cuts for moderate bloody injury and violence for:
  • 2013 Network video tiitled Code 7 Victim 5!
No details yet as to what version had been submitted. Perhaps the 12 rating suggests that this version is uncut and that the violence was cut for a U rating in 1964

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2016 Blue Underground [Code 7 Victim 5 + Mozambique] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC cut
cut
old cert U submitted
88:27s
=84:55s
UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release titled Victim Five
 v          Coffy - 1973 USA action crime thriller by Jack Hill.


 X   Coffy

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  • Coffey
Coffy is a 1973 USA action crime thriller by Jack Hill.
With Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw and Robert DoQui. YouTube icon IMDb
Initially banned by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release. Resubmitted with cuts and then further cut by the BBFC for 1974 cinema release. Passed 18 uncut in 1988. Uncut in the US
Summary Review : Blaxploitation classic!

Coffy is a nurse whose younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin. Coffy sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

Maxim magazine lists Coffy as number 7 on its list of the 50 best B-movies of all time, and there can clearly be no mistake about its status as a B-movie. Pam Grier shines in this hilarious action-packed blaxploitation flick where she first got her name as a 'black pin-up queen' during the early 70's.

This brilliant film mixes comedy right in there with the action. From the campy catfight scenes when Coffy dumps a salad bowl onto a blonde girl's head, to when King George makes his first appearance and steps out of his car in his pimp outfit, complete right down to the feather in his hat! The action is fairly consistent. There are a lot of guns firing off and endless catfights.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 89:56s
pal: 86:20s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 88:41s

cut
pre-cut

X certUK: A short version was passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1974 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were

  • Cut to the stabbing of Omar

Thanks to Craig who wrote to the BBFC who responded:

Coffey was initially rejected because the BBFC felt too many cuts would be required to make it acceptable at X and that these cuts would damage the film. However, the following year the distributor submitted a heavily re-edited version (renamed Coffy), which was finally passed X, I believe after further cuts.

banned
banned
rejectedUK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1973 cinema release titled Coffey
 v          Cohen and Tate


 X   Cohen and Tate

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  • Cohen & Tate
Cohen and Tate

Versions

BBFC uncut

MPAA
cut

best available
best
available

18

MPAA
R rated

81:59s Cohen and Tate is a 1988 USA thriller by Eric Red.
With Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin, Harley Cross. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:

  • 1998 Polygram VHS
  • 1989 Guild VHS
  • 1988 cinema release

US: The cut Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:

From IMDb. The film was cut by MPAA to avoid an X rating, the killing of the Travis family was originally longer and so was the showdown, with blood explosions in close-up.

The BBFC also banned a trailer for the film in 1988.

The cut material exists in workprint form but has never been restored for a release, so the Theatrical Version is the best available

 v          Cold Blooded Beast - 1971 Italy horror mystery thriller by Fernando Di Leo.


 X   Cold Blooded Beast

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  • Asylum Erotica
  • La bestia uccide a sangue freddo
  • Cold-Blooded Beast
  • Slaughter Hotel
Cold Blooded Beast is a 1971 Italy horror mystery thriller by Fernando Di Leo.
With Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee, Rosalba Neri. YouTube icon IMDb
Multiple variants with UK getting the worst of those available with pre-cuts to sex and violence. Sex scenes exist in clothed and unclothed softcore versions. The nudity is via body doubles though. The BBFC waived its previous cuts for 2017 18 rated Blu-ray.
Summary Comments: Loopey

A masked killer stalks an institution for mentally disturbed rich women.

This film is not on the level of gialli directed by Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, or Dario Argento. However, it is so loopey and bizarre that it is actually fascinating!

Slaughter Hotel's original ad campaign played upon the idea that the film is Based on a True Story , which means it really wasn't.

Versions

BBFC uncut

best available
best
available

1896:32s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, violence with all previous BBFC cuts waived for:

This release has all the softcore options save one scene with Rosalba Neri and the gardener, which is cut. However the entire scene is missing from the Italian release.

This seems to be the best available version.

cut
Raro Version
MPAA Unrated 94:07s US: The long European version with extended nudity scenes is MPAA Unrated for:

Not quite as complete as 88 Films version, but it does have the nude scenes of Anne. It lacks the love scene between Anne and the gardener and towards the end of the love game between Angela and Mara is missing a few shots.

mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R US: Cut for an R Rating
BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

1886:07s UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2004 Boulevard R0 DVD

Sex and violence has been pre-cut. Maybe the R rated version.

BBFC cut
cut
X certUK : Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1972 cinema release

Thanks to Vincenzo. The heavy BBFC cuts were:

  • Reel 1 - Remove the scene where the killer enters the bedroom where a naked woman is asleep.
  • Reel 2 - Remove the scene of incest between Anne and her brother.
  • Reel 2 - Considerably shorten the love-making scene in the greenhouse.
  • Reel 3 - In the murder where a woman is choked to death, remove all knife shots of cutting woman's flesh and slashing her panties.
  • Reel 3 - Considerably reduce the scene in which the Indian girl is in the bath and Helen washes and massages her.
  • Reel 4 - Reduce the sequence where a woman rolls naked on the bed as the killer advances.
  • Reel 4 - Remove the lesbian sequence between the Indian girl and Helen.
  • Reel 4 - Remove shot of arrow in the Indian girl's neck.
  • Reel 5 - Reduce the masturbation sequence.
  • Reel 5 - Remove CUs of axe on naked woman.
  • Reel 5 - Reduce murder by cross-bow to a flash shot.
  • Reel 5 - In the final sequence, remove the whole scene of the killer entering the dormitory, so that no women are seen in the ward and the final death is of the killer in the ward only.
 v   The Cold Light of Day - 1996 UK / Netherlands / Germany thriller by Rudolf van den Berg.


 X   The Cold Light of Day (1996)

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The Cold Light of Day is a 1996 UK / Netherlands / Germany thriller by Rudolf van den Berg.
Starring Richard E Grant, Lynsey Baxter and Perdita Weeks. IMDb

Summary Notes

In the countryside of an Eastern Europe country, three little girls are murdered in the wood by a pedophile and found naked with one precise cut on the throat. Detective Viktor Marek, who has come from the city, investigates the case, but his superior Pavel Nowak arrests a scapegoat, the pothead Alexi Berka, and tortures the youngster to confess the murder since he is disputing the elections. Marek does not agree with the result of the investigation and resigns his job but continues to track the killer. While following a lead in an old road, Marek meets the girl Anna Tatour that has a flat tire of her bicycle and he offers a ride in his car to the girl. Then, he tells to Anna's mother, Milena Tatour, that she should instruct her daughter to not accept ride from strangers.

Versions

6s 1895:56s 1996 release
 v   The Cold Light of Day - 2012 US action film by Mabrouk El Mechri.


 X   The Cold Light of Day (2012)

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The Cold Light of Day is a 2012 US action film by Mabrouk El Mechri.
With Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 12A rated cinema release. Uncut for 15 rated home video

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
PG-13

89:28s UK: Passed 15 uncut for for infrequent strong violence for:

US: MPAA PG-13 Rated for:

  • 2012 cinema release
BBFC cut
suggested
category
cuts
12A cert93:05s
=89:22s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate action violence and infrequent strong language after BBFC suggested cuts for category were implemented for:
  • 2012 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

  • This film was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by making cuts in two scenes:

    - to reduce a focus on injury in one scene and
    - to remove a large blood spurt in another.

    When the film was submitted for formal classification, these changes had been made and the film was classified 12A .
 v          Cold Sweat - 1970 France / Italy / Belgium action crime thriller by Terence Young.


 X   Cold Sweat

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  • De la part des copains
  • De vrienden laten groeten
  • From the Boys
  • L'uomo dalle due ombre
Cold Sweat is a 1970 France / Italy / Belgium action crime thriller by Terence Young.
Starring Charles Bronson, James Mason and Liv Ullmann. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1971. Later it was passed 'AA' uncut for 1973 cinema release. The film was passed 15 uncut on home video. The film is MPAA PG rated and uncut in the US.

Summary Notes

Joe Martin, a quiet American, lives a quiet life in the South of France renting boats to tourists. He is happily married to Fabienne and has a twelve-year-old daughter named Michèle. But the quiet man has a past: ten years before, Joe (then Moran) had escaped with four other convicts, among whom the sadistic ex-mercenary Katanga. Seeing the latter brutally kill an M. P., Joe had abandoned his accomplices and left with the car. One night, Captain Ross, Katanga, Whitey and Fausto re-appear..

This is not the greatest Bronson movie ever made but it is nonetheless entertaining. It does have one spectacular car chase or rather motorcycle pursuit on winding roads of south of France. There are some nice performances and it's fun to see James Mason play a villain although he's a likable one. Liv Ullman is fine and Jill Ireland plays a hilarious rich hippie chick.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 93:04s
pal: 89:21s
15 cert

AA certificate

MPAA PG

UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate violence, nudity and soft drug use:
  • 2010 Optimum Releasing video at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Cinema Club video
UK: Passed 15 uncut for:

UK: Passed 15 uncut:

  • 1997 Warner Home VHS
  • 1996 VPD VHS
UK: Passed AA (14) uncut:
  • 1973 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
category
cuts
sub: 93:03s
sub: 89:20s
A certUK: Passed A after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1971 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Cut to remove the sound of a neck break
  • cuts to a brief scene of nudity
  • edits to the shooting of a man with a flare gun.
            Cold Vengeance - 1935 US western by Robert N Bradbury See The Dawn Rider
 v          Collection - 2014 USA drama by John Herzfeld.


 X   Collection

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  • Out of Sight
  • Reach Me
Collection is a 2014 USA drama by John Herzfeld.
Starring Danny Aiello, Rick Aiello and Jillian Barberie. Youtube link IMDb
Originally R Rated by the MPAA but the film was later cut for a PG-13 rating. The BBFC passed the two versions, 15 and 12 respectively without BBFC cuts.
Summary Notes

A drama centered on a group of people who all have a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA R
MPAA

95:28s
=91:39s
UK: Presumably the R Rated Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence, drug use for:
  • 2014 Signature Entertainment video titled Out of Sight

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for some violence, language and brief drug use for:

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

12 cert

MPAA
PG-13

88:17s UK: Presumably the cut PG-13 Rated Version was passed 12 for strong language, moderate violence, threat, drug use for:
  • 2014 Signature Entertainment video titled Collection

US: Cut and MPAA PG-13 rated for sexual content, violence, language, drug use, and smoking.

