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 v          D-tox - 2002 Germany / USA crime horror mystery by Jim Gillespie.


 X   D-tox

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  • Eye See You
  • Detox
  • The Outpost
D-tox is a 2002 Germany / USA crime horror mystery by Jim Gillespie.
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Charles S Dutton and Polly Walker. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The Director's original cut was reworked prior to release after negative audience previews. The resulting theatrical version was titled Eye See You in the US and D-Tox in Europe. The original Director's cut was released on 2020 on US Bllu-ray

Summary Notes

FBI agent Jake Malloy just can't nail a serial killer who's been targeting cops. The killer has already killed nine cops. Not only does the killer despise policemen, but he also has a grudge against Malloy for pursuing him during a string of prostitute murders four years ago. The killer finally decides to hit Malloy where it hurts, killing one of Malloy's friends on the force, and brutally killing Malloy's fiancé Mary. The grief sends Malloy off the deep end and causes him to become alcoholic, forcing Malloy's colleague, Detective Hendricks, to sign Malloy up at a remote detox clinic in a snow-covered part of Wyoming. The clinic specializes in rehabilitating alcoholic cops. But the killer murders another patient and assumes the patient's identity at the clinic. While Malloy participates in group therapy sessions, the killer starts killing the patients. Among the endangered patients are Jaworski, Slater, Noah, Conner, and a dozen others, one of whom must be the killer. One by one, the ...

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 95:35s
pal: 91:46s
18 1980

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong violence and gory horror
  • 2005 Universal Pictures UK R2 DVD at UK Amazon titled D-Tox
  • 2001 cinema release titled D-Tox
US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2020 Mvd Marquee Collection [Theatrical + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Eye See You

Director's Cut

uncut
uncut
run: 94:41s
pal: 90:54s
MPAA UnratedUS: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2020 Mvd Marquee Collection [Theatrical + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Detox

See version details from movie-censorship.com :

Those who hoped for a different or better movie won't find what they were looking for in the Director's Cut and overall the intervention of the studio rather improved the movie's quality.

 v   The Da Vinci Code - 2006 USA/Malta/France/UK mystery thriller by Ron Howard.


 X   The Da Vinci Code

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The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 USA/Malta/France/UK mystery thriller by Ron Howard.
With Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Ian McKellen. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a 12 rating. The Extended Version is uncut at 15. The film was banned around the world.
Summary Notes

A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years -- which could shake the foundations of Christianity.

Cutting Edge

The Da Vinci Code/Angels & Demons Special Edition
Cutting Edge Episode 10
The Da Vinci Code/Angels & Demons
Gavin Salkeld investigates the BBFC cuts

Extended Version

uncut
Extended Version
run: 174:18s
pal: 167:20s
15 certUK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate bloody violence for:

US: The Extended Version is MPAA unrated for:

Theatrical Version

uncut
US Theatrical Version
cut:
run: 148:33s
pal: 142:36s
12 cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: The UK Theatrical Version was nominally passed 12 after BBFC suggested category cuts for:
  • UK 2006 Sony R2 DVD

However it seems that sounds cuts weren't actually implemented and that the UK 12 rated DVD is actually the uncut US Theatrical Version.

US: Rated MPAA PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content

BBFC cut
advised category cuts
cut:
run: 148:33s
pal: 142:36s

12 cert

UK: The UK Theatrical Version was passed 12 after BBFC suggested category cuts were implemented for:
  • UK 2006 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

  • The BBFC advised the company that sound levels during some acts of violence may be too impactful for 12A and that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification. The final score and sound effects on the completed film included differences in sound levels which reduced the strength of some acts of violence to an extent which made the film acceptable at 12A.

Thanks to Gavin Salkeld. None of the musical score was changed or reduced in any way. As for the cuts:

  • Silas breaking the thieves' necks has had the sound effects reduced in volume. In the theatrical cut, the second neck break happens off-screen, but you see both in the extended cut.
  • The impact of Silas striking the nun with the slab was reduced in volume
  • The impact sounds of Fache kicking the air traffic controller were reduced in volume
banned
banned
international Worldwide: Banned around the world .See Banned International: The Da Vinci Code
 v          Dabangg


 X   Dabangg

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Dabangg

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert120:57s 2010 India action comedy by Abhinav Kashyap. With Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and Vinod Khanna. IMDb

Passed 15 uncut for:

  • 2010 Eros DVD
BBFC uncut12A cert 125:39s
=
120:37s
A pre-cut version was passed 12A for:
  • 2010 cinema release
 v          Dabangg 3 - 2019 India action film by Prabhu Deva (as Prabhudheva).


 X   Dabangg 3

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Dabangg 3 is a 2019 India action film by Prabhu Deva (as Prabhudheva).
Starring Salman Khan, Warina Hussain and Sonakshi Sinha. IMDb

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

Summary Notes

Third installment of the Dabangg film series.

BBFC cut
158:46s
12AUK: Passed 12A for infrequent strong language, moderate violence, threat after 1:14s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Distributor chose to make cuts to remove scenes of strong violence in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and Policy for the requested 12A. 15 uncut was available to the distributor.
 v          Daddy Darling - 1970 Denmark/USA drama by Joseph W Sarno.


 X   Daddy Darling

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  • Daddy
  • Darling
Daddy Darling is a 1970 Denmark/USA drama by Joseph W Sarno.
With Helli Louise, Gio Petré and Ole Wisborg. IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1970 cinema release. Uncut for 1973 cinema release
Summary Review: Intelligent erotica

A young Danish girl (Helli Louise) seduces everything in sight after daddy refuses her naughty come-ons. She'll have a lesbian affair with her teacher, pretend that her teenage boyfriend is dear old dad and finally get to her stepmother

The taboo of incest is explored/exploited by Joe Sarno in this flick, but it's the daughter lusting after Dad and not the other way around.

For a film made in 1969, it's notoriety lies in its stretching the limits and possibilities of soft-core erotica, just before the advent of hardcore movies. It helps that the actresses are attractive, the nudity abundant, and the exploitation envelope pushed. All in all, a good example of reasonably intelligent erotica from a lost era, well-handled and well-executed.

Versions

uncut
uncut
X cert

MPAA
Unrated

94:18s
=90:32s
UK: Passed X (18) uncut for
  • 1973 cinema release

US: MPAA Unrated for:

France: Uncut for:

banned
banned
rejected Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1970 cinema release
 v          Daddy Day Care


 X   Daddy Day Care

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Daddy Day Care

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
PG
~92:00s
=~88:00s
2003 US children's comedy by Steve Carr. With Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin and Anjelica Huston. YouTube icon IMDb

The US release is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

BBFC
5s
PG cert 88:28s The UK cinema version was passed PG after 5s of BBFC suggested cuts were implemented for:
  • 2003 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
  • 2003 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

During post-production, the UK distributor sought and was given advice about classification. After receiving that advice the company chose to make a change to the film for release in the UK and as a result the UK cinema version may differ from the US cinema version. The change consists of the removal of a sequence in which a child drinks bubble mixture and then blows bubbles from his mouth. The only formal submission to the BBFC for classification was of the UK cinema version and this was passed PG without cuts.

 v          Daddy's Home - 2015 USA comedy by Sean Anders and John Morris.


 X   Daddy's Home

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Daddy's Home is a 2015 USA comedy by Sean Anders and John Morris.
Starring Linda Cardellini, Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. IMDb

Cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating. In an interview with Collider, the filmmakers said that the MPAA weren't too happy about some sexual dialogue scene and the way it was delivered so they had to change it in order to avoid an R rating. The filmmakers added that it is unlikely that the cut material will ever be released.
 v          Dagaalty - 2020 India action comedy by Vijay Anand.


 X   Dagaalty

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Dagaalty is a 2020 India action comedy by Vijay Anand.
Starring Santhanam, Yogi Babu and Rittika Sen. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A cinema release in 2020.
BBFC cut
119:38s
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, threat, sex and drug references, strong language after 23s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2020 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove scenes of strong violence and drug misuse in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was availabe.
 v          Daisy - documentary video by Jamie Patterson.


 X   Daisy

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Daisy is a documentary video by Jamie Patterson.
Starring Daisy Rock.

BBFC category cuts were required for 18 rated 2016 DVD
Promotional Material:

Daisy tells the story of real life porn star Daisy Rock and her involvement within the controversial and multi-billion dollar Adult Film Industry . It depicts her story as she contemplates her life whilst shooting her last film in Ibiza. Her story is unadorned and authentic, without glorification or prejudice. It delivers a deep insight into her personal life as a porn star.

Versions

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
1:55s
18 59:00s UK: Passed 18 for strong sex references, nudity after 1:55s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 2016 Bright Spark video
The BBFC commented:
  • Distributor chose to remove clear sight of unsimulated sexual activity (in this case, oral sex) in order to achieve an 18 classification. An R18 without cuts was available.
 v   The Dam Busters - 1955 UK war historical drama by Michael Anderson.


