Sacco and Vanzetti is a 1971 Italy / France crime biography by Giuliano Montaldo Starring Gian Maria Volontè,Riccardo Cucciolla,Cyril Cusack
Political cuts were made in the US to diminish the political rhetoric lest
weak minded Americans take the film as a call to arms. Uncut and BBFC AA rated for UK cinema release in 1972.
Summary Notes
In 1920, the anarchist Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco
(Riccardo Cucciolla) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (Gian Maria Volonté) are sentenced to death, falsely accused of a robbery and murder. Indeed they are condemned due to their political beliefs, in one of the most shameful and hypocrite judgments of the human
history.
Versions
uncut
run:
123:56s
pal:
118:59s
UK: Passed AA (14) uncut:
1972 cinema release
cut
cut:
2:11s
run:
122:30s
pal:
117:36s
GP
US: Political cuts were made for a GP (like PG) rated release
From IMDb:
The American
release censors a lot of the pro-anarchy sentiments, most notably Bartolomeo Vanzetti's final words. In the American version, he simply says "I am innocent"; in the international version, he states what are said to be his actual final words,
"Viva l'anarchia", "Long live anarchy".
Sacred Flesh is a 2000 UK by Nigel Wingrove. Starring Sally Tremaine, Moyna
Cope and Simon Hill.
Cut by the BBFC for UK video but uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Visually stunning
Taunted by
visions of Mary Magdalene, who reveals the confessions of the younger nuns at the convent, the Mother Superior's mind is filled with the violent, sexual acts of her fellow sisters.
The film contains plenty of graphic nudity. There
is a nun masturbating, nuns having lesbian sex, a nun being tied to a cross and pleasured by other nuns, along with a nun being licked and caressed by two priests. Along with all this is a naked woman crucified and wearing a crown of thorns, flagellation
and self-flagellation.
Some reviewers found it erotic: This is not your usual nunsploitation movie and transcends the genre, becoming art. This is without doubt one of the most erotic films I have seen in a long time.
The film is visually stunning but some found it boring.
Three teachers on
the way to a ball game are held hostage by two sociopathic teenagers when their car breaks down. Forced to submit to the thrill-killers twisted games, the teachers must try to buy enough time to escape with their lives.
So
far so schlocky. So what raises this movie so far above expectations to become the classic it is? A combination of low budget ingenuity, untapped talent, and that beautiful moment when you know that all are raising their game. Lightning strikes but once.
B-movie legend Arch Hall, Jr., plays the giggling psycho Charlie and his performance, whilst never subtle, is constantly unsettling and vicious. Writer/director James Landis crafts a tight, real-time thriller that never
lets up the tension and keeps the viewer in the thick of things for the full 90 minutes. And last but not least, Oscar winner Vilmos Zsigmond breaks his cinematographic cherry with a mini master class in lighting, Gregg Toland-esque deep focus, and
classic composition.
The whole thing cost $33,000 to shoot. It's brilliant. It puts 95% of other thrillers to shame. The violence is nihilistic and shocking. Whenever I show this movie to friends they can't believe it is
from 63.
You need this in your collection. It's a lost classic.
Sadomania is a 1981 Spanish/W German women in prison film by Jess Franco. With Ajita Wilson, Andrea Guzon and Ursula Buchfellner.
Sadomania was massively cut by the BBFC for cinema release but later
banned from VHS. By 2005 the ban was lifted but still cut by 17s. The longest version is the Spanish Version available uncut in the US. There is also a shorter Export Version
Summary Review: Ridiculous Plot
Sadomania is the infamous Women in Prison flick by the king of ultra low budget exploitation films, Jesus Franco.
The ridiculous plot has a newly wed young couple, who are kidnapped during their journey as they drive their
wedding car somewhere in Spain. They are taken to the nearby women prison, led by sadistic lesbian warden (the late Ajita Wilson) and some sleazy governor and his wife, and despite the fact that the prison girls/women work hard there, their real reason
to be there is to satisfy these leaders' bottomless sexual desires and perversions. Poor women are raped and abused, in the guaranteed Franco style, but it all ends happily for the protagonists and evil and horny sadists meet their fate, again Franco
style.
This film is okay if one happens to like these kind of "guilty pleasures" with huge amount of nudity and love making. The sleaze-o-meter is taken as high as possibly.
Sadomania is noteworthy piece of Franco cinema, and
shot with his usual zooms and beautiful images of nature, stained only by the presence of the film's ugly and evil protagonists.
Versions
uncut
run:
102m
pal:
98m
US: The Spanish Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2013 Blue Underground Bad Girls Behind Bars Collection R0 DVD at US Amazon
UK: The Spanish Version was passed 18 after 17s of BBFC cuts for:
2005 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to a scene of sexual and sexualised violence (in this case, a pin being inserted into a woman's nipple)
banned
run:
88:03s
pal:
84:32s
UK: The Export Version was banned by the BBFC for:
1994 Redemption VHS titled Sadomania
The BBFC commented:
A Women's prison video in which the female prisoners were coerced, degraded and brutalised. The treatment in Sadomania was often vicious in the extreme, with gladiatorial combat to the death
between naked prisoners, the torture of a prisoner by sticking needles into and around her nipples, the hunting down of a naked woman with guns and dogs, and the rape of a bound and screaming naked prisoner by an Alsation dog, viewed by the governor and
his wife as a sexy turn-on.
Twenty years ago Redemption Films released Succubus and I received a
written warning from the British Board of Film Classification, that Jess Franco was a director whose films the BBFC regarded as bordering on criminal. I was told that were I to attempt to release other films by him or to bring them into the country there
would be consequences... A year later I submitted Demoniacs and Sadomania and both were categorically banned with the implicit threat that by pushing the work of Jess Franco I was, indirectly, championing criminal sexual material and that if I continued
I too would face not civil, but criminal proceedings.