The film seems to have been cut by about 3:22s which achieved a lowering of BBFC advice from strong violence to moderate violence.

 v          Colombiana - 2011 US/French action thriller by Olivier Megaton.


 X   Colombiana

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Colombiana is a 2011 US/French action thriller by Olivier Megaton.
With Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan and Callum Blue. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut in the US for a PG-13 rated cinema release. The uncut version was distributed in the rest of the world. An Extended Version was released in the US and was MPAA Unrated.

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
run: 111:36s
pal: 107:08s

MPAA UnratedUS: Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

The Extended Version is 3:57s longer than the International Version and includes more violence. The Director is said to prefer the International Version. This sounds a bit unlikely in that the distributors chose to only release the Unrated version on home video.
uncut
International Version
run: 107:41s
pal: 103:23s
15 certUK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2011 EIV R2 DVD
  • 2011 cinema release

This seems to be a version without the extensions for the Unrated version but at least has not suffered the US cuts for PG-13. Eg The BBFC noted 9 uses of strong language (eg 'fuck') whereas the US MPAA passed the film PG-13 with the comment contains brief strong language.

mpaa cut
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US Version
cut:
run: 108m
pal: 104m
MPAA PG-13US: The US Theatrical Version is MPAA PG-13 Rated and has been cut for strong language and probably violence too. It has not been released on home video
 v          Color of Night - 1994 USA romance by Richard Rush.


 X   Color of Night

Link Here

Color of Night is a 1994 USA romance by Richard Rush.
Starring Bruce Willis, Jane March and Rubén Blades. IMDb

Exists as a Director's Cut and Theatrical Version. Both were rated 18 in the UK. Both of these versions were cut for an MPAA R rating in the US.
Summary Notes

Psychologist Bill Capa gives up his practise when he unintentionally pushes a patient to commit suicide. In an effort to come to terms with this tragedy he visits an old colleague, Bob Moore, who is subsequently murdered. The quest to catch the killer centres around a group of Moore's psychologically disturbed patients, however equally as important is an affair which develops between Capa and the mysterious Rose.

Versions

uncut
European Director's Cut
18 134:29s UK: The European Director's Cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
BBFC uncut
European Theatrical Version
18 117:08s UK: The European Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1995 Guild VHS
  • 1994 cinema release

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : The two versions are significantly altered. The sex scenes are also different in each version with both versions having nudity not in the other.

mpaa cut
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US Director's Cut
MPAA R139:04s
=133:30s
US: The US Director's Cut suffered cuts to sex scenes for an MPAA R rating.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

There are 2 'Director's Cuts' The US R Rated Director's Cut has a shortened pool sex scene missing Bill (Bruce Willis) kissing his way up Rose's body and a shot of Willis' penis as Rose reciprocates.

The other omission is a scene of footsie as Bill and Rose dine at a restaurant.

mpaa cut
cut
US Theatrical Version
MPAA R122:55s
=118:00s

US: The US Theatrical Version suffered cuts to sex scenes for an MPAA R rating.
 v          Colors - 1988 USA action crime romance by Dennis Hopper.


 X   Colors

Link Here
  • Colores de guerra
Colors is a 1988 USA action crime romance by Dennis Hopper.
Starring Sean Penn, Robert Duvall and Maria Conchita Alonso. Youtube link IMDb
No censorship cuts in the US and UK. There exists and Extended Version with deleted scenes restored.
Summary Notes

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of L.A. about to explode in violence in this look at the gang culture enforced by the colors that members wear.

Versions

uncut
Virgin Version
18

MPAA
Unrated

126:53s
=121:48s

UK: An extended Virgin Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1989 Virgin Vision VHS

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

  • 2017 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Unrated Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The 5 minutes of extras scenes are reinserted deleted plot scenes and the film is better without them

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
18

MPAA R

121:03s
=116:12s

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2001 MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) video
  • 1988 cinema release

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

  • 2017 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Unrated Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
 v   The Colossus of Rhodes - 1961 Spain/Italy/France war adventure drama by Sergio Leone.


 X   The Colossus of Rhodes

Link Here
  • Il colosso di Rodi
The Colossus of Rhodes is a 1961 Spain/Italy/France war adventure drama by Sergio Leone.
With Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari and Georges Marchal. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut in the UK and US for theatrical Release. There's said to be a restored uncut version in Italy.
Summary Notes

While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Italy flag
Italy
NTSC
~142:00s
Italy: The Original Italian Version runs at about 142:00s and has been restored for modern day release
mpaa cut
cut
cert_mpaa_unrated.jpgNTSC
~128:00s
US: Cut and MPAA Unrated for:

The US Version is cut for length and for violence. See article from dvdcompare.net :

The differences between the US release and the much longer Italian release are numerous and include both exposition scenes and scenes of violence censored from the US print.
BBFC cut
category
cuts
A Cert UK: The US Version was passed A (PG) after further BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1962 cinema release
 v          Colossus of the Arena - 1962 Italy action adventure drama by Michele Lupo.


 X   Colossus of the Arena

Link Here
  • Death on the Arena
  • Maciste
  • il gladiatore piu forte del mondo
Colossus of the Arena is a 1962 Italy action adventure drama by Michele Lupo.
With Mark Forest, Scilla Gabel and Jon Chevron. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for cinema release. Uncut in the US

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~100:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
category
cuts
A Cert UK: Passed A after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1963 cinema release
 v          Colossus of the Stone Age - 1962 Italy/Yugoslavia action romance by Guido Malatesta.


 X   Colossus of the Stone Age

Link Here
  • Colossas of the Stone Age
  • Land of the Monsters
  • Maciste contro i mostri
  • Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules
Colossus of the Stone Age is a 1962 Italy/Yugoslavia action romance by Guido Malatesta.
With Reg Lewis, Margaret Lee and Luciano Marin. IMDb
BBFC Category cuts for UK cinema releases in 1974 and 1975. The US version has been hacked around to fit in with a Sons of Hercules theme for a series of movies
Summary Notes

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help.

Versions

cut
cut
MPAA
Unrated
76:57s US : Hacked about for brevity and partly overdubbed to fit in with a Sons of Hercules theme for a series of movies for:
  • Full movie at YouTube titled Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules
  • US Alpha R1 DVD titled Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules
BBFC cut
category
cuts
U cert 79:38s UK: Passed U uncut for:
  • 1975 cinema release titled Land of the Monsters
  • 1964 cinema release titled Colossas of the Stone Age
 v   The Colour of Pomegranates - 1969 Soviet Union historical music biography by Sergei Parajanov.


 X   The Colour of Pomegranates

Link Here
  • Color of Pomegranates
  • Sayat Nova
The Colour of Pomegranates is a 1969 Soviet Union historical music biography by Sergei Parajanov.
Starring Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan and Vilen Galstyan. IMDb
The Russian version was cut by Russian censors, but there is also an uncut Armenian version.
Summary Notes

A super-stylized, surreal biography of Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova, whose life is depicted through non-narrative amalgamations of poetic images.

One of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century,

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
PG 79:44s
=76:33s

~78:00s
UK: The Armenian version was passed PG uncut for scenes of animal slaughter for:
  • 2018 Second Sight [Armenian + Russian versions] Limited Edition RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The Armenian Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC uncut

cut
Russian cuts

U69:46s

UK: The cut Russian version was passed U for brief natural nudity and animal death without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2018 Second Sight [Armenian + Russian versions] Limited Edition RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Second Sight Films [Subtitled] video
  • 1991 British Film Institute VHS
  • 1983 cinema release

The film troubled the Russian censors where it was banned and had to be significantly cut for release.

 v          Colour of Sacrifice


 X   Colour of Sacrifice

Link Here
  • Rang de Basanti
Colour of Sacrifice

Versions

15 cert141:01s 2006 India comedy by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra

The BBFC passed the 2007 Re-edited Version 15 for both cinema and U TV DVD. No BBFC cuts were required for the shorter version titled Colour of Sacrifice.

15 cert160:09s The BBFC passed the 2006 U TV DVD as 15 without BBFC cuts titled Rang de Basanti
12A cert160:32s The BBFC awarded the 2006 submission a 12A but the distributors had a rethink and shelved this version titled Rang de Basanti
 v          Comali - 2019 India comedy by Pradeep Ranganathan.


 X   Comali

Link Here

Comali is a 2019 India comedy by Pradeep Ranganathan.
Starring Jayam Ravi, Kajal Aggarwal and Samyuktha Hegde. IMDb

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

Summary Notes

After waking up from a coma which stretches for 16 years, The protagonist Jeyam Ravi has difficulties and challenges adjusting to the current era. The Movie basically showcases the Changes of era from 90s to present era. The movie will show how the hero battles with the changes he sees from the time he got into coma.

BBFC cut
140:55s
cut: 4s
run: 140:55s
pal: 135:17s
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images, sex references, strong language after 4s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove moments of stronger violence and bloody detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 140:59s
pal: 135:21s
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for brief strong violence, bloody images
  • 2019 cinema release unreleased in favour of a cut 12A version
 v          Comancheros


 X   Comancheros

Link Here

Comancheros

Versions

8s PG cert102:47s 1961 US western by Michael Curtiz

All video releases cut as described by the BBFC: Distributor was required to remove three shots of horses being twisted by neck and onto back.

 v          Combat Shock


 X   Combat Shock

Link Here
  • American Nightmare
Combat Shock

Versions

pre-cert VHS

MPAA
Unrated

~100:00s Combat Shock is a 1986 war drama by Buddy Giovinazzo.
With Rick Giovinazzo, Veronica Stork and Mitch Maglio. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: The Director's Cut is released for but no signs of this in the BBFC database:

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

  • 2009 Troma 25th Anniversary Edition [Theatrical + Director's Cut) R1 DVD at US Amazon
The Director's Cut titled American Nightmare was dropped in favour of another cut used for the Theatrical Version
BBFC uncut18

MPAA
R Rated

88:44s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and gory images for:

US : The Theatrical version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

  • 2009 Troma 25th Anniversary Edition [Theatrical + Director's Cut] R1 DVD at US Amazon
            Come Back Peter - 1969 UK sex comedy by Donovan Winter. See Some Like it Sexy
 v          Come Play With Me - 1977 UK sex comedy by George Harrison Marks.