 X   The Dam Busters

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The Dam Busters is a 1955 UK war historical drama by Michael Anderson.
Starring Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave and Ursula Jeans. IMDb

The US Version was shortened by about 15 minutes and was censored to overdub the dig named 'Nigger' with the new name 'Trigger'. The UK Version has continued with the original name but a modern British remake opted for the dog to be renamed 'Digger'.
BBFC comments

The BBFC commented about the name 'Nigger' for U rated 2007 cinema and home video release:

One of the main characters owns a dog called 'Nigger'. The dog's name is spoken a number of times, without any apparent racist intent, and reflects cultural attitudes of the time that would be unacceptable today. It also reflects the actual name of the real-life mascot of 617 Squadron during World War II.

In 2018 the BBFC left the name 'Nigger' uncut but increased the rating to PG explaining:

We had previously classified the film at the U category, most recently for a cinema re-release in 2007. Even since 2007, public concern about discriminatory language has increased and we have amended our guidelines accordingly. The film is now more appropriately placed at PG where the guidelines state Discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly disapproved of, or in an educational or historical context, or in a particularly dated work with no likely appeal to children. The ratings info for the film signals racist terms, mild bad language.

 v          Damage - 1992 UK / France romance by Louis Malle.


 X   Damage

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Damage is a 1992 UK / France romance by Louis Malle.
Starring Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche and Miranda Richardson. YouTube icon IMDb

Uncut in the UK but cut in the US for an MPAA R rating
Summary Notes

A member of Parliament (Irons) falls passionately in love with his son's fiancée. They pursue their affair with obsessive abandon despite the dangers of discovery and what it would do to his complacent life and his son. Completely obsessed, he wants to give up his current lifestyle to be with her. She has no intention of allowing him to do this, preferring to have her marriage to the son as a cover. They are eventually discovered, and must deal with the damage. Based on the novel by Josephine Hart.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

105:53s UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2011 Warner Archive [Unrated + R Rated Versions] R0 DVD-R at US Amazon
mpaa cut
4s
MPAA R US : Cut by 4s to a sex scene for a US R rating

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The cuts for an MPAA R rating were:

  • 4s of entwined lovemaking deleted from the sex scene between Stephen and Anna
     The Damned - 1963 UK drama by Joseph Losey See These are the Damned
 v   The Damned - 1969 Italy / West Germany drama by Luchino Visconti.


 X   The Damned (1969)

Link Here
  • The Damned (Gotterdammerung)
  • La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmerung)
  • Luchino Visconti's The Damned
The Damned is a 1969 Italy / West Germany drama by Luchino Visconti.
Starring Dirk Bogarde and Ingrid Thulin and Helmut Griem. BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Uncut and X rated for 1969 cinema release and then 18 uncut for UK home video. There is a cut US R rated version but the uncut version has also been MPAA R rated since 2004.

Summary Notes

The power and fortune of the Von Essenbeck family remained intact even when Germany lost the great war and during the depression that followed. Now it's 1934 and the baron has summoned his family to a dinner that also brings a cousin rising in the Nazi party to the great house accompanied by a rising manager at the baron's company. Two little girls recite poetry in the parlor and then play hide-and-seek with their cousin Martin. Suddenly there is a scream. The baron has been shot with their father's gun and the father flees the country.

Original Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 156:49s
pal: 150:33s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for strong violence and implied sexual abuse
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 152:28s
pal: 146:22s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 uncut:
  • 1992 Warner VHS

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 154:08s
pal: 147:58s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 uncut:
  • 1988 Warner VHS

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 154:24s
pal: 148:13s
X pre 1970UK: Passed X (16) uncut:
  • 1969 cinema release

US Version

mpaa cutcut US Version
cut:
run: 150m
pal: 144m
MPAA RUS: Cut for an MPAA R rating
 v          Damned by Desire - 1968 UK erotic film by Malcolm Leigh


 X   Damned by Desire

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Damned by Desire is a 1968 UK erotic film by Malcolm Leigh

Banned by the BBFC for 1969 cinema release, not seen since.

Versions

banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1969 cinema release
 v          Damo


 X   Damo

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Damo

Versions

3:38s 15 Certificate452:30s 2003 South Korea action TV by

Cut by 3:38s when submitted to the BBFC in 2007: Cuts were required to remove repeated sight of a cruel horse fall and sight of a chicken being mistreated

 v          Dance Flick


 X   Dance Flick

Link Here

Dance Flick

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 Certificate 84:38s 2009 US comedy by Damien Dante Wayans.
With Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Shoshana Bus. IMDb

The Extended & Outrageous Version/US Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for the 2010 Paramount R2 DVD.

This includes 6:16s of extra uncontentious material.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available via UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

BBFC uncut15 Certificate82:59s
=79:40s
The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without cuts for the 2009 cinema release.
            Dance of the Vampires - 1967 US/UK comedy horror by Roman Polanski See The Fearless Vampire Killers
 v          Dance with the Devil


 X   Dance with the Devil

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Dance with the Devil

 v          Dances with Wolves - 1990 USA / UK western adventure drama by Kevin Costner.


 X   Dances with Wolves

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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 USA / UK western adventure drama by Kevin Costner.
Starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene. IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and Director's Cut.

Summary Notes

Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
15 Certificate

MPAA PG-13

223:39s UK: The Director's Cut/Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2004 Pathe Special Edition R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1992 Guild VHS
  • 1991 cinema release

US: The Director's Cut/Extended Version is MPAA PG-13 Rated for:

Both versions have their champions so considered as alternatives rather than one being definitive. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
uncut
15 Certificate

MPAA PG-13

172:58s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for:
 v          Dancing Girl


 X   Dancing Girl

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Dancing Girl

Versions

banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • UK 1974 cinema release
 v          Danger: Diabolik - 1968 Italy / France action crime comedy by Mario Bava.


 X   Danger: Diabolik

Link Here
  • Danger Diabolik
  • Diabolik
Danger: Diabolik is a 1968 Italy / France action crime comedy by Mario Bava.
Starring John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell and Michel Piccoli. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1968. Later uncut and 12 rated on DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

In psychedelic swinging 60s style, the dreaded thief Diabolik wreaks havoc on a generic European country for his own financial gain and amusement. He shares an extravagant underground lair (and a giant bed of money) with his curvaceous, beautiful girlfriend...who uses her awesome powers to help Diabolik foil gangsters and steal billions from the government. As the anti-hero of the film, Diabolik must face off against bumbling cops and revenge-seeking mafiosi.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 96:09s
pal: 92:18s
12 1980

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and soft drug use: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut:
run: 96:10s
pal: 92:19s
A pre 1970UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts:
  • 1968 cinema release titled Danger Diabolik
 v          Danger! 50,000 Zombies


 X   Danger! 50,000 Zombies

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Danger! 50,000 Zombies

Versions

20s

15 Certificate

29:20s 2004 UK comedy short by Mike Griffiths

Cut when submitted in 2004 with the following BBFC statement: Cuts to three uses of very strong expletive, ie cunt, in order to attain a '15' category. An uncut '18' was available

 v          Dangerous Game - 1993 USA/Italy drama by Abel Ferrara.


 X   Dangerous Game

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  • Snake Eyes
Dangerous Game is a 1993 USA/Italy drama by Abel Ferrara.
Starring Harvey Keitel, Madonna and James Russo. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut for a US R rating. But the uncut version was released in the UK and later in the US Unrated.
Summary Notes

A New York film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

104:14s UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2001 Universal R2 DVD via UK Amazon
  • 1994 Polygram VHS
  • 1994 cinema release

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

mpaa cut
27s
MPAA
R Rated
~108:00s
=~104:00s
US: There is also a cut US R Rated Version

See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com . The R rated version is cut by 27s in two scenes:

  • video footage of an orgy is missing a little simulated sex
  • The clothed rape scene has been shortened
 v   The Daniel Connection - 2015 UK mystery thriller by Stewart Menelaws.


 X   The Daniel Connection

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The Daniel Connection is a 2015 UK mystery thriller by Stewart Menelaws.
Starring June Brogan, Morgan Carberry and Lee Davis. IMDb

BBFC cuts required for a 2015 12A rated cinema release.
Summary Notes

When her best friend, an underground journalist is mysteriously killed whilst investigating alien sightings, a feisty radio presenter realizes her own life is endangered as others around her disappear and the Federal Protection Force increase in power and control. Not knowing who to trust when she discovers film footage of a secret detention center and then a troubled detective offers to help her, she finds the same subjects keep coming to the fore. A mixture of ancient mysteries and conspiracy theories masquerading as science fiction. However, the more she digs, the more she realizes that the ancient prophecies foretelling the end of this world as we know it may be frighteningly accurate. This apocalyptic thriller is based on a best selling documentary, The Daniel Project.

Versions

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
25s
12 91:35s UK: Passed 12 for moderate violence, threat, Holocaust images after 25s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 2015 Studio Scotland. video
The BBFC commented:
  • Cuts required to remove incorrect and inaccurate use of BBFC ratings symbols and information.
     The Danish Girl - 2015 UK / Germany / USA biography by Tom Hooper. See Banned International: The Danish Girl
 v          Daredevil - 2003 US superhero film by Mark Steven Johnson.