The BBFC said of SADOMANIA:
... it is grossly unsuitable for viewing in the home. Few, if any, of the sex scenes are consenting,... women
that persistently refuse to succumb to the sadistic prison regime are systematically tortured, humiliated or degraded, often for the purpose of arousing the impotent male governor and through him the male viewer of the video work. ... There is no doubt
in our minds that the erotic presentation of such scenes would be found depraving and corrupting by a British jury .
Redemption Films challenged the banning of these films, along with Bare Behind Bars legally, and
lost. We then sought and won leave to judicially review the BBFC's entire operation, a massive undertaking and one which would, had we pursued it, opened up all the machinations of the BBFC's internal workings to public scrutiny, however, we ran out of
money and had to wait until our battle over pornography several years later to finally oust the BBFC chairman James Ferman which in turn heralded in a period of more liberal censorship.
cut
cut:
17m
run:
60:04s
pal:
57:40s
UK: Passed X (18) after about 17:00s of BBFC cuts for:
Sahara is a 1983 UK / USA adventure drama by Andrew V McLaglen. Starring Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson and Horst Buchholz.
Unspecified cut were made by the BBFC for PG rated 1983 cinema release and
1986 VHS. Cut for horse falls for 12 rated DVD/Blu-ray in 2016. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends
up being abducted by a desert sheik.
Versions
uncut
MPAA
~111:00s =~106:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
2013 Shout! Factory / Timeless Media R1 DVD at US Amazon
compulsory cuts 4s
106:01s
submitted 106:05s
UK: Passed 12 for moderate threat, violence after 4s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2016 88 Films video
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to remove cruel and dangerous horse falls (horses being tripped and falling forwards) in accordance with BBFC policy.
11s
106:12s
submitted 106:23s
UK: Passed PG after 11s of BBFC cuts for:
1986 MSD VHS
It is not clear whether these cuts were for category or for the horse trips.
21s
110:43s =106:17s
UK: Passed PG after 21s of BBFC cuts for:
1983 cinema release
It is not clear whether these cuts were for category or for the horse trips.
Saigon - 1988 US war film by Christopher Crowe See
Off Limits
Saigon Commandos is a 1988 USA action adventure by Clark Henderson. Starring Richard Young, PJ Soles and John Allen Nelson.
The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Although not confirmed, it
seems likely that European VHS releases are uncut.
Summary Notes
A series of drug-related murders haunt Saigon. Ex-Green Beret Mark Stryker and his MP's must find the culprits. With
the help of Jean Lassiter, a nosey reporter covering the crime beat, Stryker uncovers the involvement of corrupt politicians in the heroin trade and in the killings. But before he can pin them down, Stryker is framed for the murder of his commanding
officer and now he must clear his name, free Lassiter from her captors, and stop his men from carrying out their own kind of vengeance before it is too late.
Versions
uncut
run:
84:18s
pal:
80:56s
UK: Passed 18 uncut:
1987 Medusa Communications VHS
The cuts for an R rating are close to the PAL vs NTSC speed up time difference so it is not confirmed that this is the uncut version. But if the tape was presented to the BBFC in PAL then this would indicate that the UK release is uncut. Note that a
German VHS from the time was uncut perhaps suggesting that the uncut version was used for European releases.
The Saint is a 1997 USA action Sci-Fi romance by Phillip Noyce. Starring Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue and Rade Serbedzija.
BBFC category cuts were required for all 12 rated UK releases. Uncut and
PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Simon Templar has no real family, no real home and Simon Templar isn't even his real name. Yet Simon Templar , also known as the Saint for his use of creating false
identities using the names of Catholic saints,is one of the world's most successful thieves. Slick, debonair and a master of disguise, Simon manages to outwit the police again and again. On his next job Simon is hired by the Russian Mafia to steal a cold
fusion energy formula from scientist Emma Russel, however the mission backfires as he falls for the pretty, intelligent scientist. Simon and his new love must now manage to outwit the Russian Mafia and work out the energy formula before the worst happens
and the US is affected forever.
Sakka Podu Podu Raja is a 2017 comedy thriller by GL Sethuraman.
Starring Santhanam, Vivek and Vaibhavi Shandilya.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2017.
Versions
category cuts 15s
129:14s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence after 15s of BBFC category cuts for:
2017 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to reduce a focus on blood in two scenes (the aftermath of a suicide and the aftermath of a shooting) in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
Sailaja Reddy Alludu is a 2018 India comedy drama by Maruthi Dasari. Starring Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Anu Emmanuel and Ramya Krishnan.
Cut by the distributors for a 12A rated cinema release in 2018.
Summary Notes
The movie staring Ramya Krishna, Naga Chaitanya and Anu Emmanuel brings back Telugu dramas from the '90s and early 2000s where the lead actor is up against his love and her strong-headed
mother.
Versions
pre-cut 1:13s
145:41s
UK: A pre-cut version missing 1:13s was passed 12A for moderate violence
for:
2018 cinema release
The day before the film was submitted uncut and was passed 15 for brief strong violence. Presumably the film was rapidly cut by the distributors to remove the brief string violence.
uncut
146:54s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for brief strong violence for:
2018 cinema release, unreleased, the distributors preferred a cut 12A release.
Salmon Fishing in the
Yemen is a 2011 UK comedy drama by Lasse Hallström. With Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt and Amr Waked.
There is the uncut version with 3 'fucks', a cut version with 1 'fuck' and
an airline version with the 'fucks' bleeped out or similar. All version were rated 12 by the BBFC.
Versions
uncut
106:23s
UK: An alternative version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts for Contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex references for:
The three uses of fuck , when a mother swears at her adolescent son, in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (12A) brought the film six complaints. Parents said they did not want their children to hear such language in films aimed
at family audiences.
pre-cut
106:58s
UK: An alternative version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts for one use of strong language and
moderate sex references for:
2012 cinema release
pre-cut 1:23s
105:00s
UK: The Airline Version, pre-cut by 1:23s, was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for implied strong language and moderate sex references for:
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom is a 1975 Italian/French drama by Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Paolo Bonacelli and Giorgio Cataldi.