 X   Come Play With Me

Link Here
  • David Sullivan's Come Play with Me
Come Play With Me is a 1977 UK sex comedy by George Harrison Marks.
Starring Irene Handl, Alfie Bass and George Harrison Marks. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release. The cuts have persisted to all releases since. There is also an unreleased hardcore version of the film.
Summary Notes

A health-resort where both the clients and the employees easily take their clothes off and have a little fun is the setting of this sex-comedy.

The film was massively promoted by men's magazines associated with David Sullivan, eg Playbirds and Whitehouse. The advertising predictable suggested that the film was somehow harder than the soft softcore that the BBFC allowed at that time.

Standard Version

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 93:46s
pal: 90:01s

best available
best
available

18

X cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The cut cinema version was passed 18 for strong sexualised nudity:
  • 2010 Odeon R0 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1997 Lazer VHS
  • 1986 Mighty Fair VHS
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1977 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2020 Screen Bound Mary Millington Movie Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Reel 3 - Shot of woman astride a man to massage him in which her vulva is visible from behind was removed.
  • Reel 4 - Cabaret dancer's act was considerably reduced to remove initial writhing and caressing of her groin over G-string, her writhing alone in 'riding' copulatory movement, the close up of her pubic as she pours liquid over herself, and the shot of her wide-open legs as she covers vulva with her hand.
  • Reel 4 - As Clapworthy urinates into wash basin, initial thrusting shots of man copulating with woman on massage couch were removed.
  • Reel 9 - In the copulation scene at the beginning of the reel (before Rodney and Christine's eating sex scene), all shots of his buttocks thrusting between her legs and her legs wrapped round him were removed.
  • Reel 9 - In later sex scene (after Rodney and Christine's food scene), woman's dialogue line "Go down harder" and sight of him performing cunnilingus on her were removed. Her head reaction orgasm remained.

The original BBFC censorship cuts have not been restored because the footage apparently no longer exists in producer David Sullivan's archive.

Hardcore Version

uncut
uncut
Hardcore versions of four of the film's sex scenes were shot for the overseas market. It is believed that the hardcore version was never exhibited commercially,although there are reports of it being shown once at Swiss Cottage in London. The only known copy of the hardcore footage is apparently in the hands of a collector who is not interested in releasing the material.
 v          Come Play With Me 2


 X   Come Play With Me 2

Link Here
  • Die Nichten der Frau Oberst
  • Secrets of a French Maid
Come Play With Me 2

Versions

cut X cert83:56s
=80:35s
1980 Switzerland sex comedy by Erwin C Dietrich

The BBFC cut the 1980 cinema release

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

            Come Play With Me 3 - 1982 Switzerland sex comedy by Erwin C Dietrich See Sex Films: Come Play With Me 3
 v   The Comedy of Terrors - 1963 USA comedy horror by Jacques Tourneur.


 X   The Comedy of Terrors

Link Here
  • The Graveside Story
The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 USA comedy horror by Jacques Tourneur.
Starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1964 X rated cinema release. Uncut at 15 on VHS and 12 on DVD. Cut in the US.
Summary Notes

Waldo Trumbull, an undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced the pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people in order to get new clients.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 83:01s
pal: 79:42s
12 cert

15 cert

UK: Passed 12 uncut for comedy violence and black humour for: UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1988 Virgin Vision VHS
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pre-cut
MPAA Unrated US: Cut and MPAA Unrated for:

Thanks to Floyd:

According to dvdcompare.net the R1 America MGM is missing 1s. In the sequence where Vincent Price and Peter Lorre are attempting to keep a supposedly-dead Basil Rathbone inside his coffin. Price and Lorre finally "succeed" by both sitting on top of the coffin. On the DVD, this scene immediately cuts to one of Price and Lorre suddenly hitting the floor for no apparent reason. This is cut: Rathbone's character is obviously still alive, because he suddenly pushes the coffin lid upward with all his might, and you see Price and Lorre flying up and backwards onto the floor.

The recent region 2 Optimum release includes the scene in question intact.

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 81:36s
X certUK: Passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release
 v   The Coming


 X   The Coming

Link Here
  • Burned at the Stake
The Coming

Versions

BBFC
1:11s
1885:59s Burned at the Stake is a 1981 USA horror by Bert I. Gordon.
With Susan Swift, Albert Salmi and Guy Stockwell. IMDb

UK: Passed 18 after 1:11s of BBFC cuts for:

  • 1986 VPD VHS
 v   The Coming of Seymour - 1975 US sex comedy by Lee Frost.


 X   The Coming of Seymour

Link Here
  • The Boob Tube Strikes Again!
  • The Fabulous Fanny
The Coming of Seymour is a 1975 US sex comedy by Lee Frost.
With Cindy Arnold, Rene Bond and Christine Burke. IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for the 1976 cinema release and not released since.
See article from templeofschlock.blogspot.com :
The softcore film was originally made as The Coming of Seymour but was released in the US as The Fabulous Fanny to relate it to a cartoon strip in Playboy. It was not a success and was reworked with extra scenes and re-released in 1977 as The Boob Tube Strikes Again!

The film is about a couple interacting with an X rated film on hotel TV. The film within a film is about the voluptuous cartoon character of Fanny, who dominates the daydreams of young Seymour. This sexual obsession stands in the way of his siring a child that will enable him to inherit the family fortune. Seymour thoroughly enjoys his attempts to impregnate as many beautiful women as possible, but each time he is unable to reach that million dollar climax.

Versions

banned
banned
rejectedUK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • UK 1976 cinema release
     The Coming of Sin - 1978 Spain thriller by José Ramón Larraz. See The Violation of the Bitch
 v          Coming Soon - 1999 US comedy by Colette Burson


 X   Coming Soon

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Coming Soon is a 1999 US comedy by Colette Burson

Cut to achieve an American R rating. The scene where a female character states her objection to oral sex on the grounds of sperm's high calorific content has gone.
 v   The Commander - 1988 West Germany/Italy war film by Antonio Margheriti.


 X   The Commander

Link Here
  • Der Commander
The Commander is a 1988 West Germany/Italy war film by Antonio Margheriti.
With Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef and Donald Pleasence. YouTube icon IMDb
Exists in long and short versions. Both were cut by the BBFC for cockfighting. Uncut in Germany

Versions

uncut
uncut
FSK 16100:29s Germany: The full length version is uncut and FSK 16 rated for:
BBFC cut
1:06s
15 cert 99:22s UK: The full version was passed 15 for strong violence after 1:06s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2012 Arrow Video

The BBFC commented:

Cuts were required to remove sight of animal cruelty, in this case scenes of cockfighting [orchestrated for the purposes of the film makers]
BBFC cut
cut

cut
shortened

15 cert84:19s UK: A shortened version was passed 15 after a further 7s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1988 EIV VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • to remove a cockfight
 v          Commando - 1985 USA action thriller by Mark L Lester.


 X   Commando

Link Here

Commando is a 1985 USA action thriller by Mark L Lester.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong and Dan Hedaya. YouTube icon IMDb

The film was originally cut in the US for an R rating. The film was then further cut in the UK for all releases until an uncut theatrical version released in 2008. There is also a Director's Cut with the violence cut for the an R rating restored. This was passed 18 uncut by the BBFC in 2007 but was not released until 2015.
Summary Notes

A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American criminals who have kidnapped his daughter to blackmail him into starting a revolution and getting an exiled dictator back into power.

Cutting Edge


Commando uncut version
See Quick Trims on YouTube
See more from Cutting Edge

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
18

MPAA
Unrated

88:01s UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2015 Fox [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 20th Century Fox Video but not actually released fro several years

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

From bigandya on www.pre-cert.co.uk : Commando Myths Dispelled

There is NO scene of Arnie whacking the bad guys with the severed limb, but there ARE extra bits of gore that were cut for an R rating during the tool shed scene:

  1. The pitchfork killing features additional reaction from the soldier as he dies and an extra shot as he slumps to the floor
  2. Schwarzenegger throws a second circular saw blade which embeds itself into the neck of a bad guy, lots of blood, and more reaction from the soldier as he puts is hands to his neck.
  3. The guy who is axed in the groin is shown in agony longer
  4. The guy with the severed arm is seen lying on the floor, stump in the air, screaming for a second or two longer and for an extra shot when is crawling on the ground.
BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

18

MPAA R

86:29s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2008 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray

The BBFC commented in their 2006 Annual Report:

Commando had previously required two cuts for '18' to reduce strong bloody injury detail. These cuts were waived when the work was resubmitted, both to reflect public expectations following the Board's public consultations in recent years and because the cut scenes are now considered to have little impact on the tone of the work as a whole or its likely effect on an audience.

The MPAA cuts for an R rating were all during the tool shed scene:

  1. The pitchfork killing originally features additional reaction from the soldier as he dies and an extra shot as he slumps to the floor
  2. Schwarzenegger throws a second circular saw blade which embeds itself into the neck of a bad guy. Blood and reaction from the soldier as he puts is hands to his neck has been cut
  3. The guy who is axed in the groin is shown in agony longer in the original.
  4. The guy with the severed arm was originally seen lying on the floor, stump in the air, screaming for a second or two longer and for an extra shot when is crawling on the ground.

The UK laserdisc seems to have got by without BBFC cuts and the complete theatrical version was shown on Channel 4 in May 2008

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut
26s

mpaa cut
cut

1885:33s UK: A 26s pre-cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2001 20th Century Fox R2 DVD

The pre-cuts which the UK (and R2 Scandinavian and R4 Australian) releases contain, have their origin in Germany. These cuts were imposed on German theatrical and video releases by the German censors, FSK, in order to achieve an "FSK 18" rating. So these cut masters must have served FOX to produce their UK DVDs.