 X   Daredevil

Link Here
  • Daredevil: A Daring New Vision
Daredevil is a 2003 US superhero film by Mark Steven Johnson.
With Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and Colin Farrell. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
BBFC Advised category cuts for cinema failed to get the required 12 rating. The Theatrical Version is uncut on home video. There is also a Director's Cut
Summary Notes

A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.

Cutting Edge Quick Trims


Cutting Edge daredevil
See video on YouTube by Gavin Salkeld

Director's Cut

uncut
uncut
run: 132:56s
pal: 127:37s
15 Certificate

MPAA R

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

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

From IMDb. The Directors Cut is very different (and improved). There are many narrative changes but those changes that may be censorship related are:

  • There are more scenes involving The Kingpin at his most vicious, at point killing two of his own bodyguards by breaking their necks.
  • The fight scene in the playground with Matt and Elektra is longer.
  • The scene in the bar where Daredevil takes out the bikers is longer and more violent.
  • An exchange during the Natchios' party where Foggy and Wesley have a verbal exchange, that ends by Foggy saying What a dick.
  • The scene where Matt returns from his battle in the opening of the film, he is seen in his apartment pouring Epsom salt into the water of his coffin and as he is about to lay down he starts to hear noises and sounds from the outside world as far as seeing a woman crawling on the floor and ends by him laying down inside the coffin and the top sealing.
  • The scene where Bullseye demands his own costume is restored to I want a fucking costume as opposed to the theatrical version where he says I want a bloody costume
  • The fight between Elektra and Bullseye is longer and ends with Bullseye giving her a kiss before he throws her onto the roof of the adjacent building.
  • The final confrontation between Daredevil and The Kingpin is longer and more brutal.

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 103:25s
pal: 99:17s
15 Certificate

MPAA PG-13

UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2009 20th Century Fox R0 Blu-ray
  • 2003 20th Century Fox R2 DVD

It appears that the previous distributor cinema cuts did not produce the desired 12 certificate and so the cuts were re-instated for the video/DVD version.

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 103:05s
pal: 98:58s

mpaa cut
cut

15 CertificateUK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 15 after further cuts by the distributors acting on BBFC suggestions for:
  • 2003 cinema release

It seems that the distributors ran out of time before the release deadline to try another submission for the required 12 rating.

The BBFC commented:

During post-production, the UK distributor sought and was given advice about classification. After receiving that advice the company chose to make changes to the film for release in the UK. The changes occur in two scenes:

  • in the fight between Elektra and Bullseye the UK version lacks all sight of a dagger sticking through Elektra's hand and all sight of her removing the dagger from her hand
  • in the fight between Daredevil and Kingpin the UK version lacks a headbutt and has the sound of breaking bones partially obscured by a crack of thunder.
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 97m
pal: 93m
18UK: A short version was passed 18 uncut prior to the cut 15 rated cinema release::
  • 2003 cinema release

Maybe this was the version submitted to the BBFC that resulted in post production cuts for eventual cinema release.

 v          Daredevils of the Desert


 X   Daredevils of the Desert

Link Here
  • Adventures Of Young Indiana Jones Vol 2 - Disc 8
Daredevils of the Desert

Versions

3s 12 cert81:49s 1992 US TV adventure by Frank Darabont

Similarly cut in 2000 and 2008. Cuts were required under BBFC policy to remove animal cruelty - in this case two galloping horses being tripped in dangerous fashion so that they land on their necks and heads.

 v          Dario Argento's World of Horror


 X   Dario Argento's World of Horror

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Dario Argento's World of Horror

Versions

1:00s 1869:48s 1995 release

1:00s pre-cuts prior to submission include:

  1. Cut: machete in the face scene passed for Dawn of the Dead
  2. Cut: hand chopping from Tenebrae, also cut in Tenebrae
 v          Dark City - 1998 Australia / USA action Sci-Fi mystery by Alex Proyas.


 X   Dark City

Link Here

Dark City is a 1998 Australia / USA action Sci-Fi mystery by Alex Proyas.
Starring Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland and Jennifer Connelly. IMDb

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

John Murdoch awakens alone in a strange hotel to find that he has lost his memory and is wanted for a series of brutal and bizarre murders. While trying to piece together his past, he stumbles upon a fiendish underworld controlled by a group of beings known as The Strangers who possess the ability to put people to sleep and alter the city and its inhabitants. Now Murdoch must find a way to stop them before they take control of his mind and destroy him.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

107:07s UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for frequent moderate violence and sexualised nudity for:

US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

The Director's Cut is the preferential version. Thanks to all the plot extensions, the DC has more substance and some new aspects. In combination with the modifications of the coloring and the new effects, the movie looks just better and makes a better impression.
uncut
Theatrical Version
15 cert

MPAA R

96:18s UK: The theatrical version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1999 EIV VHS
  • 1998 EIV VHS
  • 1998 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated

 v          Dark House - 2013 USA thriller by Britt Napier.


 X   Dark House

Link Here
  • Darkroom
Dark House is a 2013 USA thriller by Britt Napier.
With Kaylee DeFer, Elisabeth Röhm and Christian Campbell. IMDb
Note: Edited for re-rate in January 2014. Previous R rating from a few months earlier was voided. No change in rating or rating reason.

Versions

MPAA
R Rated
US: Rated R For horror violence and language.
 v   The Dark Knight - 2008 USA/UK action crime thriller by Christopher Nolan.


 X   The Dark Knight

Link Here
  • Batman - El caballero de la noche
The Dark Knight is a 2008 USA/UK action crime thriller by Christopher Nolan.
Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart. IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating. No further cuts were required by the BBFC for a 12A rating which lead to the film being the most complained about film in recent years. The complainants mostly suggested that it should have been 15 rated.

Summary Notes

Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins (2005), Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new District Attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City, until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as "The Joker" appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against The Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent, and Rachel Dawes.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 151:53s
pal: 145:48s

mpaa cut
cut

best available
best
available

12

12A cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 12 uncut for strong fantasy violence and sustained threat:
  • 2008 Warner Home video
UK: Passed 12A uncut for moderate violence and sustained threat:
  • 2008 cinema release
The same version that was released in the US with a PG-13 rating was passed 12A by the BBFC. A rating which lead to the film being the most complained about film in recent years. The complainants mostly suggested that it should have been 15 rated.

Thanks to Cameron who reported that 10 years after the film was released details emerged how it was cut to avoid an MPAA R rating.

See article from comicbook.com :

David Dastmalchian, who played abducted schizophrenic Thomas Schiff, told The Hollywood Reporter his encounter with a frenzied Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) was tamed by the MPAA:

[Nolan] told me a funny anecdote. He said he really liked the scene, but he said when we were shooting it, I was pushing my head against Aaron's gun and he was pushing the gun back, Dastmalchian said.

I remember for a few weeks after I had a big welt on my head and a little goose egg and black bruise. He said that was one of the moments the MPAA asked him to go back and he had to cut out the indent from the gun barrel on my head.

The director also had to show restraint when it came to the murderous antics of the Joker (Heath Ledger), namely a scene that originally showed a knife stabbed through a bloody Joker card on the corpse of a Batman imposter. In the final cut, the card is neatly pinned to the body.

 v   The Dark Knight Rises - 2012 USA/UK action crime thriller by Christopher Nolan


 X   The Dark Knight Rises

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The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 USA/UK action crime thriller by Christopher Nolan

There were rumours of a director's cut but these never panned out.
 v   The Dark Side of Love


 X   The Dark Side of Love

Link Here
  • Fotografando Patrizia
The Dark Side of Love

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~91:00s The Dark Side of Love is a 1985 Italy erotic drama by Salvatore Samperi
With Monica Guerritore, Lorenzo Lena and Gianfranco Manfredi. IMDb

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC
2s
18 89:51s UK: Passed 18 after 2s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1994 Jezebel VHS
 v          Dark Side of the Moon


 X   Dark Side of the Moon

Link Here

Dark Side of the Moon

Versions

9:09s 1851:20s 1998 release
 v          Dark Star - 1974 USA comedy Sci-Fi film by John Carpenter.


 X   Dark Star

Link Here

Dark Star is a 1974 USA comedy Sci-Fi film by John Carpenter.
Starring Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich and Brian Narelle. IMDb

Exists as an Original Version and an extended Director's Cut.

Summary Notes

The crew of the Dark Star are on a 20 year mission to clear a path in space by destroying planets that are in the way of navigation routes. After a series of mishaps Mother, the ship's computer, can no longer persuade Bomb not to detonate. Even the dead captain is of little help in arguing with Bomb who is bound to do his duty.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
run: 82:22s
pal: 79:04s
PG certificate

A cert

MPAA
G Rated

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

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

  • 1978 cinema release

US: uncut and MPAA PG Rated for:

Note it seems likely that the UK release features the variant that has blurred Playboy pinups on the walls

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The Director's Cut/Extended Version adds 9:42s of additional scenes, namely:

  • the meteor storm
  • banter in the bunk room
  • Doolittle's improvised musical instrument made from bottles
uncut
Original Version
run: 69m
pal: 66m
MPAA UnratedUS: The Original Version was a student film. It is featured as a DVD Extra on several releases
 v          Dark Tales: Episodes 21-24


 X   Dark Tales: Episodes 21-24

Link Here

Dark Tales: Episodes 21-24

Versions

6s PG certificate178:08s 1996 release by Yip Sing Hong
 v          Darkman - 1990 US film by Sam Raimi.