Banned by the BBFC for 1976 cinema release. Cuts were then made for a
cinema club release. Unuct since 2000 with an 18 rating. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Not for the Faint-Hearted
There are few movies out there, if any, that can generate as much
ire and disgust as Pasolini's Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma .
Not for the Faint-Hearted? You'd better believe it. And thus, it's hard to really "recommend" this film to anyone, as you wouldn't really
"recommend" divorce - But it's a life experience you can gain valuable knowledge from.
The film takes it's inspiration / Modus Operandi from the Marquis De Sade's notorious novel The 120 Days of Sodom ,
which, if you have read it, you will know perfectly well what you can expect from the film. Transporting the setting to Mussolini-Era Fascist Italy, four Aristocratic Libertines subject their young subjects to Sexual Manipulation and Torture, both
physical and psychological.
Versions
uncut
run:
116:30s
pal:
111:50s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence and scenes of torture:
In reaching the decision to pass Salò '18' uncut, the
BBFC considered that although the film was undeniably - and intentionally - shocking, it did not contain anything that would 'deprave and corrupt' viewers - the basic test of the Obscene Publications Act.
In fact,
Salò's purpose and its likely effect on viewers seemed to be quite the opposite. In the Board's view, the film depicted its events in a cold, detached and ritualised style, deliberately removing any hint of titillation. The film also mirrored de
Sade's verbose literary style, alienating the viewer through its repetitions. Although the film contained many disturbing scenes, the Board agreed that its intention was to deliberately shock and appal audiences at the evil of fascism and to vividly
illustrate the idea that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely'.
Much like James Ferman in the 1970s, the BBFC agreed that any attempt to cut the film would undermine the director's purpose by making the film less shocking,
the events depicted more palatable, and therefore less effective.
Although the film was suggestive of many horrors, the Board noted that most of its on screen violence was in fact relatively muted and shown in long shot or
extreme long shot. There were no lingering close ups and the film's climactic death scenes could even be said to appear technically unconvincing by modern standards.
shortened
cut:
17s
run:
116:24s
pal:
111:45s
US: The US release is more or less uncut and is MPAA Unrated for:
The Criterion DVD omits a short 17s sequence during the first wedding ceremony, where one of the masters quotes a uncontentious poem by Gottfried Benn.
pre-cut ~6:00s
After the 1976 (public) cinema ban, a DPP approved version was personally edited by James Ferman for exhibition in (private) cinema clubs.
The cut version prepared by James Ferman for club screenings lost nearly six minutes
of footage, removing - amongst other things - the coprophagia, the extreme violence at the end of the film, and certain elements of homosexual behaviour that were believed to be vulnerable to prosecution.
It also added an
4 minute on-screen prologue to legally 'explain' the context of Mussolini's regime at Salò and the writings of the Marquis de Sade.
An uncut version was however screened in 1995 at the NFT. It was also briefly shown uncut in a Soho
cinema club in 1977 but that resulted in a police raid.
It was refused a certificate on the legal grounds of gross indecency. Gross
indecency was defined in British law as anything which an ordinary decent man or woman would find to be shocking, disgusting and revolting , or, which offended against recognised standards of propriety.
Unlike the Obscene Publications Act - which at that stage did not apply to films - gross indecency allowed for no defence of artistic or cultural merit to be mounted on the film's behalf. Furthermore, there was no requirement to consider the film - or the film's purpose - as a whole. If any part of the film was indecent then the whole film was illegal.
v Salon Kitty
- 1976 Italian/German/French erotic Nazi drama by Tinto Brass.
Salon Kitty is a 1976 Italian/German/French erotic Nazi drama by Tinto Brass. With Helmut Berger, Ingrid Thulin and Teresa Ann Savoy.
Cut by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release. Then released as a shortened
version for 1993 VHS. Uncut on DVD since 2008. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Promotional Material:
Depraved, decadent, damned and uncut for the first time ever!
The most shocking and controversial of Italian director Tinto Brass' films presents a serious, unflinching depiction of moral decay within the Nazi Party at the time of World War II, and of how power ultimately leads to corruption.
The fully restored Director's Cut of this notorious film is now available on DVD, presented in its original widescreen format, completely uncensored and featuring 21 minutes of never-seen-before footage. Finally, the extremely disturbing,
bordering-on-the-hardcore content can be seen as originally intended by the film's director, Tinto Brass.
SS Officer Helmut Wallenburg (Helmut Berger) is instructed by his superiors to set up an elite brothel, the eponymous Salon Kitty,
especially designed to serve high-ranking Nazi officials and foreign diplomats. In order to cater to the clients' darkest perversions and desires sufficiently, Wallenburg is also charged with finding and rigorously training twenty beautiful and
intelligent women, who are not only dedicated to the ideals of National Socialism but are also prepared to perform the most extreme acts of debauchery imaginable. What these prostitutes and their customers don't know is that the brothel is bugged and is
being used to collect intelligence and to monitor the clients' loyalty to the Nazi Party.
As well as boasting superb performances by Helmut Berger and Ingrid Thulin, Salon Kitty also features beautiful cinematography and sumptuous sets
that provide a stunning showcase for the work of twice Oscar winning production designer Ken Adam.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
133:09s =127:49s
UK: The Full Length version passed 18 uncut with all previous
cuts waived for:
Salt is a 2010 US spy thriller by Phillip Noyce. With Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber and
Chiwetel Ejiofor.