Thanks to Luis who has specified the cuts are as follow:

  • 0:02:00 - Before the credits Cooke (Bill Duke), disguised as a garbage man, shots a man from a short distance. A scene in which he approaches the body and shoots it on the chest several times was cut. On the DVD we see him getting near and then lowering the gun and going back.
  • 0:21:17 - Matrix (Schwarzenegger) hits the guy with him on the plane with an elbow. Then pulls a blanket over him to make it appear that he's sleeping. On the uncut version he pulls the head of the man down gently and breaks his neck, before covering him. In the censored version, the man is killed with a single blow or maybe died from a heart attack during his sleep!
  • 0:45:30 - Matrix throws Cooke against some piece of wooden furniture on the floor (the impact is not seen in any version). We hear him moaning, and then Matrix gets near him. We then see a close shot framing Cooke's face, foaming a bit of blood from the mouth, and the wood spike coming from his chest. Matrix asks for his daughter: "Where is she?" then pulling the tie of the dying man: "Talk!" Another close shot of the face and the bloody mouth and chest. The DVD version cuts both close shots while also removing both lines of dialogue from Swarzenegger. It also cuts part of the moaning we hear from Cooke.
  • 1:06:50 - Following to the fight scenes with the Big Ugly Hispanics (BUH), a cut is made when Matrix stabs one on the stomach
  • 1:07:09 - A BUH is killed with a knife on the throat. The frontal shot is cut (it's not very bloody originally).
  • 1:07:17 - Matrix killing another soldier is missing
  • 1:08:34 - 5 shots cut to remove the one in which BUH is machine-gunned.
  • 1.10:20 - After some more shooting with the machine gun, Matrix grabs his pistol. But before that shot, two others are cut: one has more BUHs being hit at a distance (probably the less violent deaths in the film...); another one is a close shot of a BUH being killed with two bullets on the chest (with some blood spilling).
  • 1:11:38 - Here we're in the famous tool shed sequence.. A soldier approaches the door and opens it. He's stabbed by a pitchfork on the chest. This was cut in this version, even though they left the more violent scene in which a man is killed with a circular saw that cuts part of the top of his head.
  • 1:11:40 - After the second saw, Matrix grabs an axe and a machete, he uses the axe between the legs of a BUH and then proceeds to the last Hispanic. He grabs his arm and cuts it with the machete. 5 shots where removed here, eliminating both deaths. On the censored version, after the last saw we see Matrix immediately grabbing a machine gun from the floor.
  • 1:19:50 - During the "releasing some steam" scene, after Matrix throws a metal pipe at Bennett there's originally a close-up shot of the bad guy's chest with the pipe against it (there's no blood). We then see him moaning and spilling some blood from the mouth. The camera slowly pulls back framing Bennett and the pipe releasing steam. The censored version is cut before the pipe enters the frame, passing for a shot of Matrix, which then delivers the line "Let out some steam, Bennett!" Much moaning is also cut with this; so, just like Cooke, Bennett has a much faster death with a bit less suffering.
BBFC cut
12s

mpaa cut
cut

1885:56s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 after 12s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1999 20th Century Fox VHS
  • 1986 CBS/Fox VHS
  • 1985 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  • In the uncut version Arnie grabbed an axe and a machette from inside the wall of a toolshed. Then he hit the guard coming through the door between the legs with axe, dropped him, and exited. He then grabbed the guard outside who was holding a machine gun and chopped off his gun arm with the machete. As the arm falls he pulls the machine gun away. The cut version makes it appear he's lifting the gun.
  • At the end of the film where a close-up of the pole sticking out of Bennett's stomach has been cut
 v          Commando Leopard


 X   Commando Leopard

Link Here
  • Kommando Leopard
Commando Leopard

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert99:03s Kommando Leopard is a 1985 Italy/West Germany/Switzerland action by Antonio Margheriti.
With Lewis Collins, Klaus Kinski and Cristina Donadio. IMDb

UK: Passed 15 uncut for:

  • 2012 Arrow/ArrowDrome R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2012 Arrow Online
  • 2005 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
  • 1985 cinema release
BBFC uncut15 cert 90:57s A short version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1985 EIV VHS
 v          Commando: On the Front Line - TV documentary series by Chris Terrill


 X   Commando: On the Front Line

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Commando: On the Front Line is a TV documentary series by Chris Terrill

Uncut by the BBFC. Exists as an Original Version and a Director's Cut

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
UK: Unconfirmed BBFC details for the Director's Cut for:
  • 2014 ITV R2 DVD

Chris Terrill has recut all the films adding hours of extra footage never seen before on DVD

uncut
Original Version
15 certUK: The Original Version was passed 15 uncut for frequent strong language and real war footage for:
  • 2008 Granada Ventures
 v          Comrades


 X   Comrades

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Comrades

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert174:42s 1986 UK drama by Bill Douglas

The BBFC passed the 2009 BFI DVD 15 uncut

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

3s PG cert174:05s The BBFC cut 3s from the 1987 cinema release and 1989 Virgin video for a PG certificate.

From cuts details on IMDb

  • Cut during a scene hinting at oral sex between McCallum and his dog.
 v          Communion - 1976 USA horror mystery thriller by Alfred Sole.


 X   Communion

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Communion is a 1976 USA horror mystery thriller by Alfred Sole.

See Alice Sweet Alice
 v          Commuter Husbands


 X   Commuter Husbands

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Commuter Husbands

Versions

BBFC
cut
X cert 1974 UK sex comedy by Derek Ford. With Gabrielle Drake, Robin Bailey and Jane Cardew. IMDb

Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:

  • 1973 cinema release'

The submitted running time was 91:13s

There is also a short US version missing about 6 minutes.

There is also said to be a European version with hardcore inserts

 v          Con Air


 X   Con Air

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Con Air

Con Air is a 1997 USA action crime thriller by Simon West.
Starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. IMDb

The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rated theatrical release. This was originally passed 15 uncut by the BBFC for 1997 cinema release. But this was uprated to 18 for home video releases. The Director's Cut restores the censored footage and is MPAA Unrated in the US and 18 rated in the UK.

Summary Notes

Cameron Poe, a highly decorated United States Army Ranger, came home to Alabama to his wife, Tricia, only to run into a few drunken regulars where Tricia works. Cameron unknowingly kills one of the drunks and is sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for seven years. Cameron becomes eligible for parole and can now go home to his wife and daughter. Unfortunately, Cameron has to share a prison airplane with some of the country's most dangerous criminals, who took control of the plane and are now planning to escape the country. Cameron has to find a way to stop them while playing along. Meanwhile, United States Marshal Vincent Larkin is trying to help Cameron get free and stop the criminals, including Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.

Director's Cut/Extended Version

uncut
uncut
run: 121:18s
pal: 116:27s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Director's Cut/Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for

US: The Director's Cut/Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 115:09s
pal: 110:33s
18

15 Certificate

MPAA R

UK: The BBFC raised he certificate from a cinema 15 to a video 18 as it was felt that original decision was too lenient for:
  • 2008 Online
  • 1998 Buena Vista video
  • 1997 Buena Vista video
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1997 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . Multiple cuts to reduce violence and to tone down the dialogue eg

  • Blood oozing from wounds deleted in the Theatrical Version
  • A convict with a nasty bullet wound to the head is missing the detail
  • In the Extended Pinball says "Suck my dick, Cyrus!" instead of "Hey!" in the theatrical version.

There are also reports of cuts to edit out the Sally Can't Dance character eg

  • When Sally Can't Dance see cops getting closer to the plane he squeals Oooh, men in uniform, but not in the UK version.
 v          Conan the Barbarian - 1982 USA action fantasy adventure by John Milius.


 X   Conan the Barbarian

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Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 USA action fantasy adventure by John Milius.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Originally cut for an MPAA R rating The uncut version has never been released. All British releases were further cut by the BBFC. There is also an Iinternational version and an Extended Verson that exists in a couple of variants.
Summary Notes

A barbarian trained in the arts of war joins with thieves in a quest to solve the riddle of steel and find the sorcerer responsible for the genocide of his people in this faithful adaptation of Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery adventures. This film briefly sparked a wave of fantasy films including the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in the early 80s.

Extended Versions

uncut
Extended Version
run: 130:31s
pal: 125:18s
MPAA Unrated

US: The Extended version is MPAA Unrated:
  • 2024 Arrow Video Conan Chronicles [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions) + Conan the Destroyer] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2024 Arrow Video Conan Chronicles [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions) + Conan the Destroyer] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
  • 2024 Arrow Video [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions)] Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2016 Universal Conan Complete Quest R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
variant
MPAA UnratedUS: There is a US variant of the International Version which is missing 1:30s of a Moby Dick Scene at 105 minutes in.

International Version

uncut
International Version
run: 128:59s
pal: 123:49s
No Cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The International Version was released uncut for:
  • 2011 20th Century Fox [International Version + Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

*note. Based on article from dvdcompare.net , Thanks to Scott:

The UK Blu-ray contains both the uncut international version and the cut UK variant of the international version.

The uncut version is played when the default language for the Blu-ray Player internal menus is set to one of the non-English options. The English language film may still be selected. If the English Blu-ray player menuing system is selected then the cut UK version will play.

US: The Extended version is MPAA Unrated:
  • 2024 Arrow Video Conan Chronicles [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions) + Conan the Destroyer ] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 19s
run: 129:55s
pal: 124:43s
15 CertificateUK: The International Version was passed 15 for strong violence and moderate sex and nudity after 19s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2011 20th Century Fox R0 Blu-ray
  • 2005 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
  • 2002 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
  • 1993 Fox VHS

The same BBFC cuts were required as per the Theatrical Version but were implemented differently.

TV showings have not picked up on the BBFC requirement to cut such scenes

Based on article from dvdcompare.net :

US Theatrical Version

uncut
uncut Theatrical Version never released
MPAA X US: The MPAA initially rated the film X uncut. This was never released in favour of a cut MPAA R rated release.
mpaa cut
cut
cut: ~5m
run: 126:27s
pal: 121:24s

MPAA RUS: The US Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating:
  • 2024 Arrow Video Conan Chronicles [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions) + Conan the Destroyer ] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
Very extensive and scattered cuts were made totalling about 5 minutes. These occurred during the course of 3 iterations of resubmissions. The resulting R rated version has become definitive and there's no sign of any restoration of the original X Rated version.

There's lots on the topic gathered from comments from the film makers at conventions and on commentary tracks etc. See conancompletist.com . The cuts seem to have effected the following scenes:

  • Blood and gore removed from the battle of the Mounds
  • Killing of Conan's mother mostly deleted
  • Significant cuts to the violence in the snake feast scene. A lot of careful censorship by camera angle was used to limit nudity, but this was implemented in the original before submission to the MPAA.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 19s
run: 125:49s
pal: 120:47s
BBFC 15 1982

AA certificate

UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 after 19s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Warner VHS
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed AA (14) after 19s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1982 cinema release

The cuts were:

  • Several horse falls have been trimmed from the UK versions in differing ways. One of which is from the opening raid on young Conan's village.
  • The rest of the horse falls are from the lengthy stand-off in the desert, featured much later in the movie. One fall is severe as it caused by Conan hacking at the horses legs with a sword.
  • A sex scene with the witch featuring a lost naked rump was also trimmed to remove 3 out of 6 groans
 v          Conan the Destroyer - 1984 US action film by Richard Fleischer.


