Compulsory cuts required under BBFC policy on animal cruelty to sight of horses being deliberately tripped and falling

From IMDb

UK censor Stephen Murphy requested many cuts to the film in 1972 though Hammer succeeded in shortening his original demands.

The 2002 Carlton DVD issue is the longest available version and restores all previously cut footage.

Other sources record this version as cut though.

Cinema edits were made to:

• the whipping scene toned down
• a dagger in the face deleted from the opening scene
• the forest attack by the panther
• footage of the mutilated remains of the family.

From IMDb:

BBFC Cuts were waived when resubmitted in 2002 but the nude shot was unavailable to restore at the time.

It has since been rediscovered and fully restored for the U.S MGM release.

It seems that a few frames from the opening decapitation are still missing from the UK and US versions.

The US release available from US Amazon is the most definitive version

From IMDb:

• Cut by the BBFC to remove a brief 1 sec full-frontal nude shot
• Cut to edit a staking
• Cut during the opening decapitation scene.

• Blood Hunger
• Daughters of Dracula
• Las Hijas de Dracula
• Satan's Daughters
• The Vampire Orgy
• Vampyres: Daughters of Darkness
• Vampyres: Daughters of Dracula

From imdb presumably referring to the US Anchor Bay version but it still my be relevant

The DVD release from Blue Underground is the completely uncut version, containing the gore that was missing from the Anchor Bay DVD.

Although the recent Anchor Bay release claims to be "uncut and uncensored", it is actually missing about 29 seconds of gore and violent footage during the murders of the two campers. All the nudity and sex scenes in the film, however, remain intact.

The following are the 5 shots which were cut from the Anchor Bay release:

• A shot of John's hands covered in blood as Fran and Miriam attack him in his car, and Fran pulling his head back and biting his neck.
• A close-up of Fran, her mouth dripping with blood, as they continue to hold John down, then a view from the front of car as John's head is rocked from side to side, his neck now covered in blood. The camera then pans around to the side window of car and zooms in as the vampires feed.
• A shot of Miriam holding Harriet's hands behind her back, lifting her head up as Fran approaches with a knife.
• A further shot of Harriet screaming hysterically as she is held crouched on the ground.
• A shot where the camera zooms in on Harriet's face, her mouth dripping with blood, before Fran swings the knife at her.

Seems safest to stick with Blue Underground region 1 version available from US Amazon

Amazon Review:

A pair of bisexual women living in a dark, decaying mansion have a craving for blood and sex. Hitchhiking in long black cloaks, they lure men home and then take them to bed, slash them with knives, and dump the bodies, making it look like a car wreck. They like one guy so much they keep him around for days and he knows something bad is happening, but he's not sure what. Some people camping nearby also suspect that the women are up to strange things.... The violence is strong even though there's more blood than gore, plenty of sex and nudity, and some very lyrical, beautiful scenes. The ending throws a whole new, darker twist on the proceedings and ties it all together nicely. It has kind of a "Hammer Films" look to it, but the storyline is more along the lines of Jean Rollin. Even though the budget was small, this is a quality-looking film.

• Veyyil
• Vesavi

Cinema release cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove sight of suicide attempt whereby man draws razor blade across his wrist with accompanying blood spurt in order to achieve a 12A classification. A 15 classification was available.

• Le Malizie di Venere
• Devil in the Flesh
• Venere nuda
• Venus im Pelz

From www.lovelockandload.net

Cut by 1:05s when submitted in 2007 as specified by the BBFC: Remove all sight of woman's tearful screams turning to pleasure as man continues to rape her (this pleasure being indicated by her making moaning sounds and winding her arms around his neck). Intervening shots of other people may remain.

From the 2007 BBFC Annual Report:

The 1993 cuts were to a long scene of a rape and a scene where a preteen boy watches a couple having sex through a keyhole. As the boy was never present in the same place as the scene of sex, this material could be restored. But the rape scene was felt to endorse ‘rape myth’ attitudes and cuts were still required to remove this material.

This cut version will be released on 31st December 2007 on the Shameless label

From the 2007 BBFC Annual Report:

The 1993 cuts were to a long scene of a rape and a scene where a preteen boy watches a couple having sex through a keyhole.

All cuts were waived when resubmitted in 2003

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

From newsgroup discussions

Well I have some basic training with their use (and I know some good martial artists who are proficient) and I can absolutely guarantee that without extensive training (many months at least) the only person you'll hurt with nunchaku is yourself. They are a difficult weapon at best.