BBFC category cuts were were required for the 12 rated UK Version. These cuts or similar were also included in the US Theatrical Version. There also exists a Director's Cut and Alternative Version which are both uncut and 15 rated in
the UK, MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Evelyn Salt is a CIA agent and highly respected by all, including her boss, Ted Winter. Out of the blue, a Russian spy walks into their
offices and offers a vital piece of information: the President of Russia will be assassinated during his forthcoming visit to New York City to attend the funeral of the recently deceased U.S. Vice President. The name of the assassin: Evelyn Salt.
Concerned about the safety of her husband, who she cannot contact, she goes on the run. Winter refuses to accept that she is a mole or a double agent but her actions begin to raise doubts. Just who is Evelyn Salt and what is she planning?
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
103:52s
pal:
99:43s
UK: An Extended Version/Director's Cut
was passed 15 uncut for:
SALT is an action espionage thriller
starring Angelina Jolie as CIA agent Evelyn Salt. She is forced to go on the run after being accused by a defector of being a Russian deep-cover sleeper agent.
This is an extended version of a film that was classified 12A
in the cinema and 12 on DVD for moderate violence and one use of strong language . Additional material present here meant this version of the film was classified 15 for strong violence.
The BBFC's
Guidelines at 12A'/'12 state that Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context . SALT includes
several fast-paced fight scenes featuring moderate violence, with crunchy kicks and blows. In most scenes little is seen in terms of blood or injury detail but there are a few sequences of strong violence, including a woman being repeatedly beaten and
smashed into a desk as she fights a dirty agent and a woman pulling a chain around a man's neck to throttle him. The film also opens with a torture scene in which a plastic tube is forced into Salt's mouth and filled with water, with some brief emphasis
on her struggle. These stronger scenes exceed the terms of the 12A'/'12 Guidelines and are more appropriately placed at 15 where Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images
are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable .
SALT also contains a single use of strong language that is neither aggressively delivered nor directed. This
would have been permissible at 12A'/'12 where the Guidelines state that The use of strong language (for example, 'fuck') must be infrequent .
In the first alternative version of the film there is a very extended sequence involving the loss of someone very close to Evelyn Salt. The same story point occurs in the original film, but it happens in
an entirely different way.
I shot it both ways because studios are always keeping an eye on contentious material that might become a censorship issue later, so I shot two versions of this particular scene: one that lasts
for mere seconds, and another that lasts for several minutes. Both events in the story are the catalyst for Evelyn Salt's fury – and fuel her, and maybe even change her destiny.
In the version that we released in cinemas,
the audience participates in the event from a distance, but it's all over before you become involved.
In the other version, they're place inside Evelyn Salt's heart and mind and soul as she experiences this lost and goes
through the galvanising event in her life.
Then at the end of that version, the whole plot by the Russian deep cover moles that have been planted all around the world is revealed. What we thought was the plan turns out to
be a preamble to the real plan, so everything in the story is turned on its head. We only realise that in the last three seconds of the movie. In the last sentence that's spoken, we suddenly realise that everything we saw was the beginning, not the end
of the story.
Alternative Version
Alternative Version
run:
100:52s
pal:
96:50s
UK: An Extended Version with an
alternative ending was passed 15 uncut for:
2010 Sony Extended Edition Blu-ray
2010 Sony Extended Edition R2 DVD
Director Philip Noyce comments:
Then, in the third version there is an entirely different ending again! With a different outcome, involving different characters.
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Version advised category cuts
cut:
run:
99:48s
pal:
95:48s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed
12/12A after BBFC suggested cuts for 12A were implemented for:
2010 Sony Blu-ray
2010 Sony R2 DVD
2010 cinema release.
The BBFC commented:
This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification but that the requested 12A certificate could be achieved by making cuts:
in six sequences in order to reduce a scene of torture,
four violent scenes and a
scene of strangulation.
When the finished version of the film was submitted, all six scenes had been reduced acceptably and the film was classified 12A .
The BBFC further explained in their 2010 annual report:
The film was seen for advice, as the distributor was keen to obtain a 12A certificate. At that stage, the film contained six violent action sequences that were problematic at the requested category, including an opening scene
of interrogation, in which Jolie's character has a tube forced down her throat and water poured down it.
A number of changes were made in advance of the film's formal submission. These significantly reduced the visual
impact of the violence, with a lot of the action taking place off screen or implied only.
In one scene one of the characters, wearing a shoe with a retractable blade coming out of the toe (similar to that belonging to Rosa
Klebb in From Russia With Love), attacks a man. Despite the fact that this is not an easily accessible weapon, the Board still required that the focus on the weapon and the resultant injuries be significantly reduced.
Scenes involving use of a Tazer and a broken bottle were also reduced in the classified version.
US: The Theatrical Version is cut and MPAA PG-13 rated.
Either the US producers accepted the UK cuts or else came to a similar conclusion to the BBFC on cuts need for a PG-13 rated version.
The Salute of the Jugger is a 1989 Australia / USA action Sci-Fi film by David Webb Peoples (as David Peoples). Starring Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen and Delroy Lindo.
Exists in a long version and a shortened version.
Summary Notes
A Mad Max-esque post apocalyptic world provides the backdrop for a brutal, futuristic game resembling football. Rutger
Hauer plays a disgraced former star leading a rag tag group of "Juggers" to one of the remaining Nine Cities for glory and redemption
UK: The Shortened US Version was
passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1990 cinema release
Both versions were passed 18 for 1990 cinema release. The short version was classified several months after the long version so perhaps this was the version actually used.
Sam Bahadur is a 2023 India war biography by Meghna Gulzar Starring Vicky Kaushal,
Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh
BBFC
category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2023.