 X   Conan the Destroyer

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Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 US action film by Richard Fleischer.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones and Olivia d'Abo. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for animal cruelty. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 101:16s
pal: 97:13s

No Cert

MPAA PG

UK: Reported to be uncut for:

There is no entry for this version in the BBFC database

US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 19-28s
run: 100:22s
pal: 96:21s

15 CertificateUK: Passed 15 after 19-28s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2011 Scanbox/Castle R2 DVD
  • 2004 Sanctuary R2 DVD
  • 2001 Sanctuary R2 DVD
  • 1995 Polygram VHS
  • 1995 RCA/Columbia VHS
  • 1990 RCA/Columbia VHS
  • 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS
  • 1984 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  1. 3 scenes of horse tripping have been cut from the start where Conan is attacked by net wielding soldiers.
  2. Perhaps the clearest cut is the Camel Attack sequence. Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Malik are riding through the town. Malik points out a Camel, Conan talks to the camel, the Camel spits white goo over Conan. The UK Version then cuts to the next scene. The Uncut US version shows Conan smack the camel on the top of its head making it crumble to the floor. It was probably cut due to the issue of cruelty to animals.
  3. The Horse tripping of Zula (Grace Jones) and Bombatta (Wilt Chamberlain) during the Elite Guard attack is trimmed
 v          Concrete Jungle


 X   Concrete Jungle

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Concrete Jungle

Versions

uncut 18100:16s 1982 US drama by Tom DeSimone

The BBFC waived their cuts for the 2008 Pegasus DVD

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

1:40s

1895:05s Cut when submitted in 1986 by Missing in Action
  • Cuts to rape scene
1:29s 18The cinema release of 1983 was cut by 1:29s
  • Cuts to rape scene
 v          Concussion - 2015 USA / Australia / UK sport drama by Peter Landesman


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Concussion is a 2015 USA / Australia / UK sport drama by Peter Landesman

Hacked emails reveal that the producers came under pressure for its criticism of the US NFL football league.
Hacked

See article from nytimes.com

In dozens of studio emails unearthed by hackers, Sony executives; the director, Peter Landesman; and representatives of Mr. Smith discussed how to avoid antagonizing the N.F.L. by altering the script and marketing the film more as a whistle-blower story, rather than a condemnation of football or the league. Dwight Caines, the president of domestic marketing at Sony Pictures, wrote in an email on Aug. 6, 2014, to three top studio executives about how to position the movie:

Will is not anti football (nor is the movie) and isn't planning to be a spokesman for what football should be or shouldn't be but rather is an actor taking on an exciting challenge We'll develop messaging with the help of N.F.L. consultant to ensure that we are telling a dramatic story and not kicking the hornet's nest.

 v          Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair - 1979 UK sex comedy by Willy Roe.


 X   Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

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  • Star Sex
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair is a 1979 UK sex comedy by Willy Roe.
Starring Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards and Anthony Booth. IMDb
Passed X after BBFC cuts for 1979 cinema release. It is not clear if these cuts have persisted onto 18 rated home video.

Summary Notes

Playboy David Galaxy is a suspect in a robbery case and needs an alibi, and the only credible witness to his innocence won't help. He also has to prove his mettle with "the only woman in the world who's never had an orgasm."

Versions

BBFC uncut
run: 96:41s
pal: 92:49s

best available
best
available

18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 for strong sex and nudity without BBFC cuts this time around:
  • 2019 Screenbound [Mary Millington Movie Collection] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Odeon Entertainment video
It is not clear if the cinema cuts have persisted or not. The running time is 27s longer than the cinema release so may be that is a good sign.

BBFC cut
cut:
run: 96:14s
pal: 92:23s
18

X cert

UK: : Passed 18 without BBFC cuts this time around:
  • 1997 Lazer VHS
  • 1986 Mighty Fair VHS

It is not clear if the cinema cuts have persisted or not but the running times match the cut cinema version.

UK: : Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts

  • 1979 X rated cinema release
 v          Confessions of a Blue Movie Star - 1978 West Germany documentary by Wes Craven & Andrzej Kostenko.


 X   Confessions of a Blue Movie Star

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  • Blue Movie Star
  • Evolution of Snuff
Confessions of a Blue Movie Star is a 1978 West Germany documentary by Wes Craven & Andrzej Kostenko.
With Carl Amery, Josephine Bayerl and Sonja Embriz. IMDb
Initially banned by the BBFC for 1978 cinema release but it was quickly passed X after cuts. Pre-cut for 1986 18 rated VHS.
Summary review: Mockumentary
A mockumentary showing the process of casting a porn movie, the legalities of underage wanna-be participants and the effects of becoming a porn star.

Trying to play it as an actual documentary, it doesn't really work but it is interesting nonetheless. A so-called snuff element comes into it at the very end but is rather disappointing. The only redeeming feature is actual deleted scenes from Wes Craven's Last House On The Left, which they play up as actual snuff footage.

Versions

cut
pre-cut
cut:
run: 74:25s
pal: 71:26s
18UK: A cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Sheptonhurst VHS
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 78:01s
pal: 74:54s
X certUK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1978 cinema release
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1978 cinema release
 v          Confessions of a Serial Killer


 X   Confessions of a Serial Killer

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Confessions of a Serial Killer

Versions

pre-cut 15 cert95:34s 1985 US crime film by Mark Blair

No BBFC cuts to the 15 rated DVDs from Prism in 2002 and ILC in 2008

From cuts details on IMDb

  • The UK DVD version is heavily edited and has removed the rape scenes. Even a nude shower scene is heavily cropped.
 v          Confessions of Emanuelle - 1977 Italy adventure thriller by Joe D'Amato


 X   Confessions of Emanuelle

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  • Emanuelle - perché violenza alle donne?
  • Emanuelle Around the World
  • Emanuelle Versus Violence to Women
  • The Degradation of Emanuelle
Confessions of Emanuelle is a 1977 Italy adventure thriller by Joe D'Amato
Starring Laura Gemser, Ivan Rassimov and Karin Schubert Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
There exists a softcore version and an XXX version with hardcore inserts. The softcore version was cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1978 and again for 18 rated VHS in 1987.

Summary Notes

Famous undercover journalist Emanuelle teams with her friend Cora Norman to uncover a white slave ring that traffics in women kidnapped from various locales around the world. Her investigations leaves plenty of time, however, for globe-trotting and bed-hopping. As each lead turns up bad, Emanuelle begins to wonder if she can ever put an end to this horrible slavery ring.

XXX European Version

uncut
XXX European Version
run: 101:43s
pal: 97:39s
MPAA Unrated

US: The XXX European Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Hardcore Inserts

Emanuelle Around the World is one of the more shocking of the Emanuelle series, right up there with Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals and Emanuelle in America. Effective on an undeniably crass but immediate level, this is the kind of cinema that drips animal savagery and guilty pleasure -- exactly the type of subversive cinema that has moral police gasping in the isles (or masturbating in the closet).

The Euro XXX version of the film features a few brief clips of penetration & fellatio in orgy sequences (not with the stars of the show, however), but generally the sex portrayed is of the standard soft-core variety.

Softcore Version

uncut
Softcore Version
cut: ~4:41s
run: 97:02s
pal: 93:09s
MPAA UnratedUS: The Softcore Version is MPAA Unrated for:
  • US Weades Moines R1 DVD titled Emanuelle Around the World

Missing the hardcore inserts

BBFC
cut
cut: 15:45s
run: 80:41s
pal: 77:27s
18UK: The Softcore Version was passed 18 after a further 15:45s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 VPD VHS titled Confessions of Emanuelle

Some of the missing scenes compared with the "XXX European Edition" include:

  • an all-woman Kama Sutra academy
  • Karin Schubert's gang rape
  • more lesbian encounters
  • sick games with animals
  • US Senators defiling women.

See also article from movie-censorship.com

BBFC
cut
cut:
run: 87:45s
pal: 84:14s
X certUK: The Softcore Version was passed 18 after further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1978 cinema release titled Confessions of Emanuelle
 v   The Conformist - 1970 Italy/France/West Germany drama by Bernardo Bertolucci.


 X   The Conformist

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  • Il Conformista
The Conformist is a 1970 Italy/France/West Germany drama by Bernardo Bertolucci.
With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli and Gastone Moschin. IMDb
Exists as an Original Version and a Restored Extended Version.

Versions

uncut
Restored Version
15 cert

18

MPAA R

108:11s UK: The Restored Version/Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate sex, sex references, nudity and violence for:

UK: The Restored Version/Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for:

  • 2007 cinema release
  • 1993 cinema release

US: The Restored Version/Extended Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

From IMDb:

  • The Dance of the Blind sequence was restored for the 1994 re-issue of the film. This had been cut for the American release.
uncut
Original Version
X cert 106:27s
=102:12s
UK: The Original Version was passed X without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1975 cinema release
  • 1971 cinema release
 v          Confucious - 2010 China biographical drama by Mei Hu.


 X   Confucious

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  • Kong Zi
Confucious is a 2010 China biographical drama by Mei Hu.
With Yun-Fat Chow, Xun Zhou and Yi Lu. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for the 15 rated cinema release and home videos of 2010.

Versions

BBFC cut
16s
15 cert 119:39s UK: Passed 15 after 16s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 Showbox/Cine Asia RB Blu-ray
  • 2010 Showbox/Cine Asia R1 DVD
  • 2010 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

Cuts were required to remove two scenes of animal cruelty:
  • a cockfighting scene and
  • two horses being tripped and made to fall forwards

See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com

 v   The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It - 2021 USA horror mystery thriller by Michael Chaves


 X   The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

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  • The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is a 2021 USA horror mystery thriller by Michael Chaves
Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and Julian Hilliard Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Uncut and MPA R rated in the US. This was initially rated 18 uncut, by the BBFC but the distributors preferred a cut 15 rated version for 2021 cinema release. Both versions are available for UK home video release. The film is rated 16 uncut by IFCO for Irish cinema release.