 X   Darkman

Link Here

Darkman is a 1990 US film by Sam Raimi.
With Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand and Colin Friels. YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a 15 rated 1990 cinema release. Then less cut for 18 rated VHS and DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Production History

See article from hollywoodreporter.com

Director Sam Raimi original produced a 2 hour version but it did not go down well with preview audiences. The producers took fright and commissioned a massively shortened version running at about 85m.

But just before the release, and too late to do anything about it, another producer, along with Sam Raimi's editor restored about 9 minutes of the best of the dropped material. The resulting 96m version is the version that has been released ever since.

Summary Review : Entertaining

Sam Raimi directed this entertaining action yarn hot on the heels of 1989's hit Batman. Liam Neeson (before he hit it big) stars as scientist Peyton Westlake, who has developed a synthetic skin, only problem is, it can only hold for 99 minutes before it deteriorates. When his lab is destroyed by Robert Durant (Larry Drake), Peyton is blasted into a nearby harbor. He is left horribly scarred, but when he recovers he uses the synthetic skin to get his revenge on his would be murderers while trying to get back with his girlfriend (Frances McDormand).

Darkman is really entertaining and is a great twist on superhero movies, Neeson shines as the tortured soul hero, while McDormand is great as his girlfriend. Recommended to those looking for a comic style movie with a twist.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 96m
pal: 92m
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2s
run: 95:02s
pal: 91:14s
18UK: The BBFC cut 2s for an 18 rating for:
  • 2015 MediumRare RB Blu-ray
  • 2008 Universal R2 DVD
  • 1999 Universal video
  • 1991 CIC VHS

Most of the BBFC cinema cuts were restored for the 18 rated video except:

  • The deleted seconds are missing from the start when Durant turns up at the warehouse. Eddie Black's henchmen start walking toward the camera (to frisk Durant's men) and there is a shot of one of them swinging some nunchukas. The BBFC were sensitive to nunchukas so we are denied this shot.
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 25s
run: 95:19s
pal: 91:30s
15 certUK: Passed 15 after 25s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1990 cinema release
 v          Darkness - 1993 USA horror by Leif Jonker


 X   Darkness (1993)

Link Here
  • Leif Jonker's Darkness
Darkness is a 1993 USA horror by Leif Jonker
Starring Gary Miller, Michael Gisick and Randall Aviks Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Vampire Version.

Summary Notes

A small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and Holy water. Later he finds other survivors and they try to stay alive long enough to do battle with Liven, king of the vampires.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 87m
pal: 84m
MPAA Unrated

US: The Director's Cut/Vampire Version is MPAA Unrated:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

The Vampire Version may be considered as a workprint version.

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 85:43s
pal: 82:17s
18UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for
  • 1998 Screen Edge VHS
 v          Darkness - 2002 USA / Spain horror by Jaume Balagueró.


 X   Darkness (2002)

Link Here

Darkness is a 2002 USA / Spain horror by Jaume Balagueró.
Starring Anna Paquin, Lena Olin and Iain Glen. YouTube icon IMDb

The US Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating. There is also an uncut Spanish/Unrated Version.
Summary Notes

There's something in this house... Something ancient and dark that remains still, hidden and silent. It can only wait, having been concealed in the shadows for years. In fact, its milieu is darkness. Only in it can it show itself and move. It even takes its name: DARKNESS. It's lived here since someone tried to call it, more than forty years ago. Because this house hides a secret, a terrible past, an inconceivably evil act... Seven children, faceless people, a circle that must be completed. And blood, lots of blood...

Versions

uncut
Unrated Version
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

98:03s EU: The Spanish Theatrical Version/Unrated Version is uncut for:

UK: The Spanish Theatrical Version/Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, moderate violence and supernatural horror for:

  • 2005 Buena Vista R2 DVD

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC uncut
US Theatrical Version

mpaa cut
cut

15 cert

MPAA PG-13

84:46s UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for strong supernatural horror for:
  • 2005 Buena Vista R2 DVD
  • 2005 cinema release

See extensive pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Darling - 1965 UK romance by John Schlesinger.


 X   Darling

Link Here
  • Darling - A Que Amou Demais
Darling is a 1965 UK romance by John Schlesinger.
Starring Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Harvey. Youtube link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1965 cinema release. This cut version was passed 15 for 1989 VHS. Uncut and 15 rated on DVD since 2007. Both cut and uncut versions exist in the US.
Summary Notes

Young, attractive and vivacious, model Diana Scott is firmly decided to become rich and famous as well. To succeed, she does not hesitate to take bold steps. After a while, she literally strikes gold: she meets Robert Gold, a well-known TV journalist, who not only introduces her into new social and professional circles, but also abandons his family to live with her. Diana seems to have happily combined success and love. However, in those roaring sixties, others are ready to offer her even more money, fame, and, seemingly, fun than Robert can...

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15

MPAA
Unrated

122:55s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate language and sex for:
  • 2015 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Optimum Releasing video

The uncut US version is MPAA unrated for

mpaa cut
cut
From IMDb. There is also a shorter US version cut by 4 minutes

The US version, released by Joseph E. Levine's Embassy Pictures in 1965, is cut by four minutes (including a nude scene of Julie Christie at the end of the film). The Embassy Home Entertainment VHS contains the shorter version while the MGM DVD and VHS contain the uncut version.

BBFC cut
cut
15121:44s

The cut cinema version was passed 15 without further cuts for
  • 2000 Warner VHS
  • 1989 Warner VHS
BBFC cut
cut
X pre 1970 submitted
128:00s
=122:53s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1970 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Cut by the the BBFC to remove shots of a man wearing a woman's corset
  • cut to heavily shorten a scene at a party in Paris where guests watch a couple making love on a hotel bed (the scene was edited to end the scene before the male partner appears).
 v          Das Boot


 X   Das Boot

Link Here
  • The Boat
Das Boot

Versions

uncut
alternative
12 cert 280:68s 1981 West German war film by Wolfgang Petersen.
With Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. IMDb

The TV Version/Mini Series was passed 12 uncut for:

  • 2004 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
uncut
alternative
12 cert

MPAA
R Rated

199:33s

UK: The Subtitled Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for:
  • 2011 Sony R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 1999 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
  • 1999 Columbia/TriStar VHS

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

uncut
alternative
15 cert 199:33s

The Dubbed Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1998 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1998 Columbia/TriStar VHS
BBFC uncut15 cert 142:41S The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1994 Columbia/TriStar VHS
BBFC uncut15 cert 123:04s The UK Theatrical Version was passed AA/15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1985 RCA/Columbia VHS
  • 1982 cinema release
 v          Dasavathaaram


 X   Dasavathaaram

Link Here
  • Dasavatharam
Dasavathaaram

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert184:14s 2008 India action drama by KS Ravikumar. IMDb

A longer version was passed 15 uncut for:

  • 2009 Ayngaran DVD
BBFC uncut12A cert 174:24s A shorter version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2008 cinema release
 v          Dashcam - 2021 UK/US horror by Rob Savage


 X   Dashcam

Link Here

Dashcam is a 2021 UK/US horror by Rob Savage
Starring Annie Hardy, Amar Chadha-Patel and Angela Enahoro BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for very strong language, strong bloody violence.

In the US: Rated R for bloody violence, pervasive language, and crude sexual references throughout

Banned by Vue Cinemas, May 2022

A new horror film is apparently considered so offensive that Vue cinemas have cancelled all scheduled screenings.

Those who had purchased tickets to see Dashcam, the new found-footage horror from director Rob Savage, were surprised when they realised screenings would no longer take place. This was brought to the attention of Savage himself, who shared an email from a Vue employee received by one customer.

Apparently @vuecinemas have canceled our screenings of DASHCAM because the movie is too offensive! If that doesn't make you want to watch this film, what will?

In the email, Vue told the customer:

Thank you for your question regarding Dashcam . I have received feedack from our staffing screen and they have decided we won't be showing Dashcam at any of our venues due to the contents of the movie, which may offend our audiences.

We at Vue believe in diversity and any movie which may offend audiences, we may decide to no longer show at the last second without notice. I'm sorry this is not the outcome you were looking for.

Vue later made an unconvincing attempt to row back on offensiveness being the reason for the ban and cited commercial reasons instead.

The BBFC rating information reveals more about offensive aspects of the film. The BBFC explains:

The protagonist expresses homophobic attitudes, including the use of discriminatory terms ('fag' and faggot'). Other discriminatory language includes 'retard, libtards and mongoloid.