Summary Notes
The life of Sam Manekshaw who was the Chief of the Army Staff during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, and
the first Indian Army Officer to become Field Marshal
Versions
cut:
run:
147:52s
pal:
141:57s
UK: BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence, bloody images for moderate violence, bloody images after BBFC
cuts:
2023 Bakrania Media cinema release (rated 30/11/2023)
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make cuts to scenes of strong violence and bloody images in order to achieve a 12A rating. An uncut 15 rating was available.
uncut
run:
147:52s
pal:
141:57s
Ireland: Uncut and IFCO 12A rated for infrequent strong military violence:
2024 Bakrania cinema release (rated 22/11/2023)
uncut
run:
148m
pal:
142m
Australia: Uncut and ACB M rated for mature themes and battle violence:
2023 Mind Blowing Entertainment cinema release (rated 23/11/2023)
Sam Whiskey is a 1969 USA comedy western by Arnold Laven. Starring Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson and Clint Walker.
The film was cut by the BBFC for an AA rated 1969 cinema release. Also cut
in the US to avoid an MPAA R rating.
Summary Notes
Sam Whiskey is an all-round talent, but when the attractive widow Laura offers him a job, he hesitates: he shall salvage gold bars, which Laura's dead
husband stole recently, from a sunken ship and secretly bring them back to the mint before they are missed. But how shall he manage to get several hundred pounds of gold into the mint without anyone noticing?
Versions
uncut
The uncut version was released on Australian VHS titled A Man of All Breeds
cut
~96:00s
US: Presumably the cut US
Version was MPAA re-rated PG-13 for sexual content and some violence for:
2014 Kino Lorber RA Blu-ray
2014 Kino Lorber R1 DVD
From IMDb:
This was one of the first movies to have a scene cut under the, then new, MPAA American ratings system. A bare-from-the-waist-up shot of Angie Dickinson featured in the original print submitted. This topless
shot of Dickinson was cut for the movie's American release so as to get an M rating instead of the more restrictive R-rating. Director Arnold Laven then submitted a print with a tighter shot of Dickinson showing her from the shoulders up.
Sammy's Great Escape is a 2012 Belgium animation adventure by Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen. With Pat Carroll, Carlos McCullers II and Cinda Adams.
BBFC category cuts for a U rated cinema release and DVD. Uncut in the US
UK: Passed U for mild threat after of BBFC category cuts for:
2013 Warner [2D + 3D] R2 DVD
2013 [2D + 3D] cinema release
The BBFC Commented:
Distributor chose to remove a use of mild bad language in order to achieve a U classification. At U, only infrequent use of very mild bad language is allowed. An uncut PG was available Cuts were made
by substitution.
The BBFC commented further in the 2013 Annual Report:
The film contains one emphatic use of frigging , which we do not consider to be very mild language and which seemed out of place
within the otherwise benign tone of the film. The distributor chose to remove the word in order to ensure that the film was suitable for young children.
v Samson
- 1961 Italy / France fantasy adventure by Gianfranco Parolini.
Samson is a 1961 Italy / France fantasy adventure by Gianfranco Parolini. Starring Brad Harris, Sergio Ciani and Mara Berni.
BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated 1963 cinema release.
Summary Notes
While traveling through the kingdom of Sulom, Samson is arrested and finds that the queen no longer reigns and that a power-mad warlord and his army of mercenaries now controls the
kingdom. Samson teams up with some of his one-time adversaries to battle the usurper and restore the rightful queen to power.
Video/DVD cut by the BBFC when submitted in 2001: Cut required to remove the rape elements from a scene in which rape becomes consensual sex and which therefore risks endorsing the myth that women enjoy being raped.
The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 USA war romance by Robert Wise. With Steve
McQueen, Candice Bergen, Richard Attenborough.
Cut by the BBFC for 1966 cinema release. 5 months later it was shortened by about 14 minutes and this shorter version has been used ever since.
Summary Notes
Engineer Jake Holman
arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the "rice-bowl" system which runs the ship
and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.
Versions
shortened
174:49s
UK: The shortened version was passed 12 uncut for torture scene, moderate violence, injury detail and sex
references for:
Sandakozhi 2 is a 2018 India action drama by N Linguswamy. Starring Vishal
and Keerthi Suresh and Rajkiran.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinmea release in 2018
Summary Notes
A
minor conflict becomes a feud in a village resulting in the death of Pechi's husband. Durai protects the last person responsible for the death of Pechi's husband, while all others got killed in the feud. The son of Durai, Balu, returns to his village.
Durai convinces the villagers for the festival celebrations at the temple to show their unity to the government for the sake of a dam project for the drought-stricken village. Pechi decides to kill the rivals while Balu stands in between them. Balu falls
in love with a quirky girl, Sembaruthi. When a serious problem threatens his love and his father's word, Balu decides to put an end to the feud.
Versions
category cuts 5:22s
150:05s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, occasional bloody images after 5:22s of BBFC category cuts:
2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This work has Cuts for Category cuts made. Distributor chose to remove scenes of strong violence and injury detail in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
Sanga Thamizhan is a 2019 India action film by Vijay Chandar. Starring Vijay Sethupathi, Raashi Khanna and Nivetha Pethuraj.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.
Summary Notes
Once a
young man named Tamil learns that a businessman is planning to build a factory in his village, he tries to stop the plan for fear of pollution.
category cuts
cut:
1:05s
run:
147:11s
pal:
141:18s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate threat, violence after 1:05s of BBFC category cuts:
2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make cuts to scenes of threat, sexual threat and racist language in order to achieve their requested 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
Sankarabharanam is a 2015 comedy drama by Uday Nandanavanam. Starring
Anjali, Suman and Sampath Raj.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 2016 12A cinema rating
Versions
category cuts 2:18s
151:36s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence after 2:18s of BBFC category cuts for:
2016 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove moments of strong violence and references to sexual violence in order to obtain an 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
The Santa Clause is a 1994 USA family comedy fantasy by John Pasquin. Starring Tim Allen and Judge Reinhold and Wendy Crewson.
After the initial release the distributors removed a premium rate phone number (1-800-SPANKME) from a dialogue as it was live premium rate phone number. After parents complained that their children had called the sex line, the
number was replaced with the fictitious 1-800-POUND for subsequent home video release and streaming on Disney+.
v Santa Sangre
- 1989 Mexico / Italy horror drama by Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Santa Sangre is a 1989 Mexico / Italy horror drama by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Starring Axel Jodorowsky and Blanca Guerra and Guy Stockwell.