Summary Notes

A chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: ~10s
run: 111:43s
pal: 107:15s
15

Ireland 15
Ireland

UK: The UK edit was passed 15 for strong threat, horror, violence after BBFC category cuts:

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to reduce bloody injury detail in a suicide scene in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.

Of course the BBFC is referring to vertical wrist slitting which is disallowed at 15.

See the uncut scene in video from streamable.com . Ben comments:

I've seen the uncut footage and 18 is absurdly harsh. It's demonic possession and *technically* self-harm, but not an attempted suicide at all as the BBFC called it. You see glass and blood on the man's wrist but no clear sign of process and injury

Ireland: The UK Edit was rated 15 uncut for strong supernatural violence.

  • 2021 video
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 111:53s
pal: 107:24s
18

Ireland 15
Ireland

Ireland 16
Ireland

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong injury detail, horror:
  • 2021 Warner Bros R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2021 cinema release, unreleased as the distributors opted for a cut 15 release

Ireland: Rated 15 uncut for strong supernatural violence.

  • 2021 video

Ireland: Rated 16 uncut for very strong gory violence.

  • 2021 cinema release running at 111:44s

US: Uncut and MPA R rated for terror, violence and some disturbing images:

 v          Conquest - 1983 Italy/Spain/Mexico action film by Lucio Fulci.


 X   Conquest

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  • Bárbaro
  • la conquista de la tierra perdida
  • La conquista de la tierra perdida
  • Mace the Outcast
Conquest is a 1983 Italy/Spain/Mexico action film by Lucio Fulci.
With Jorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti and Conrado San Martín. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1983. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Truly strange
Set in a land ruled by an evil sorceress called Ocron and her cruel followers. Two warriors unite to bring her down but she too knows about them and seeks to destroy them.

Lucio Fulci's stab at the fantasy genre is truly strange and highly enjoyable and therefore a must see for fans of Fulci.

It's a lively affair with much action as well as some of the most strangest looking monsters you're ever likely to see.

Being a Fulci film you are guaranteed gory moments and Conquest doesn't disappoint as there are bloody set pieces throughout. Yes the effects at times are laughable but it all adds to the fun and it's accompanied by a pounding score by Claudio Simonetti from Goblin.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 88m
pal: 84m

MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 4:08s
run: 84:08s
pal: 80:46s
18UK: Passed 18 after 4:08s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1983 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • heavily reduced shots of nudity
  • cut close ups of sores bursting open
  • removed the beheading of the woman and shots of her brains being eaten.
 v          Conquest of the Planet of the Apes - 1972 US Sci-Fi film by J Lee Thompson.


 X   Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 US Sci-Fi film by J Lee Thompson.
With Roddy McDowall, Don Murray and Ricardo Montalban. YouTube icon IMDb

The Theatrical Version was cut to obtain a US PG. This was further cut by the BBFC for an AA (14) rated cinema release. Later the Theatrical Version was passed 15 and then 12 uncut. The uncut version finally turned up in 2008/9 Blu-ray box sets.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Extended Version
12 cert

MPAA
Unrated

87:22s
=83:52s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for:
  • 2009 20th Century Fox Planet of the Apes Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2008 20th Century Fox Planet 40th Anniversary Collection RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

This is the original US version before it was cut down to achieve a US PG. From IMDb:

The US uncut version includes alternate opening and ending scenes, which were excised due to poor audience reaction and a need to keep a PG rating. In the opening, a police patrol tracks and kills a gorilla, which is shown to have numerous cuts and welts. Breck later references a gorilla who turned on his master and was killed.

In the ending, Caesar allows the apes to beat Breck and the other humans to death. Breck does not cower, but faces his executioners. Lisa does not say "No" and Caesar makes no speech counseling compassion. There are also additional shots of apes and humans bleeding from gunshots, and apes stacking bodies of riot police.

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version

MPAA
cut

12 cert

15 cert

MPAA
PG

83:06s UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1988 Film & Video VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The US Theatrical version was cut to obtain a US PG rating.

BBFC cut
cut
AA certificatesubmitted
86:35s
=83:52s

UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed AA (14) after further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1972 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • cuts to the electrical torture of Caesar
  • cuts to close up scenes of violence from the killing of the guards
  • cuts in the climactic battle
 v          Contamination - 1980 Italian horror by Luigi Cozzi


 X   Contamination

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  • Contaminazione
  • Alien Contamination
  • Alien 2
  • Astaron Strut des Scheckens
  • Toxic Spawn
Contamination is a 1980 Italian horror by Luigi Cozzi
With Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau and Marino Masé. YouTube icon IMDb
A pre-cut version was banned as a video nasty in 1983. Passed 15 uncut for DVD. Cut and uncut versions exist in the US
Summary Review : Odd and cheesy

A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.

This was a very odd and cheesy Italian gore flick, it was a mix of horror and science fiction and it was directed by Luigi Cozzi.

While Contamination was a decent film I just didn't think it was that good, the first half was very promising as we get to see some impressive gore scenes with the exploding stomachs but then the second half kind of loses steam and becomes slightly boring. The green alien eggs were a knock off from Alien and you could tell that this film was trying to cash in on its success which was typical of Italian horror films at the time, some of these films were of course great cause you can't take them too seriously and they were usually gorier than the original films.

Contamination has some pretty bad acting and the direction from Luigi Cozzi was rather low-key with some scenes looking a bit too dark, the pacing was a bit uneven despite having a great opening sequence which had some great suspense and the film also has a weak plot, but if your a gore hound then you won't mind since there were plenty of great gore scenes.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA R

91:25s UK: Passed 15 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

VoD: Uncut for:

cut
pre-cut
~2:40s
Video Nasty 85:30s UK: A short version was released after 2:40s of unofficial BBFC cuts for:
  • 1982 ViP VHS
  • 19 85 European Creative Films VHS

The video was banned as a video nasty in October 1983. It was dropped from the list in January 1985 though.

About 2 minutes and 40 seconds of cuts were made, including:

  • 13 seconds cut from opening sequence showing a dead man's mutilated and decomposing body in a cupboard.
  • 73 seconds cut from opening sequence showing several men graphically exploding after tampering with alien pods. Footage includes facial explosions and several scientists exploding at the gut in lingering slow-motion.
  • 19 seconds cut from warehouse sequence showing criminals exploding at the gut after unwisely standing amongst alien pods.
  • 2 seconds cut from warehouse sequence in which remains of freshly-exploded men are shown.
  • 9 seconds cut from climax, in which man's head is devoured by queen alien.
  • 11 seconds cut from climax showing a scientist exploding at the gut after being shot by Ian McCulloch.
  • 33 seconds cut from climax showing chief villain's chest exploding in slow-motion viscera-launch spectacle.
            Contraband - 1980 Italy crime action drama thriller by Lucio Fulci. See The Smuggler
 v   The Convent - 2000 US film by Mike Mendez


 X   The Convent

Link Here

The Convent is a 2000 US film by Mike Mendez
Starring Joanna Canton, Richard Trapp and Dax Miller Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but the BBFC rated DVD from 2000 is uncut.

Summary Notes

A group of college students break into an abandoned convent and become possessed by demonic spirits.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 79:28s
pal: 76:17s
18

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

mpaa cut
cut
cut: 19s
run: 79:17s
pal: 76:07s
MPAA RUS: Cut by about 19s for an MPAA R rating

Beware of the cut US R Rated version that is missing 19s of the bloodiest bits

 v          Conversation Piece


 X   Conversation Piece

Link Here
  • Gruppo di famiglia in un interno
  • Violence et passion
Conversation Piece

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~121:00s
=~116:00s
1974 Italy/France drama by Luchino Visconti.
With Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger and Silvana Mangano. IMDb

A presumably uncut re-mastered version is MPAA Unrated for:

Summary Review: Super erotic and homo-erotic

Retired professor of American origin lives solitary life in luxurious palazzo in Rome He is confronted by vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, daughter and daughter's boyfriend renting an apartment on upper floor of his palazzo. From this point his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life is taking unexpected but inevitable turn.

Lancaster, as you would expect, is exceptional. His reluctant inclusion into a lively family dynamic is superbly rendered and absolutely believable. Filmed in stagnant shots within cramped quarters, the characters seemed all but trapped with one another.

This is Visconti's penultimate film which marks the culmination of his career as a master of Italian cinema. Super erotic and homo-erotic scenes that are humorous and titillating.

BBFC uncut18116:09s A pre-cut version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts after 1 cinema cut waived for:
  • 2003 Arrow R2 DVD

From cuts details on IMDb :

The 2003 DVD submission contained just one use of the word 'cunt' and the BBFC waived that cut. One use of 'cunt' was still missing though.

BBFC
cut
X certPassed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1975 cinema release

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 121:26s = 116:35s PAL

From IMDb:

  • The BBFC cut 2 uses of the word 'cunt'
 v          Convoy - 1978 US/UK action film by Sam Peckinpah.


 X   Convoy

Link Here

Convoy is a 1978 US/UK action film by Sam Peckinpah.
With Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw and Ernest Borgnine. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for cinema release. Uncut on VHS and 2001 DVD. Then a cut version appeared for 2006 DVD

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert

15 cert

MPAA PG-13

105:30s UK: Looks hopeful that this is the uncut version for:

UK: Passed 12 uncut for:

UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1987 Weintraub VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut
2:26s

12 cert103:40s

UK: A re-edited/pre-cut version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2006 Optimum R2 DVD

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

  • About 3 minutes is missing from the scene where A TV crew is films the convoy. They make several passes at drivers, who react accordingly (swerving into the camera car / pick up, mooning, and a very subtle gay invitation to the interviewer).
BBFC cut
cut
A cert 110:17s
=105:52s
UK: Passed A after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1978 cinema release
 v          Coogan's Bluff - 1968 USA action crime western by Don Siegel


 X   Coogan's Bluff

Link Here

Coogan's Bluff is a 1968 USA action crime western by Don Siegel
Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee J Cobb and Susan Clark. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an X (16) 1968 cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated for home video. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes

Coogan, an Arizona cop, is sent to New York to collect a prisoner. Everyone in New York assumes Coogan is from Texas, much to his annoyance. To add to Coogan's problems the prisoner isn't ready, so he decides to cut a few corners. In the process the prisoner escapes, and Coogan is ordered home. Too proud to return home empty handed, Coogan sets out into the big city to recapture his prisoner.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 94:05s
pal: 90:19s
15 cert

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2019 Warner Bros Signature Film Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 Universal Blu-ray Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2005 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2002 Universal R2 DVD
  • 1994 CIC VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1969 cinema release
 v   The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover - 1989 UK / France crime romance by Peter Greenaway.