A scene involves focus on human excrement after a woman soils herself in the backseat of a car.

 v          Date Movie - 2006 US/Switzerland comedy by Aaron Seltzer.


 X   Date Movie

Link Here

Date Movie is a 2006 US/Switzerland comedy by Aaron Seltzer.
With Alyson Hannigan, Fred Willard and Jennifer Coolidge . YouTube icon IMDb

A US comedy with the inevitable Theatrical and Extended versions.

Versions

uncut
Unseen Version
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

81:11s UK: The Unrated/Unseen Version was passed 15 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

From pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

  • The Unrated DVD adds some 126s of extra material and uncensored speech but it has no consequences for the movie's quality.
BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
12A cert

MPAA
PG-13

82:48s
=79:29s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2006 cinema release
 v          Date Night


 X   Date Night

Link Here

Date Night

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

97:22s 2010 US comedy by Shawn Levy.
With Steve Carell, Tina Fey and Mark Wahlberg. IMDb

The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for:

The US is release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

The extra footage is uncontentious but worthwhile. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncut 15 cert

MPAA
PG-13

84:09s The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
            Dau - 2019 Russia / France / Germany / Sweden / Netherlands / Ukraine historical biography by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy. See Hardcore 18s List: Dau
 v          DAU: Degeneration - 2020 Germany / Ukraine / UK / Russia drama by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Ilya Permyakov.


 X   DAU: Degeneration

Link Here
  • DAU. Degeneratsiya
  • DAU. Degeneration
DAU: Degeneration is a 2020 Germany / Ukraine / UK / Russia drama by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Ilya Permyakov.
Starring Vladimir Azhippo, Dmitry Kaledin and Olga Shkabarnya. IMDb
Episode 9 was cut by the BBFC for animal cruelty. Episodes 7 and 9 contain real sex with an 18 rating.

Summary Notes

A secret Soviet Institute conducts scientific and occult experiments on animals and human beings to create the perfect person. The KGB general and his aides turn a blind eye to erotic adventures of the director of the Institute, scandalous debauches of prominent scientists and their cruel and insane research. One day, a radical ultra right-wing group arrives in the laboratory under the guise of test subjects. They get a task - to eradicate the decaying elements of the Institute's community, and if needs be, destroy the fragile world of secret Soviet science.

BBFC cut
68:01s
cut: 32s
run: 68:01s
pal: 65:18s
sub: 68:01s
18 UK: Episode 9 was passed 18 for strong real sex, gory images after 32s of compulsory BBFC substitution cuts:
  • 2020 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Compulsory cuts required to a scene in which a pig is killed, in a protracted and cruel fashion, by a knife hacking at its throat before its spinal cord is severed with an axe.
 v   The Daughter - 1970 Denmark drama by Mac Ahlberg.


 X   The Daughter

Link Here
  • The Daughter: I
  • a Woman Part III
  • 3 slags kærlighed
The Daughter is a 1970 Denmark drama by Mac Ahlberg.
Starring Gunbritt Öhrström, Inger Sundh and Klaus Pagh. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1971 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA X rated in the US.

IMDb notes that in the original Danish version, the lesbian sex scene between the white girl, Birthe, and the black woman, Lisa, is more graphic, but does not specify the version that is being reviewed.

Summary Notes

Siv love sex, while her 17-year-old daughter Birthe is frigid. Soon, however, Birthe's sexuality is awakened. The film focuses on the gap between the generations - heavily influenced by '60s youth rebellion.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA XUS: Uncut and MPAA X rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 88:39s
pal: 85:06s
XUK: Passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1971 cinema release
 v          Daughter of Darkness - 1990 USA / Hungary TV horror by Stuart Gordon.


 X   Daughter of Darkness

Link Here

Daughter of Darkness is a 1990 USA / Hungary TV horror by Stuart Gordon.
Starring Anthony Perkins, Mia Sara and Robert Reynolds. IMDb

Exists as an uncut version and an abridged TV version. Both were passed 18 by the BBFC.
Summary Notes

The Daughter of Darkness is an atmospheric, sub-hallucinogenic venture into the world of the unknown. The enigma facing the young woman is the identity of her father. Unfortunately for her she becomes drawn into a small Romanian underworld of brooding menace, darkness, torture chambers and bizarrely over make-overed vampires. The moody undertones and well chosen locations are certainly a bonus as is the comically funny finale.

Versions

TV
abridged version
cut: 2:04s
run: 91:41s
pal: 88:01s
18UK: An abridged version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 Hollywood DVD

The abridged version is presumably a TV version which is cut by 2:04s most notably a nude sex scene being replaced by an reshot clothed version.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The cuts were:

  • Removed sight of naked breasts and the girl being straddled in a sex scene.
  • Deleted extraction of blood with a syringe
  • The vampire cutting his chest to let prospective lady vampire drink his blood
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 93:18s
pal: 89:34s
18UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1993 Missing in Action VHS
  • 1991 Genesis Home Video VHS
            Daughter of Dracula - 1972 France / Portugal horror mystery by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco). See Dracula's Daughter
 v   The Daughter of Emanuelle - 1975 Belgium/France/Italy adult film by Jean Luret.


 X   The Daughter of Emanuelle

Link Here
  • La fille d'Emmanuelle
The Daughter of Emanuelle is a 1975 Belgium/France/Italy adult film by Jean Luret.
With Lawrence P Casey, Sarah Crespi and Greta Vayan. IMDb
The BBFC noted a re-edited version for 2012 submission. Otherwise uncut
Summary Notes

Emanuelle's daughter Pussy introduces her to her new lover and she suffers a flash of recognition.

Versions

BBFC uncut1884:25s UK: A re-edited version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong sexualised nudity for:
  • 2012 Firefly Entertainment Video
BBFC uncut1886:30s UK: Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 Pegasus R0 DVD
  • 1979 cinema release
 v          Daughters of Darkness - 1971 Belgium/France/West Germany horror by Harry Kumel.


 X   Daughters of Darkness

Link Here
  • Les lèvres rouges
Daughters of Darkness is a 1971 Belgium/France/West Germany horror by Harry Kumel.
With Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen and Danielle Ouimet. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1971. Later uncut and 18 rated on home video. The original release was also cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but was later uncut and MPAA Unrated on home video.
Summary Review: Underrated gem

There's nothing like a bunch of gals trooping around in revealing outfits, or no outfits at all, to perk up the dreary old Stoker legend. And if you can make the head vampire a woman, that certainly can't hurt either. Welcome to Daughters of Darkness.

You just gotta love this film. Daughters of Darkness is one of the best vampire films I have ever seen for a multitude of reasons. The primary reason the picture succeeds is due to the amazing talents of Delphine Seyrig. Who is this enchanting woman and where has she been all my life? I love this lady! She manages to make her character insanely gorgeous and metaphysically eerie at the same time. She slinks around in shimmering outfits dropping suggestive comments, tells horribly gory stories, winks, and grins with the greatest of ease. And her fate at the end of the film is gruesome and disturbing. Just as good as Seyrig is the oppressive atmosphere of the hotel and the desolate surroundings.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 99:43s
pal: 95:44s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

mpaa cutMPAA R US: There is also a cut US R Rated release to avoid.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: ~1:41s
run: 97:58s
pal: 94:03s
X certUK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1971 cinema release
 v          Daughters of Satan - 1972 USA / Philippines horror by Hollingsworth Morse.


 X   Daughters of Satan

Link Here
  • Die Töchter Satans
Daughters of Satan is a 1972 USA / Philippines horror by Hollingsworth Morse.
Starring Tom Selleck, Barra Grant and Tani Guthrie. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1972 cinema release, later uncut on DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

James Robertson buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife, Chris. Chris, gradually taken over by the personality of the witch in the painting that she resembles, allies herself with two other reincarnated witches to plan James' death, as he proves to be a descendant of the man responsible for the witches' fate.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R
MPAA

86:40s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for: US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
X UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1972 cinema release
 v          David - 2013 India crime drama romance by Bejoy Nambiar.


 X   David

Link Here
  • Vikram
David is a 2013 India crime drama romance by Bejoy Nambiar.
With 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Jiiva. IMDb
BBFC category cuts for a 12A rated cinema release in 2013

Versions

BBFC cut
category
cuts
12A cert 129:59s UK: The Tamil Version was passed 12A for moderate violence and threat after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2013 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

Distributor chose to make cuts to remove:
  • a scene of violence (a man being set alight after being doused with alcohol) and
  • a scene of bloody self-harming (a man cutting his arm with a knife)

in order to obtain a 12A rating. An uncut 15 classification was available.

See article from in.omg.yahoo.com :

Director Bejoy Nambiar has decided to remove Lucky Ali's song Ya Hussain from his new film David after some groups objected to it.

A section of the Muslim community had urged Nambiar to remove the song as they felt it does not befit their definition of propriety. The song accompanied a sequence in the film, which showed a Moharram procession. Nambiar explained:

They (Muslim groups) objected to the song. But they were kind enough to accept my invitation to discuss the matter. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided that it would be better if I didn't hurt anyone's sentiments. So I've decided to remove the song.