Only cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The Uncut version is MPAA NC-17
rated in the US and is used for worldwide release.
Summary Notes
A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when
he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the heretical church of Santa Sangre ("Holy Blood"), and then commit suicide. Back in the present, he escapes and
rejoins his surviving and armless mother. Against his will, he "becomes her arms" and the two undertake a grisly campaign of murder and revenge.
Versions
uncut
run:
123:08s
pal:
118:12s
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong gory violence and horror:
In the dismemberment of the mother: In the NC-17 version, there are extra cuts of blood and gore spraying on the walls, and then we also see a few extra shots of blood spurting out of the father's neck shortly after he commits suicide (we see this
from behind; a startlingly un-explicit shot to be considered NC-17 material)
The death of the prostitute is much more explicit in the NC-17 version: we see many shots of her being graphically stabbed in the back and chest with loads of blood
literally dumping out of her wounds. Then, we briefly see the knife stab through the back of her neck and poke out the front - all in one explicit shot. Practically the entire scene is missing in the R-rated version.
Santo In The Treasure Of Dracula is a 1969 Mexico action horror fantasy by René Cardona. Starring Santo, Aldo Monti and Noelia Noel.
The original 1969 release of Santo en El Tesoro de Dracula was
black-and-white and featured no nudity. The film was simultaneously shot in colour featuring full frontal nudity for European markets and finally released in Mexico in 2012 as El Vampiro y el Sexo.
Promotional Material
After inventing a time machine, Mexican wrestler, El Santo, uses it to go back in time to track down the location of Dracula's hidden treasure. This is with the noble intention of using the treasure to help fund a children's
hospital. In his quest to obtain the treasure, he is forced to face down and battle Dracula and his bevy of beautiful, vampire vixens.
Versions
Sexy Vampire Version
US: The Sexy Vampire Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2021 VCI Entertainment [Sexy Vampire Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
2021
VCI Entertainment [Sexy Vampire Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon #ad
Original Version
run:
81m
pal:
78m
US: The black & white original version is MPAA Unrated for:
Sardar is a 2022 India action drama by P.S. Mithran Starring Mohammad Ali Baig, Karthi and
Raashi Khanna
BBFC
category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2022.
Summary Notes
This movie is about a spy, who is estranged from his family due to a mission, suddenly meets his police
officer son.
Versions
cut:
run:
165:19s
pal:
158:42s
UK: Passed 12A with a BBFC trigger warning for moderate violence, injury detail, suicide, threat, strong language after BBFC cuts:
2022 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make cuts to scenes of strong violence in order to receive their preferred 12A classification. An uncut 15 rating was available.
v Sardonicus
- 1961 USA horror mystery drama by William Castle.
Sardonicus is a 1961 USA horror mystery drama by William Castle. With Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton and Guy Rolfe.
Briefly banned by the BBFC for 1961 cinema release before being cut and X rated. Uncut and 12 rated on VHS and DVD. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A search for a
winning lottery ticket in his dead father's grave causes Sardonicus' face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his affliction--with even more grotesque results! The audience gets an opportunity to vote--via the
"Punishment Poll"--for the penalty Sardonicus must pay for his deeds...
SAS Weapons and Training: The Inside Story with Barry Davies
S.A.S. Weapons and Training is a 1997 UK documentary video by John Doukas With Barry Davies
Banned by the BBFC for VHS in December 1997.
Versions
banned
run:
65m
pal:
62m
UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
1997 Castle Communications VHS
The BBFC commented:
The video which purported to be a documentary about the SAS, was selling the glamour and excitement of handguns as well as detailed instructions in their use.
The Satanic Rites of Dracula is a 1973 UK horror by Alan Gibson. With Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1973. This was
further cut for 18 rated VHS in 1988.
In the US the UK cinema version was further cut and PG rated under the title of Count Dracula and his Vampire Bride. US distributors later reverted to the the UK Version which received an MPAA R rating in 1978.
However US home video releases have been MPAA Unrated and feature the UK version with, and without, the BBFC 1s video cut.
The UK cinema version was passed 15 by the BBFC for 2019 Blu-ray.
Summary :
In London in the 1970s, Scotland Yard police investigators think they have uncovered a case of vampirism. They call in an expert vampire researcher named Van Helsing (a descendant of the great vampire-hunter himself, no less) to help them put a stop to these hideous crimes. It becomes apparent that the culprit is Count Dracula himself, disguised as a reclusive property developer, but secretly plotting to unleash a fatal virus upon the world.
UK Version
run:
87:45s
pal:
84:14s
best available
UK: The UK cinema version was passed 15 for strong sexualised
violence without further BBFC cuts:
US: It seems that the best available version is the same as the cut UK cinema version with the cut for video restored. This was MPAA R rated in 1978. There are countless other releases as the film has slipped into the public domain.
Some US releases seem to be the cut UK video version.
cut
cut:
1s
run:
87:12s
pal:
83:43s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 18 after 1s of further BBFC cuts for:
1988 Warner Home Video Video
The BBFC cuts were:
The 1s cut is of a shot of a stake going into a woman's chest next to her naked breast.
cut
cut:
~5:36s
run:
pal:
sub:
92:49s
UK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for:
1973 cinema release
From IMDb. The original UK cinema version was heavily cut by the BBFC to edit:
opening nude sacrifice scene,
2 staking scenes,
the electrocution of a guard
Cuts were requested to the shooting of Torrence but this cut was not made
US Version/Dracula and his Vampire Bride
cut
cut:
run:
83m
pal:
80m
US: The US Version titled Dracula and his Vampire Bride was cut for an MPAA PG rating for:
This DVD really floored
me. I thought this would be very erotic & sexy, it wasn't. It had to be well shot, it wasn't the whole DVD seemed like a flashlight supplied the total reveal lighting.