 X   The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover

Link Here
  • The Cook
  • the Thief
  • His Wife & Her Lover
  • Spica
The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover is a 1989 UK / France crime romance by Peter Greenaway.
Starring Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren. IMDb
Always uncut and 18 rated in the UK. The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but is also available uncut and NC-17 rated.
Summary Notes

The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable which has been interpreted as an allegory for Thatcherism.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

MPAA NC-17

118:37s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2016 Fabulous Films Limited RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Fabulous Films Limited R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1996 Polygram VHS
  • 1990 Palace VHS
  • 1989 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA NC-17 rated for:
mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R 118:37s

US: The film was originally given an X rating, but the distributors cut the film for an R rating and surrendered the MPAA X rating.
 v          Cool It Carol! - 1970 UK comedy drama by Pete Walker


 X   Cool It Carol!

Link Here
  • The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met
  • Prostitution ou l'amour?
Cool It Carol! is a 1970 UK comedy drama by Pete Walker
Starring Robin Askwith, Janet Lynn and Jess Conrad Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1970. VHS releases were later 18 rated whilst DVDs were 15 rated. It is not clear whether the original cinema cuts have persisted into home video.

Summary Notes

A naive couple leave their small town for success in London's adult entertainment culture.

Cool it Carol! is now somewhat a curiosity and a fascinating glimpse into 1970s Britain. At the time of release it was pushing the sexual boundaries and compared with today there really isn't any nudity that would now offend.

Versions

BBFC uncut
run: 101:33s
pal: 97:29s

15 cert

UK: Passed 15 for:

US: Uncut for:

BBFC uncut
run: 101:22s
pal: 97:19s
18UK: Passed 18 for:
  • 1994 Jezebel VHS
BBFC uncut
run: 101:04s
pal: 97:01s
18UK: Passed 18 for:
  • 1986 Xtasy VHS

cut
cut:
run: 102m
pal: 98m
sub: 101:35s
X certUK: Passed 18 after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1970 cinema release

 v   The Cooler - 2003 USA romance by Wayne Kramer.


 X   The Cooler

Link Here
  • Cooler
The Cooler is a 2003 USA romance by Wayne Kramer.
Starring William H Macy, Maria Bello and Alec Baldwin. IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The same version has been used for all releases since.

Summary Notes

The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casino director tries to break up the romance.

Versions

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 101:57s
pal: 97:52s

best available
best
available

15

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 for strong language, violence, sex, drug misuse:
  • 2018 101 Films Limited video
UK: Passed 15 for strong sex, language, violence and drug use:
  • 2004 Tartan video
  • 004 High Fliers Video Distribution video
UK: Passed 15 for strong sex, language and violence:
  • 2004 cinema release

US: Cut for an MPAA R rating. The same cut version has been used for all releases since.

The cut was discussed in Kirby Dick's This Film Is Not Yet Rated. The NC-17 rating was given because there was a glimpse of Maria Bello's pubic hair in the second scene. This scene was cut for the MPAA R rating.

     The Cop - 1972 France / Italy crime thriller by Jean-Pierre Melville. See Un Flic
 v          Cop and a Half


 X   Cop and a Half

Link Here
  • Cop and 1/2
  • Cop & 1/2
Cop and a Half

Versions

4s PG Cert88:44s 1993 US children's comedy by Henry Winkler

The BBFC cut 4s from the 1993 CIC video

2s PG Cert 93:03s The BBFC cut 2s from the 1993 cinema release
 v          Cop Killers - 1977 USA action drama by Walter R Cichy (as Walter Cichy).


 X   Cop Killers

Link Here

Cop Killers is a 1977 USA action drama by Walter R Cichy (as Walter Cichy).
Starring Jason Williams, Bill Osco and Diane Keller. IMDb

Heavily cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1986. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

Two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree of robbery and murder.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2020 Dark Force [Cop Killers + Project: Kill] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC cut
CUT
cut: 6:27s
run: 86:15s
pal: 82:48s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 6:27s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1986 Ariel Films VHS
 v          Copland - 1997 US police drama by James Mangold.


 X   Copland

Link Here
  • Cop Land
Copland is a 1997 US police drama by James Mangold.
With Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta. YouTube icon IMDb
Available in a Director's Cut and Theatrical version

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
15 cert

MPAA
R Rated

111:27s

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

Note the DVD extras pushed up the final rating to 18

US: The Director's Cut is MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC uncut
Theatrical
Version
18

15 cert

100:29s

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2001 Buena Vista R2 DVD
  • 1998 Buena Vista VHS

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

  • 1997 cinema release
 v          Cops: Life and Death


 X   Cops: Life and Death

Link Here

Cops: Life and Death

Versions

33s 1815:51s 1998 release
     The Corpse - 1971 UK horror thriller by Viktors Ritelis. See Crucible of Horror
 v   The Corpse grinders - 1971 USA comedy horror by Ted V Mikels.


 X   The Corpse grinders

Link Here

The Corpse grinders is a 1971 USA comedy horror by Ted V Mikels.
With Sean Kenney, Monika Kelly and Sanford Mitchell. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release then later uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Promotional Material

When the owners of the Lotus Cat Food Company - who manufacture an exotic, high-priced type of kitty chow - run short of cash, they find themselves in big trouble with their suppliers. The two disreputable partners soon turn to a new and plentiful source for product fresh cadavers! Grave robbing and unreported murders soon provide plenty of raw material for the food cats crave but there s only one problem cats all over town have begun attacking and killing their human owners, filled with a newly-found taste for human flesh!

Versions

uncut
uncut
18 73:11s UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2014 88 Films R0 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1999 Our Film Collection Video

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release
 v          Corruption - 1968 UK horror by Robert Hartford-Davis.


 X   Corruption

Link Here
  • Laser Killer
Corruption is a 1968 UK horror by Robert Hartford-Davis.
With Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Noel Trevarthen. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
A toned down UK version was further cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1968. This was later passed 18 for 1990 VHS. The cut US version was rated 15 for 2021 Blu-ray. There is an uncut continental version featuring more nudity and violence titled Laser Killer. This was passed 18 uncut for UK Blu-ray release in 2021.
Summary Notes

A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. It is ultimately a killing spree which ends with considerable death and disaster.

Versions

uncut
Continental Version
run: 90:30s
pal: 86:53s
18

MPAA R

UK: The Continental Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence:
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [Continental + UK + US version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2021 Powerhouse Films [Theatrical + Continental Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

Laser Killer, the title of the continental version, adds a lot more exploitation elements, most notably in the scene where Cushing kills a Soho prostitute. In Laser Killer the prostitute character is played by a topless Marianne Morris instead of the negligee-wearing Jan Waters, and Cushing's character then proceeds to cut her throat and mauls with her chest before eviscerating her.

mpaa cut
cut
US Version
cut:
run: 91:20s
pal: 87:41s
15

MPAA
Approved

UK: Presumably it was the US Version that was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, gory images:
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [Continental + UK + US version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2021 Powerhouse Films [Theatrical + Continental Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

US: The US Theatrical Version, by running time looks similar to the UK Version.

BBFC cut
cut
UK Version
cut:
run: 91:23s
pal: 87:44s
18 1980

X cert

UK: Presumably it was the UK Version that was passed 18 uncut:

  • 2023 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [Continental + UK + US version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 1990 RCA/Columbia VHS

UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:

  • 1968 cinema release

From IMDb. The UK cinema version featured a less explicit print without the nudity and graphic violence contained in the overseas version. It was still cut further by the BBFC:

  • Edits to the train murder
  • Edits to the beach murder scenes
  • Remove shot of a girl's severed head.
 v   The Corruption of Chris Miller - 1973 Spain horror mystery thriller by Juan Antonio Bardem.


 X   The Corruption of Chris Miller

Link Here
  • La corrupción de Chris Miller
  • Sisters of Corruption
The Corruption of Chris Miller is a 1973 Spain horror mystery thriller by Juan Antonio Bardem.
Starring Jean Seberg, Marisol and Barry Stokes. IMDb
The Export Version was cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1974. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. There is also a shorter Spanish Version with an alternative ending.

Summary Notes

A serial killer uses a scythe to slash his murder victims--or maybe it's *her* murder victims?

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 113m
pal: 108m
MPAA RUS: The Export Version is Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cutcut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 113m
XUK: The Export Version was passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1974 cinema release titled The Corruption of Chris Miller
  • 1974 cinema release titled Sisters of Corruption
 v   The Cotton Club - 1984 USA crime music drama by Francis Ford Coppola (as Francis Coppola).


 X   The Cotton Club

Link Here
  • Cotton Club
The Cotton Club is a 1984 USA crime music drama by Francis Ford Coppola (as Francis Coppola).
Starring Richard Gere, Gregory Hines and Diane Lane. IMDb
In 2019 the director announced that he had been working on a Director's Cut or Encore Version noting studio pressure for a shorter version on original release. He says that the new longer version will feature more music and less plot.

Summary Notes

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people who visited the club, those who ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.

Encore Version

BBFC uncut
Encore Version
run: 139m
pal: 133m
MPAA UnratedUS: The Encore Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 128:16s
pal: 123:08s
15 1980

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for very strong language and violence:
  • 2003 Momentum Pictures video

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut

  • 2001 Universal video
  • 1986 Embassy VHS
  • 1985 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated.

 v          Cotton Comes to Harlem - 1970 USA action comedy by Ossie Davis.