India flagIndia : There is also a Hindi Version featuring 3 Davids as opposed to 2 Davids in the Tamil Version
banned
banned
Pakistan flagPakistan: Banned due to its controversial nature and references to islam.
 v          David and Goliath


 X   David and Goliath

Link Here
  • David e Golia
David and Goliath

Versions

2s U cert91:39s 1960 Italian drama by Ferdinando Baldi & Richard Pottier

The cinema release of 1961 was uncut but the DVD/video release was cut with the following BBFC comment: Cuts required to sight of horses tripping head over heels, to obtain a 'U''

 v          Dawn of the Dead - 1978 US zombie horror by George A Romero.


 X   Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Link Here
  • Dawn of the Living Dead
  • Zombies
  • Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
  • George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead
  • Dawn of the Living Dead: The Zombies
  • Zombi
  • Zombie
  • Zombies: Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 US zombie horror by George A Romero.
With David Emge, Ken Foree and Scott H. Reiniger. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
A long history of BBFC cuts to Dawn of the Dead from 1978 - 1997. The cuts were waived in 2003 but there are still multiple versions to add to the complexity. The film was once seized by UK authorities during the Video Nasty moral panic.
Summary Review: Consumerism and materialism
Although you will find this film under the Horror section of your video shop, I view Romero's zombie films as terrific action films. The rules are simple (don't get bit and shoot them in the head), the prey is stiff and slow and the shopping mall setting is the ultimate playground.

However, where the film separates itself from every other action film and horror film out there is its clever subtext that reflects society at the time the film was made. In 1978, consumerism and materialism had started to rear its ugly head. I think Total Film magazine said it best when it said that the ...survivors have everything they want in the shoppers paradise, but nothing they need, such as freedom and liberty.

US Theatrical Version/Romero's Cut

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US Theatrical
Version
run: 126:50s
pal: 121:46s
18

MPAA Unrated

MPAA NC-17

This version is claimed to be the director's preferred version

UK: The US Theatrical Version/Romero's Cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2021 Second Sight [Theatrical + Cannes + Argento Cut] R0 [RB for extras] 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2021 Second Sight [Theatrical + Cannes + Argento Cut] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2020 Second Sight Limited Edition [Theatrical Cut + Cannes Cut + Argento Cut] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Arrow [Theatrical + Argento's + Director's] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Arrow 4 disc [Theatrical + Argento's + Director's] R0 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Freemantlemedia/Arrow R0 DVD

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

The film was originally awarded an NC-17 rating by the MPAA but it was released unrated instead.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 3:58s
run: 125:08s
pal: 120:08s
18UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 18 with further BBFC cuts of 12s beyond the 3:46s cinema cuts for:
  • 1989 EIV VHS

The 12s of extra BBFC cuts were:

  • A few frames from the shooting of a black female zombie in the SWAT raid
  • A black male zombie biting the black woman's arm
  • A few more frames of the shooting of a female zombie in the mall
  • A zombie's blood splattering over Roger as they manoeuveur the trucks.
  • A few zombie killings around the trucks
  • A zombie pressing his finger into Roger's bandaged leg and it's subsequent death.
  • A zombie being shot in the head as the bikers enter the mall.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 3:46s
run: 125:25s
pal: 120:24s
pre-cert VHS

X cert

UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed X (18) after 3:46s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1978 Pre-cert Intervision VHS
  • 1978 X Rated cinema release titled Zombies: Dawn of he Dead .

The BBFC deleted the following shots:

  • Apartment raid by SWAT team: a woman having her shoulder bitten.
  • Apartment raid by SWAT team: The exploding head
  • A view of a zombie chomping on an arm
  • Roger inserting a screwdriver into the zombie janitor's ear
  • Roger shooting several zombies as the mall door is opened
  • Peter shooting a zombie as seen through the sights of a rifle
  • Tom Savini being knocked off his bike by a zombie and retaliating by burying his machete in its head
  • Savini sticking his knife into the zombie's neck prior to falling to his death
  • Two shots of a biker on a blood pressure machine being detached of his arm
  • 19 shots of a biker having his intestines pulled out
  • Part of Stephen's death in the elevator

From sbbfc.co.uk:

The film was seen by six Examiners and the then Director of the BBFC, James Ferman.

The Examiners unanimously disliked the film, whilst at the same time acknowledged that Romero had displayed some technical flair in creating pace and atmosphere. Much discussion was given over to the moral framework of the film – were the zombies sentient beings or unfeeling objects; was the violence mitigated by the fact that the zombies are no longer human beings; was the audience being invited to indulge in the killings because the zombies ostensibly felt nothing?

One thing that all the Examiners and James Ferman agreed on was that the 125 minute submitted version would have be cut before being released to the general public. Ferman stated that the film featured violence perpetrated against people which was to a degree never before passed by the Board and subsequently issued a cuts list that amounted to approximately 55 separate cuts (2 minutes 17 seconds).

The following month a cut version of the film was re-submitted for re-examination and this time another team of Examiners viewed the film. All of the Examiners still disliked the film and some were convinced that cutting was not the solution to alleviating the possible desensitising effect that the film might have on vulnerable audiences. Despite this view, the suggestion of further extensive cuts was made and the film was once again seen by Ferman who subsequently issued a further 1 minute 29 seconds of cuts to more scenes of gory detail.

In September 1979 Ferman wrote to the distributor exclaiming that a tour de force of virtuoso editing has transformed this potential reject from a disgusting and desensitising wallow in the ghoulish details of violence and horror to a strong, but more conventional action piece…The cutting is not only skilful, but creative, and I think it has actually improved a number of the sequences by making the audience notice the emotions of the characters and the horror of the situation instead of being deadened by blood and gore .

Video Nasties

The film was seized by the police during the Video Nasties moral panic but was not prosecuted. The seizure was noted as a Section 3 seizure under the Obscene Prosecutions Act whereby the seizure is legally recorded but that is the end of the matter for the supplier.

Argento's Cut

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Argento's Cut
run: 119:02s
pal: 114:16s
No CertItaly: Argento's Cut is set to be released in Italy in 2016 in a restored 4k Blu-ray version.

UK: The European Version or Dario Argento's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore:

  • 2020 Second Sight Limited Edition [Theatrical Cut + Cannes Cut + Argento Cut] (RB) Blu-ray titled Zombi at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Arrow [Theatrical + Argento's + Director's] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Arrow 4 disc [Theatrical + Argento's + Director's] R0 DVD at UK Amazon

Ultimate Final Cut

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Ultimate Final Cut
There is also the Ultimate Final Cut aggregating all the material from all other versions.

Director's Cut/Cannes Cut

uncut
Director's Cut
run: 139:24s
pal: 133:49s
18UK: The Director's Cut/Extended Version was passed 18 uncut with all BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2020 Second Sight Limited Edition [Theatrical Cut + Cannes Cut + Argento Cut] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Arrow/Arrowdrome Trilogy of the Dead R0 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Arrow [Theatrical + Argento's + Director's] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Arrow 4 disc [Theatrical + Argento's + Director's] R0 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2003 BMG R2 DVD

The 'Directors Cut' has also been described as just an extended work print, and that the director prefers the Theatrical Version.

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 6s
run: 139:19s
pal: 133:45s
sub:
sub:
18UK: The Director's Cut/Extended Version was passed 18 after 6s of BBFC cuts (rather falsifying the label Director's Cut) for:
  • 1997 BMG VHS

The 6s of BBFC cuts were:

  1. Apartment raid by SWAT team: cut: scene of a woman having her shoulder bitten.
  2. Apartment raid by SWAT team: cut: SWAT guy literally blowing a man's head off with a shot gun The edited version shows victim, then a scream and gun shot but the impact of the shot is not seen. (see picture below)
  3. Peter shooting two zombie children at petrol station: trimmed.
 v          Dawn of the Dead - 2004 USA/Canada/Japan/France horror film by Zack Snyder.


 X   Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 USA/Canada/Japan/France horror film by Zack Snyder.
With Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames and Mekhi Phifer. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The film was cut in the US for the R rated theatrical release. This cut version was released in the UK for cinema and first DVD. In 2004 the Director's Cut was released. It is uncut and 18 rated in the UK but was initially cut in the US. Later US releases of the Director's Cut were uncut.
Summary Review: Great sense of humour
This remake has been handled exceptionally well.

Looking at other recent remakes ( Texas Chainsaw Massacre , The Ring etc.) you're perfectly entitled to feel a little bit cautious as to whether this film is going to be much cop....I know I was! Especially given that the original is one of my favourite films.

Don't worry though. It's a great film! The feeling of dread may be missing but it's replaced by tons of adrenaline-fueled terror (Thanks to the change in Zombies' speed) and the special effects and gore are second to none. What this film also has is a great sense of humour.....which is just what's needed at certain points!

Overall, this remake is not better or worse than the original, it's different. It runs at a much different pace, emphasises have changed and it's far more about fun and thrills than doom and despair.