There was no sense of organization nor are the
scenarios presented complete in any way shape or form.
Even now as I attempt to review this abomination my mind has already ( by itself) seemingly self erased some of my initial reactions to protect me from further injury.
2:50s
64:45s
Passed 18 after 2:50s of BBFC
cuts for:
2008 Redemption R0 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Compulsory cuts required to remove unsimulated sight of restrained woman's arm being cut with a scalpel
Satanic Sluts III: Scandalized is a 2009 UK fantasy by Nigel Wingrove. Starring Georgina Baillie, Harmony Hex and Michelle Thorne.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for 2009 DVD.
Notable for starring Georgina
Baillie aka as Voluptua, the granddaughter who Russell Brand claimed on air to have 'fucked' in a phone message to Andrew Sachs.
Summary Notes
Starring the UK's most notorious Satanic Slut, Voluptua,
whose utterly salacious sex scandal threatened to topple the BBC and even had leading politicians utter the sacred words "Satanic Sluts". Inspired by tabloid sleaze, Voluptua relaxes and lets her naughty dreams take her to every scenario you
can think of, from military dress-downs to '60s-style space settings and back again.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
US: Unconfirmed version is MPAA Unrated
Reviewers speak of explicit girl on girl action so maybe the US release is uncut.
9:25s
72:38s
UK: Passed
18 for strong sex and nudity after 9:25s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2015 Salvation R2 DVD
2009 Redemption Films R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Distributor chose to remove images of explicit and unsimulated sexual activity in order to achieve an '18' category (in this instance, explicit detail of cunnilingus, dildo penetration and digital penetration), in accordance with
BBFC Guidelines and policy. An 'R18' uncut was available. 'R18's can only be sold in licensed sex shops.
Satanico
Pandemonium: La Sexorcista is a 1975 Mexico horror mystery thriller by Gilberto Martínez Solares. Starring Enrique Rocha, Cecilia Pezet and Delia Magaña.
The promotional material for the 2020 Blu-ray includes 2 version but
there are no further details
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Mondo Macabro [2 versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Promotional Material
In the spirit of Ken Russell's THE DEVILS and Juan Lopez Moctezuma's ALUCARDA, this is one of the most subversive, violent and shocking films ever made about the religious life. With a
stunning performance form the often naked Cecilia Pezet, the film inspired the Salma Hayek character in FROM DUSK TILL DAWN.
Sister Maria (Pezet) is known in the convent for her good works and charitable deeds. But, in the secret depths of her
sexual fantasies, she is tormented by visions of another world - a world where her forbidden passions are allowed to run free. In this world, Satan is her master. As her acts of violence and blasphemy increase, Maria realizes that she has been chosen by
the Devil himself to destroy the convent and lead her sister nuns into hell!
Satan's Sadists is a 1969 USA action horror drama by Al Adamson. Starring Russ Tamblyn, Scott Brady and John 'Bud' Cardos.
Banned by the BBFC for 1970 cinema release. Then cut by the BBFC for an 18
rated DVD in 2003. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
The "Satans" are a very cruel biker gang led by Anchor. The gang goes to a diner in the middle of
nowhere in the California desert where they begin to terrorize Lew and his patrons and his waitress, Tracy. After a little killing, one of the patrons named Johnny manages to escape from the bikers into the desert. They need to reach a town before the
Satans catch up to them and kill them.
Satan's Slave is a 1976 UK horror by Norman J Warren. With Michael Gough, Martin Potter and Candace Glendenning.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1976 and 18 rated VHS in
1997. The 2004 18 rated DVD is based on the extended International Version but was missing a scene of sexual violence, a decision backed by the director. The sexual violence cuts were waived by the BBFC for 2019 Blu-ray featuring the uncut International
Version.
The International Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Bizarre artwork
A young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her evil uncle and cousin. She can trust no
one and even people she thought were dead comes back to haunt her.
The film has a reasonably interesting story, attractive characters, at least one sleazy psycho guy, and plenty of nakedness and blood. Since its about an evil
Satanic cult, there's also a few cool ritual scenes with daggers, baphomets and robes, along with an attractive young blonde being offered up to the dark lord. One of the coolest parts of this movie is the opening sequence, if only because of the eerie
off-key piano music and bizarre artwork.
International Version
uncut
run:
89:43s
pal:
86:08s
UK: The International Version was passed
18 for sexual threat, sexualised violence with previous cuts waived:
2021 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [International Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at
UK Amazon #ad
2019 Powerhouse Bloody Terror set [International Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
Thanks to Jon. There's an extra on the Powerhouse disc of SATAN'S SLAVE showing the difference between the UK BBFC X Certificate Cinema version and the Uncut Version, and also a comparison between the two different versions of the bedroom
scene.
US: The International Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Vinegar Syndrome RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
2012 Scorpion Katrina's
Nightmare widescreen R0 DVD at US Amazon
Director's Cut
pre-cut
cut:
3:00s
run:
87:37s
pal:
84:07s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2021 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [International Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at
UK Amazon #ad
2019 Powerhouse Bloody Terror set [International Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
2004 Starz/Anchor Bay Norman Warren Collection R2
DVD at UK Amazon
This version is based on the more violent International Version but is missing the sexually violent scene where Stephen smothers a woman with a pillow into unconsciousness. On re-awakening Stephen cuts off her clothes and threateningly traces the
scissors across her body. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
The cuts replace the original 3:00s scene with a 1:15s scene for a net running time reduction of 1:45s.
Prior to submission to the BBFC, the director replaced the notorious scissors scene where scissors are traced over a woman which he had
apparently 'never liked anyway'. The excised scene was to have been included as a DVD extra, but was abandoned after the BBFC asked for cuts.