Which is exactly the point made by A Very Brady Sequel - and I repeat my allegation that the BBFC-snipped version is actually more dangerous than the uncut version, because while the nunchakas are still visible, the repeated scenes of the user knocking himself out with them have largely been removed.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to remove clear sight of unsimulated fellatio in order to achieve an 18 classification

Cut for an R rating in the US. The BBFC passed this cut version for cinema & video

1. During the screening of Max's (James Wood) Samurai Dreams video a shot of a dildo is very much shortened
2. The first appearance of the Videodrome programme is slighter shorter as it loses a glimpse of pubic hair and a female victim being strangled
3. The sequence in Harlan's (Peter Dvorsky) lab after the Rea King Show uses a toned down take of a woman being whipped.
4. Nickie's (Debbie Harry) ear piercing loses several shots; Max moving the needle across Nicki's body, Nicki's cry of 'God', the needle being pulled out of the ear, a close up of the other ear being pierced and a pan to reveal Max & Nicki making love afterwards.
5. The scene of Max shooting his second partner is slightly shortened.
6. The death of Convex (Les Carlson) does not show his innerds briefly erupting.

The cinema release was cut in 1985 and cuts have persisted in all version since

from mi6

• Two kicks to the crotch were removed, and the image of a nude woman in the opening titles was altered to mask her nudity

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Cut required to remove sight of a chicken being kicked and ill-treated

• Frankenstein '88

• Città violenta
• La Cité de la violence
• The Family

The cinema cuts were waived when resubmitted on video/DVD in 2004

The US Anchor Bay DVD version restores eight minutes of footage originally cut by United Artists for the U.S. release. Because these scenes were never dubbed into English, they are presented in their original Italian language with English subtitles.

3:55s pre-cut, 0:30s cut by the BBFC

Sex, violence, bondage and cannibalism cut.

Sex, violence, bondage and cannibalism cut.

Sex, violence, bondage and cannibalism cut.

• Christina, Princesse de l'Erotisme
• Among the Living Dead
• Desideri Erotici di Christine
• Los Suenos Eroticos de Christina
• Une Vierge chez les Morts Vivants
• Zombie 4: A Virgin Among the Living

The rape sequence preceding the satanic ritual has been partially deleted.

Released when semi-hardcore R18 guidelines were in force.

41:58s unofficial pre-cuts

• The Fright
• Get Well Soon
• Terreur a l'hopital central

Same cut version for cinema and video

Cuts rescued this video from the video nasties list

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon from April 18th 2006

Review from imdb

I honestly didn't expect much from this, or at least not as much as I ended up getting. Visiting Hours was actually kind of scary.

For those expecting the killer slashing his way through the understaffed hospital (like I did), you'll be surprised to find the hospital setting to not be the main focal point. Colt stalks Sheila to her home many times, and also finds a young woman in town named Lisa (Lenore Zann) to victimize. Another surprise was how few characters weren't just fodder. (ie: Lisa, who becomes quite important later on in the movie.) The body count is low, and it's not like there's a shortage of people to kill. The hospital is always filled with people, and towards the end, is teeming with cops.

The movie is really quite tense at times. The attack at Deborah's home is frightening, especially the dumb waiter scene. And the climactic chase is amazingly pulled off. The acting is alright, with Lee Grant getting a little hammy at times. Especially when she attempts to hone the screaming skills she just doesn't have. She only seems to yell, and it really makes her character seem cheesy. But overall, she does alright. Michael Ironside plays a convincing killer, and is extremely creepy. William Shatner as Gary Baylor, the pointless character of Deborah's boyfriend, is surprisingly not terrible, but probably only because his screen time isn't overwhelmingly long. Linda Purl does quite well as the innocent Sheila, and she plays a very sympathetic character. The music is also to note, and adds a lot of atmosphere.

This is much different from what you'd probably expect, and is worth a look. If anything, there are some very tense scenes, and some ideas that are unique. Definitely not your everyday slasher.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Company chose to cut sexual detail (penis in contact with labia)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to remove two shots of unsimulated dildo penetration and two shots of sustained and vigorous masturbation for the requested 18 classification

• L'Uomo che guarda

8s were cut by the BBFC when submitted in 1998 but about 8 minutes were pre-cut

The uncut region 1 Director's Cut is available at US Amazon for a 26th February 2008 release

Review from IMDb:

The story of erotic films in the 1990s is largely a very sad one. American main stream cinema seems to avoid the subject altogether, B movies are obsessed with coupling sex with violence and death, and the typical porno is as exciting as drying paint. But there are a few exceptions, most notably the films of Tinto Brass, and this film here is a prime example.

What is so unique about Brass' films of this decade (and to a slightly lesser degree his 1980s films as well) is how they manage to combine eroticism with an explicitness that is close to hardcore porn, and that without ever looking seedy or overly stylish. Greatly supporting this effect are the music of Riz Ortolani and the excellent cinematography by Massimo Di Venanzo. With L'Uomo che guarda Brass seems to be telling the porno makers: this is how a sex film can and should look like.