Director's Cut/Unrated Version

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Director's Cut
run: 109:03s
pal: 104:41s

18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and horror for: US: The Unrated Version is said to be re-mastered and is uncut for:
  • 2023 SHOUT! FACTORY [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad
  • 2017 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Unrated Versions] Collector's Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut

Director's Cut

cut:
run: 109:11s
pal: 104:49s
MPAA Unrated

US: Previously the The Director's Cut was cut and MPAA Unrated

  • Universal R0 Blu-ray
From David: Fake Blood

The US release promising the Director's Cut is in fact cut.

I have checked all versions. The UK/Europe R2 is uncut. The unrated US R1 version and US Blu-ray are strangely censored in the scene of the topless female zombie who walks out in front of Anna's jeep. Her naked breasts have been obscured by fake looking digitally added blood on the windscreen.

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut
Theatrical Version

cut:
run: 99:55s
pal: 95:55s
18

MPAA R

UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2004 EIV R2 DVD
  • 2004 cinema release

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

  • 2017 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Unrated Versions] Collector's Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

Thanks to David. I can honestly say that after watching this film UNRATED it really sticks in your mind. You learn loads more more about the characters with this extra dialogue in terms of character development and the film is becomes like the original 1978 horror classic with all that nice gore included.

The R rated version suffers cuts as follows:

  • When Ana arrives at the Bus Transport and sees the two zombies tearing someone apart in the back of the bus, there is a shot of a nude woman (bare breasted) looking dazed and confused. Very disturbing scene and I can see why the MPAA insisted on its being removed! In the Region 1 DVD - the woman's breasts have been obscured by digitally adding extra blood to the windscreen that the camera is viewing through. This extra blood is not added in the UK Region 2 version.

  • Right after ANA and KEN meet up, they walk past a playground right before entering the small tunnel. As they arrive at the back entrance of the mall, everyone gets a surprise as this crazy looking dude comes running. He also brings some nice friends...While in the store, they see the toilet sitting there, which ends up going through the window.

  • When MICHAEL shoots the mallet up through the zombie's neck into his head, extra brain matter was removed in the theatrical cut.

  • Two dip shits discussing the zombie outbreak while CJ watches in anger.

  • We actually get to see CJ waste the zombie janitor in the sports store.

  • Right after the "Down With The Sickness" montage, instead of cutting to the sniper shot of Jay Leno, CJ is reading a women's top 3 list to BART who is asleep. #1 in his list is trust. GLEN tells the uncomfortable BART and CJ the first time he knew he was gay...lol

  • A quick shot of NORMA grabbing that hotties cigarette right as ANDRE leaves for LIDA.

  • The actual gunshots which hit Norma as her and Andre battle it out.

  • A more realistic shot of the zombie baby right before getting done in.

  • Michael and Anna make out in the shuttle bus before the "food-Andy meeting"

  • A lot more zombies during their run for the gun shop. More Zombies, and more headshots.

  • Awesome shot of a zombie's half-face after getting a shotgun blast by KEN.

  • THE MISSING GUN SHOP EXIT: CJ runs to the roof with a propane tank and chucks it over. He's aiming with Andy's sniper rifle. Aim...Ready...Fire!!! How will we know if he shoots it? CJ exits the gunshop last, leaving right up to his exit from the truck and back onto the street. (Where the theatrical cut left you). CJ gets another zombie right before blowing up another propane tank.

  • More gore is involved in the scene when the blonde babe gets sawn in half by Glen. Blood splatters on KEN's face blinding him, causing the turn-over.

  • We get to see Michael actually place the gun up to his throat and Bang- suicide!

 v          Dawn of the Mummy - 1981 US horror by Frank Agrama


 X   Dawn of the Mummy

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Dawn of the Mummy is a 1981 US horror by Frank Agrama
With Brenda King and Barry Sattels. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1985 cinema release. Released uncut 0n 1983 pre-cert video but was seized by the police and withdrawn. Cut again by the BBFC for 1987 VHS. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2003 DVD. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review: Crummy Acting
Too much crummy acting in this one, and not enough quality make-up effects makes this hard to recommend.

This way-low-budget flick doesn't really have set-piece effects where you see the ripping and tearing, so it flops as a gore shocker.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

88:15s UK: Passed 18 uncut after the BBFC waived their previous cuts for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
1:43s
18 86:49s UK: Passed 18 after 1:43s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Apex VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • 10s missing where the butcher gets a knife rammed into his head
  • 38s cut deleting neck biting and a woman being dragged under the sand and maybe a messy reel change
  • 10 cuts totalling 47s, showing various people being eviscerated and eaten.
  • 6s showing an eye gouging and more cannibalism.
uncut
uncut
Section 3 seizure 88:16s UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
  • 1983 VideoSpace VHS

The video was seized by police and consequently withdrawn from further distribution.

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

BBFC cut
27s
18 90:17s
=86:40s
UK: Passed 18 after 27s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1985 cinema release
 v   The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 2014 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Matt Reeves.


 X   The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Matt Reeves.
Starring Gary Oldman, Keri Russell and Andy Serkis. IMDb

Director Matt Reeves has identified 5 minutes of deleted scenes that will be added back for an Extended Version. Reeves adds though that the Theatrical Version is his favoured version. There's no sign of an extended version in the first batch of home video releases though.
 v   The Dawn Rider


 X   The Dawn Rider

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  • Cold Vengeance
The Dawn Rider

Versions

2s U cert55:28s
=53:15s
1935 US western by Robert N Bradbury

The BBFC required 2s of cuts for the U rated 2009 and 2010 Deagostoni DVD entitled The Dawn Rider. Distributor was required to remove sight of an illegal horse fall.

2s U cert51:10s A Short Version entitled Cold Vengeance was passed U after a further 2s of BBFC cuts for the 2009 E1 DVD. A cut was required to remove sight of a horse falling onto its neck,
uncut
uncut
U cert53:14s The film entitled The Dawn Rider was passed 'U' uncut for the 1935 cinema release and videos/DVDs from 1991-2005
 v   The Day After - 1983 US Sci-Fi TV movie by Nicholas Meyer.


 X   The Day After

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The Day After is a 1983 US Sci-Fi TV movie by Nicholas Meyer.
With Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams and Steve Guttenberg. IMDb

Exists as a TV Version and a modern version. There's also a workprint with additional material that may one day result in a new release.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Modern Version
12 cert 121:36s UK: The Modern Version was passed 12 uncut for:
  • 2002 Pearson R2 DVD

See more about other versions at pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

TV
TV Version
12 cert

15 cert

115:57s UK: The TV Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1996 Total Home Entertainment VHS

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

  • 1986 CBS/Fox VHS
 v          Day of Anger - 1967 Italy / West Germany western by Tonino Valerii.


 X   Day of Anger

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  • Gunlaw
  • I giorni dell'Ira
Day of Anger is a 1967 Italy / West Germany western by Tonino Valerii.
Starring Lee Van Cleef, Giuliano Gemma and Walter Rilla. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1970 cinema release. Then presumably further cuts for an 'A' rated 1975 cinema release. The film exists as the original Italian Version and a shortened International Version and were both passed uncut for 2015 Blu-ray
Summary Notes

Amiable, unassertive Scott Mary picks up the trash, cleans the toilets, sweeps the floors in the town of Clifton. Then a gunfighter comes to town. He offers advice and guidance to Scott who quickly begins to toughen and mature, thus upsetting the balance of power in the town.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 113:42s
pal: 109:09s

15

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Italian Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence for:
  • 2017 Arrow [unconfirmed but hopefully Italian + International Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2015 Arrow [Italian + International Version] RAB Blu-ray / R12 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2015 Arrow Video (RA) [Italian + International Version] Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC uncut
International Version

cut
shortened

cut:
run: 89:36s
pal: 86:01s
15 cert


MPAA Unrated

UK: The shortened International Version was passed 15 for strong violence without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2015 Arrow [Italian + International Version] RAB Blu-ray / R12 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2015 Arrow Video (RA) [Italian + International Version] Blu-ray at US Amazon

See version details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC cut
category cuts
AUK: Passed A (PG) after category cuts for:
  • 1975 cinema release
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 108:21s
XUK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1970 cinema release
 v          Day of the Animals - 1977 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by William Girdler.


 X   Day of the Animals

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  • Something Is Out There
Day of the Animals is a 1977 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by William Girdler.
Starring Christopher George, Leslie Nielsen and Lynda Day George. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists in 2 alternative versions, a Theatrical Version and a TV Version.
Summary Notes

The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok, which is very unfortunate for a group of hikers who get dropped off up there by helicopter just before the quarantine is announced.

Versions

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 98:24s
pal: 94:28s
MPAA PGUS: The Theatrical Version is MPAA PG rated for:
TV
TV Version
run: 96:48s
pal: 92:56s
15 cert

AA certificate

UK: The TV Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1985 Warner VHS
UK: The TV Version was passed AA (14) uncut for:
  • 1977 cinema release

See article from dvdcompare.net :

The Theatrical Version is missing a 15s dialogue. Otherwise the time difference is down to missing credits and a blank filler.
 v          Day of the Dead - 1985 US zombie film by George A Romero.