 X   Cotton Comes to Harlem

Link Here

Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 USA action comedy by Ossie Davis.
Starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St Jacques and Calvin Lockhart. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1971 cinema release. Not released since in the UK. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Promotional Material
One of the most influential Soul Cinema pix ever to shoot onto the screen, Cotton Comes To Harlem spawned the Blaxploitation boom by delivering a "refreshingly different detective action yarn with soul and humor" (Cue) and an unbeatable mix of "humor and excitement!" (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner). Detectives "Gravedigger" Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and "Coffin Ed" Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) are on a case investigating a crooked Reverend (Calvin Lockhart) - a brother whose "Back to Africa" campaign is nothing more than a big scam. But when $87,000 of the Reverend s laundered cash gets stashed in a bail of cotton, Gravedigger and Coffin find they're not the only dudes suddenly interested in soaring cotton prices as they come up against the mafia, the police, black militants and street thugs in an all-out dash to nab $87,000 cash. One of the handful of films directed by acting great Ossie Davis (Gordon s War) with a top-notch supporting cast that includes Redd Foxx, Cleavon Little, J.D. Cannon, John Anderson and Eugene Roche.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R
MPAA
~97:00s US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1971 cinema release
 v   The Counsellor - 2013 USA/UK crime thriller by Ridley Scott.


 X   The Counsellor

Link Here
  • The Counselor
The Counsellor is a 2013 USA/UK crime thriller by Ridley Scott.
With Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz. YouTube icon IMDb
Exists in a theatrical version and an extended cut.
Summary Notes

A rich and successful lawyer, the Counsellor, is about to get married to his fiancée but soon becomes entangled in a complex drug plot with a middle-man known as Westray. The plan ends up taking a horrible twist and he must protect himself and his soon to be bride as the truth of the drug business is uncovered and targets are eliminated.

Versions

uncut
Extended Cut
18

MPAA
Unrated

132:13s UK: The Extended Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
  • 2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2018 20th Century Fox [Extended Cut + Theatrical Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

See article from movie-censorship.com . 20 minutes of additional material includes a sex scene and violence that may have caused issues for an R rating. Most of the extra is plot, of which some better explains the complex storyline. But this still does not make it an easy film.

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
18

MPAA R

112:22s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong bloody violence for:
  • 2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
  • 2013 cinema release
 v          Count Dracula - 1970 Spain / West Germany / Italy / Liechtenstein horror by Jesús Franco (as Jesse Franco).


 X   Count Dracula

Link Here
  • Bram Stoker's Count Dracula
  • Nachts
  • wenn Dracula erwacht
Count Dracula is a 1970 Spain / West Germany / Italy / Liechtenstein horror by Jesús Franco (as Jesse Franco).
Starring Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom and Klaus Kinski. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The US PG rated version is cut. Other versions are uncut except a gypsy scene that is missing from some variants.
Summary Notes

Jess Franco's version of the Bram Stoker classic has Count Dracula as an old man who grows younger whenever he dines on the blood of young maidens.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 96:22s
pal: 92:31s
12

X

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
  • 1998 Polygram VHS

UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:

  • 1971 cinema release titled Bram Stoker's Count Dracula

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Note the scene with the gypsy woman begging for the return of her baby seems to be missing from some versions.

mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 90m
pal: 86m
MPAA PGUS: There is US version cut for a PG rating. From IMDB:

A 90-minute US version has the church-choir music removed from the climactic scenes, and tighter editing of those scenes. German DVD includes the scene of a gypsy woman begging for the return of her baby, deleted from the US version.

 v          Count Dracula's Great Love - Count Dracula's Great Love


 X   Count Dracula's Great Love

Link Here
  • Dracula's Virgin Lovers
  • El Gran amor del conde Dracula
  • Cemetery Girls
  • Cemetry Tramps
  • Count Dracula's Greatest Love
  • Dracula's Great Love
  • The Great Love of Count Dracula
  • Vampire Playgirls
Count Dracula's Great Love is a Count Dracula's Great Love
Starring Paul Naschy, Rosanna Yanni and Haydée Politoff. IMDb
The film was produced in two versions with nudity being cut for the Spanish Version. The International/US Version is uncut and MPAA R rated. In the UK the film was originally sold as a sex film and was both abridged and cut by the BBFC for 1974 cinema release and 1986 VHS. A horror version was released in 1986 on another 18 rated VHS, unabridged but still with the BBFC censor cuts.
Summary Notes

Four women spend the night in an old deserted sanitarium on a mountain. They each in turn fall into the the evil hands of a doctor who forces them to suck each others blood and to whip innocent village virgins so they can lick the oozing cuts clean.

Versions

BBFC uncut
International Version
run: 83:30s
pal: 80:10s
MPAA RUS: The International Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:

From IMDb. The international version which has the scenes with the actress naked, the Spanish version with the actress clothed or semi-naked. The American DVD contains the naked version.

cut
cut
Spanish Version
Spanish flag
Spain
Spain: The Spanish version is cut for nudity
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut: 1:29s
run: 80:30s
pal: 77:17s
18UK: Presumably the International Version was passed 18 after 1:29s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1986 Video Programme Dists VHS titled Count Dracula's Great Love
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts

cut
abridged

cut:
run: 69:09s
pal: 66:23s
sub: 82:31s
18

X

UK: The UK Cinema Version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Sheptonhurst VHS titled Dracula's Virgin Lovers

UK: An abbreviated version of the International Version was passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts for:

  • 1974 cinema release titled Dracula's Virgin Lovers
 v   The Count Of Monte Cristo - 2002 UK / USA / Ireland action romance by Kevin Reynolds.


 X   The Count Of Monte Cristo

Link Here

The Count Of Monte Cristo is a 2002 UK / USA / Ireland action romance by Kevin Reynolds.
Starring Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce and Richard Harris. BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated cinema and video release. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.

Summary Notes

'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 131m
pal: 126m
MPAA PG-13US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
BBFC cut
cut: 6s
run: 130:58s
pal: 125:44s
BBFC PG 1982UK: BBFC PG rated for mild violence and horror. for mild violence and horror after 6s of BBFC cuts:
  • 2002 Buena Vista Home Entertainment DVD (rated 22/07/2002)
  • 2002 Buena Vista Home Entertainment DVD (rated 11/07/2002)
  • 2002 Buena Vista International UK cinema release (rated 27/03/2002)

The BBFC commented:

Distributor chose to remove two shots of a man hanging to avoid giving children the impression that a person can hang for some time with no ill effects and in order to achieve a PG classification. An uncut 15 was available to the distributor.

 v          Countdown


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6s 1886:16s 1998 release
 v          Countess Dracula - 1971 UK horror by Peter Sasdy.


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Countess Dracula is a 1971 UK horror by Peter Sasdy.
With Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green and Sandor Elès. YouTube icon IMDb

The BBFC originally asked for cuts but these were waived on appeal.

Summary Review:

The brilliant Ingrid Pitt

In medieval Europe aging Countess Elisabeth rules harshly with the help of lover Captain Dobi. Finding that washing in the blood of young girls makes her young again she gets Dobi to start abducting likely candidates. The Countess - pretending to be her own daughter - starts dallying with a younger man, much to Dobi's annoyance. The disappearances cause mounting terror locally, and when she finds out that only the blood of a virgin does the job, Dobi is sent out again with a more difficult task.

Director Peter Sasdy may have let the brilliant Ingrid Pitt run a little wilder amongst the drab sets with the roles of Bathory young and old, but her joy at hamming it up helps place this as one of the better later Hammer productions. Nigel Green and Maurice Denham give twitching support.

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uncut
18

MPAA
PG

89:02s UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2014 Network (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2006 Network R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2002 Carlton/ITV R2 DVD
  • 1986 Video Collection VHS
  • 1971 cinema release

From IMDb:

Although cinema cuts were requested by the BBFC (and the film remains listed as cut on their website) the edits were never made following an appeal by Hammer to chief censor Stephen Murphy.

US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

 v          Countess Perverse - 1974 France horror thriller by Jesús Franco.


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  • La comtesse perverse
  • The Perverse Countess
  • Sexy Nature
  • Italian hardcore version
  • Les croqueuses (The Munchers)
  • French hardcore version
Countess Perverse is a 1974 France horror thriller by Jesús Franco.
With Alice Arno, Howard Vernon, Kali Hansa. Melon Farmers link IMDb
The Director's Cut is the original version before Franco tried various edits to try and sell it. An Italian version include hardcore inserts with Alice Arno and Lina Romay whilst a French hardcore version featured Monica Swinn and Pierre Taylou. Franco later remade this film in 1997 as Tender Flesh.
Summary Review: Sordid flesh festivities

Two wealthy aristocrats lure a virginal girl to a Spanish island for a night of sex, death and cannibalism.

Half the film is devoted to Sapphic sessions and sordid flesh festivities just shy of pornography. Franco is the ultimate cinematic voyeur and his films appeal to those with voyeuristic tendencies, and what they always lack in plot development offer prurient interest and degenerate lust as compensation.

Franco stable mate Howard Vernon's back as his usual creepy self, the baron chef with unusual culinary skills and a smile that would make your skin crawl.

All in all, I found this to be a really enjoyable watch

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
run: 79:26s
pal: 76:15s
MPAA UnratedUS: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

The tag, Director's Cut means that it is the original film before Franco started to splice in hardcore inserts. Normally these are a bit of a negative, but when they involve Lina Romay I think I would prefer the version with the inserts.

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Sexy Nature
run: 99:02s
pal: 95:04s
Italy flagItaly : The Italian version titled Sexy Nature includes hardcore inserts featuring Alice Arno and Lina Romay. One scene is included at a more logical point in the film than the French version
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Les croqueuses
run: 98:44s
pal: 94:47s
France flagFrance : The French version titled Les croqueuses features illogically order hardcore inserts and an extra plot element that turned the whole film into a dream.
 v          Cousins in Love - 1980 France/West Germany romance by David Hamilton


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  • Tendres cousines
  • Tender Cousins
  • Zärtliche Cousinen
Cousins in Love is a 1980 France/West Germany romance by David Hamilton
With Thierry Tevini, Anja Schüte and Valérie Dumas. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1983 and VHS in 1986. The cuts were waived for 18 rated DVD in 2007.

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uncut
1888:23s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex and nudity with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

BBFC
1:25s
1886:09s UK: Passed 18 after 1:25s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Xtasy VHS
  • 1983 cinema release
 v          Cowboys & Aliens


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12 cert

MPAA
Unrated

129:54s 2011 US action Sci-Fi by Jon Favreau.
With Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. IMDb

UK: The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for:

US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

The Extended version doesn't add much to the movie but it is to be preferred. Although there is not a lot of new dialog, the Dolarhydes, mostly Percy, come across a lot nicer.

BBFC uncut12 cert

MPAA
PG-13

113:38s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2011 Paramount Online
  • 2011 Paramount R2 DVD
  • 2011 cinema release

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