 X   Day of the Dead

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Day of the Dead is a 1985 US zombie film by George A Romero.
With Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander and Joseph Pilato. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC in 1986 for cinema and VHS but later releases are uncut.
Summary review: Classic
George A Romero's zombie films are probably the most famous of all the zombie flics and are for good reasons. And this a must-see entry in the series

Day of the dead is the third in Georges line-up and is a masterpiece and has some of the best blood/gore special effects I have ever seen on a film before! The infamous scene where a man is ripped in two looks almost what you would expect to be real!

Don't be expecting any award winning acting though, as this doesn't have it. There is lots of annoying shouting and swearing in this too, which does get on your nerves, but that makes it all the better when you see the annoying soldiers get eaten alive!

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

100:58s
=96:56s
UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for:
  • 2011 Arrow/Arrowdrome Trilogy of the Dead R0 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Arrow R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Arrow R2 DVD
  • 2006 Freemantle/Arrow R2 DVD
  • 1998 Polygram VHS
  • 1997 Arrow VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
30s
18 96:24s UK: Passed 18 after 30s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Media Releasing VHS
  • 1986 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  1. A second is cut from a zombie tearing a bite off a man's neck.
  2. The scene where Miguel (Antone DiLeo) gets his infected arm amputated loses the 2nd shot of the machete working its way through the arm along with a shot of spectators reaction.
  3. A shot of a shovel cutting through the head of zombie has been reduced from 2 cuts to 1.
  4. A soldiers death has been much reduced and loses a zombie biting off the soldier's fingers as well as eyeballs being gouged out
  5. Several shots are missing from the zombies feasting on the remains of Captain Rhodes (Josef Pilato)

See case study from bbfc.co.uk

 v          Day of the Locust - 1975 USA thriller by John Schlesinger.


 X   Day of the Locust

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Day of the Locust is a 1975 USA thriller by John Schlesinger.
Starring Donald Sutherland, Karen Black and Burgess Meredith. BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Uncut and X rated for 1975 cinema release but the BBFC required cockfighting to be cit from an 18 rated DVD release in 2004. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

Life's flotsam and jetsam turn up at late 1930's Hollywoodland's door, once more, in this insightful tale of wannabes and desperadoes. Tod Hackett, artist, has inspirations to become noticed until he meets Faye Greener, blonde bombshell, and is immediately smitten. She has other ideas. She has Homer Simpson, victim, in her sights and cruelty and loneliness takes new meaning as all three are slowly sucked into the Hollywood system of sycophants, diggers and parasites, sucking the life from others as the life, and soul, is slowly sucked from them.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 143:58s
pal: 138:12s
X cert

MPAA R

UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1975 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 46s
run: 143:12s
pal: 137:28s
18UK: Passed 18 for strong violence and sex after 46s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 2004 Paramount R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

  • Compulsory cut required to sight of cock fighting.
 v   The Day Of The Owl - 1968 Italy/France crime mystery drama by Damiano Damiani


 X   The Day Of The Owl

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  • Il giorno della civetta
  • Mafia
The Day Of The Owl is a 1968 Italy/France crime mystery drama by Damiano Damiani
Starring Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero and Lee J. Cobb BBFC link 2020 IMDb
There exists the original Italian version and a shortened English language version.

Summary Notes

The new chief of the Carabinieri in a small Sicilian town must fight corrupt officials, the frightened silence of witnesses and the local Mafia boss to solve a murder.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Italian Version
run: 108:33s
pal: 104:12s
12UK: The Italian Version is uncut and BBFC 12 rated for moderate sex references, language, injury detail, sexual assault:
  • 2023 Radiance Films Three Mafia Tales [Italian + Export versions] (RB) Blu-ray (rated 07/03/2023) at UK Amazon #ad
uncut
Export Version
cut:
run: 103m
pal: 99m
UK: The English export version is shortened for:
  • 2023 Radiance Films Three Mafia Tales [Italian + Export versions] (RB) Blu-ray (rated 07/03/2023) at UK Amazon #ad
 v   The Day the Earth Caught Fire - 1961 UK Sci-Fi romance by Val Guest.


 X   The Day the Earth Caught Fire

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a 1961 UK Sci-Fi romance by Val Guest.
Starring Edward Judd, Janet Munro and Leo McKern. YouTube icon IMDb

Cuts information is vague for a nominally cut X rated 1961 cinema release and PG rated home video. MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.

Versions

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 98:17s
pal: 94:21s
PG cert

X cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed PG for: UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1961 cinema release
US: MPAA Unrated for: From IMDb.

Although listed as cut by the BBFC, the then censor John Trevelyan passed the film uncut according to his memoirs. The X certificate was given due to the subject matter, and occasional tough language, being unsuitable for anyone under the age of 16.

At about 45:20 into the movie the actress portraying Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro) steps from the shower and wraps herself in a towel. The image in the mirror at the right of the screen reflects her nude breasts. There has been speculation that this topless glimpse was censored from the US Version

The cuts status is vague as regards to the above variations.

 v          Day Watch


 X   Day Watch

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  • Dnevnoy dozor
  • Дневной дозор
  • Night Watch 2
  • Night Patrol 2
Day Watch

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 Certificate 139:46s 2006 Russia action film by Timur Bekmambetov

The 2007 20th Century Fox DVD/Blu-ray is the longer Russian Theatrical Version also called the Director's Cut (Unrated Version in the US) No BBFC cuts were required for a 15 rating.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

BBFC uncut15 Certificate131:07s
=125:52s
The 2007 cinema release featured the shorter International Version. No BBFC were required for a 15 rating.

From version details on IMDb :

The international version was cut by about 18 minutes for the worldwide release by the distributor's Fox. Additionally, a new prologue has been added, summing up the events of Nochnoy Dozor (2004). Here are some of the bigger scenes omitted from the international version:

  • Anton and Anatoly play basketball in the computer room.
  • Alisa visits Galina Rogova's little daughter to find out if she saw Gorodetsky.
  • Anton calls his ex-wife (Yegor's mother) to find out where Yegor is.
  • In the subway, Anton escapes from the pursuing Dark Others by jumping into a running train. The pursuers kill a night guard who tries to stop them.
  • At the party Anton grabs a microphone from a singer and starts singing Communist songs.
  • Yegor is trying to suck out life's force of Svetlana through the needle he put into her at the beginning.
  • Additionally to that, there are many trims of existing scenes and excised lines.
  • There are some cuts for violence, e.g. Yegor pouring a pot of hot sausages over a vendor and Anton's brutal beating by the security guard.
 v          Daybreakers - 2009 Australia / USA action Sci-Fi horror by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (as The Spierig Brothers).


 X   Daybreakers

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Daybreakers is a 2009 Australia / USA action Sci-Fi horror by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (as The Spierig Brothers).
Starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were made for a 15 rated 2009 cinema release. The film was released 18 uncut on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.

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uncut
run: 97:38s
pal: 93:44s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong, gory and bloody violence with BBFC cinema cuts restored for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

The BBFC further explained their 18 rating:

A cut version of the film was previously classified 15 for cinema release but this version of the film is uncut and has therefore been passed 18 for scenes of strong, gory and bloody violence.

The film contains several scenes where vampires are killed in extremely gory fashion, with copious bloodshed and including images of severed limbs and decapitations. The Guidelines at 15 state that violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain and injury and that the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable . The scenes at the film's climax in particular show both vampires and humans being torn apart, with large quantities of blood and sight of flesh being ripped and torn. Daybreakers also includes some strong language and a brief scene of female nudity.

BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 6s
run: 97:30s
pal: 93:36s
15 CertificateUK: The cut cinema version was passed 15 for strong, gory and bloody violence:
  • 2010 Lions Gate R2 rental DVD

UK: Passed 15 for strong bloody violence and horror after 6s of BBFC category cuts for:

  • 2010 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

Company made three cuts to remove shots focussing on very strong gory violence, in order to achieve a 15 classification. An uncut 18 was available.

The BBFC further explained the15 rating:

The film contains several scenes where vampires are killed in extremely gory fashion, with copious bloodshed and including images of severed limbs and decapitations. The guidelines at 15 state that violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain and injury and that the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable . Many of the violent scenes in the film show the blood as almost black and this lessens the impact of the bloodshed and allows these scenes to be contained at 15 . The scenes at the film's climax, in particular, show both vampires and humans being torn apart but these shots are all in the distance and very rapidly edited with much of the stronger detail carefully masked. Daybreakers also includes some strong language and a brief scene of female nudity

The BBFC category cuts were:

  • Remove medium shot of Frankie with torn up chest and streaming blood as vampire soldiers feed on him.
  • Remove close shot of Frankie with shredded chest and neck as vampire soldiers continue feeding.
  • Remove close shot as blood gushed from neck wound. Resume on vampire soldiers eating flesh.
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