So if the reports are to be believed, then this version is the Director's Cut, but is missing a notable
deleted scene from the DVD extras
cut
cut:
1:04s
run:
86:31s
pal:
83:03s
UK: The International Version was passed 18 after 1:04s of BBFC cuts for:
1997 Sovereign/Satanica VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
edits to a whipping and branding scene
edited much of Potter's bedroom assault.
The 1997 Satanica video featured an alternate print which was pre-edited by the director to remove a scene where scissors are traced over a woman. It restored many of the original cinema cuts. However the film was then cut by 1 minute 4 seconds by the
BBFC to edit a whipping scene and much of the bedroom assault.
UK Version
cut
cut:
run:
86:16s
pal:
82:49s
UK: The UK Version was passed X with BBFC cuts for:
1976 cinema release
From IMDb The BBFC cuts were:
Edits to all stabbing scenes
Edit to the nude sacrifice,
Edited eye gouging
Edits to shots of John's mutilated body.
v
Sátántangó - 1994 Hungary / Germany / Switzerland drama by Béla Tarr.
Sátántangó was only classified uncut after we received detailed assurances from the film-makers regarding how the scenes with the cat were prepared and filmed in such a way as to avoid cruelty to
the animal involved. Those assurances were consistent with the onscreen evidence.
Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 USA music drama by John Badham. With John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney and Barry Miller.
Uncut and 18 rated for the original version, but its popularity with
youngsters resulted in a children's PG Version. A Director's Cut was released in 2017 and was 18 rated by the BBFC.
Saturn 3 is a 1980 UK Sci-Fi adventure thriller by Stanley Donen and John Barry. With
Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel.
Cut by the BBFC for an A rated cinema release. Uncut 15 for home video. Uncut and R rated in the US
Summary Notes
Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid fields of
Saturn are intruded upon by a retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent 8-ft robot. Remember, in space no one can hear you scream...
Sausage Party is a 2016 USA animation comedy adventure by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon. Starring Kristen Wiig, Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd.
Cut in the US to avoid an MPAA NC-17 rating. 15 rated in the UK, 12 rated
in France and 11 rated in Sweden. Banned in China
Summary Notes
An animated fable about the delusion of religion. It is set in an American supermarket, its characters are horny and often blasphemous
foodstuffs who at one point engage in a mass sex party.
Versions
cut
best available
cut:
run:
88:36s
pal:
85:03s
Sweden 11A
France
UK: The cut US
Theatrical Version was passed 15 for very strong language, strong sex references without further BBFC cuts for:
Complaints to the BBFC, outlined in the BBFC Annual Report covering 2016:
Sausage Party attracted 19 complaints.
Some of the feedback concerned the film's sex references. A scene in Sausage Party
shows food products taking part in an orgy, during which various sexual activities are depicted, but in an unrealistic manner. Given the animated nature of the film and the comic context, this scene is acceptable at 15.
Some
members of the public complained about the film's three uses of very strong language ('cunt'). The comic and non aggressive delivery of the very strong language in Sausage Party means that it is acceptable at 15.
Other complaints
about Sausage Party focussed on drug use. Drug references in the film are either unrealistic (for example, food products smoking joints) or involve non-existent drugs (for example, bath salts). As such, they are permissible at 15, where drug taking may
be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.
US: The film was cut to avoid an MPAA NC-17 rating.
Sweden: The film was given an 11A rating in Sweden. Children must be 11+ to view by
themselves or else be 7+ to view with an accompanying adult. Strong language is not considered much of an issue in Sweden.
France: The film was given a 12 rating much to the annoyance of local moralists:
Jean-Frédéric Poisson,
president of France's Christian Democratic party whinged:
An orgy scene for 12-year-olds! Everything remains to be done to combat early exposure to pornography.
La Manif Pour Tours, which has campaigned
against same-sex marriage fired of an angry tweet:
Hello CNC, explain how you can authorise the screening of a giant orgy for the whole family?
The Association of Catholic Families warned parents:
[The movie gives] the appearance of being intended for young people and children. its content is not only coarse, but also clearly pornographic, under cover of being 'politically incorrect'.
See article from deathandtaxesmag.com . On Howard Stern's Sirius XM show, Seth Rogen
discussed what he and his colleagues had to do to avoid an MPAA NC-17 rating. Among other things:
Scale back plans to depict a pita with a hairy scrotum during the movie's spectacular eight-minute long orgy scene.
Rogen commented:
We submitted it and we first got an NC-17 rating back. Our fear was that it would create this big negotiation process where we had to butcher the whole thing...we probably added six things into the orgy
that we were like, okay, these are our sacrificial lambs, they are the chips that we're willing to lose, and we lost like, an eighth of one of them.
There is a pita bread, and you see his ball sack in the end of the orgy, and it
had hair on it, and they asked that we remove the hair from the pita bread's ball sack. So we digitally shaved the pita bread's ball sack and removed the hair from it.
banned
China
China:
Banned
It is reported that the the film was banned in China as the humorous animation style would lead children to watch it inappropriately.
v Savage!
- 1973 Philippines/US action drama by Cirio H. Santiago
Savage! is a 1973 Philippines/US action drama by Cirio H. Santiago Starring
James Iglehart, Lada Edmund Jr. and Carol Speed
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1996. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Action packed story of how Jim Haygood (James Glehart) young, black and brilliant becomes the legendary leader of a rebel army. In a daring ambush on the beach Moncada, elusive leader of the rebel army, is captured by Jim Haygood and
turned over to the authorities. That night, Jim celebrates his success in a nightclub, where he meets two glamorous young girl entertainers.
Versions
cut
cut:
3:56s
run:
80:22s
pal:
77:09s
UK: Passed 18 after 3.56s of BBFC cuts:
1996 Superfly VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated
v Savage
- 1996 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Avi Nesher.
Savage is a 1996 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Avi Nesher. Starring Olivier Gruner, Jennifer Grant and Kario Salem.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1997 VHS.
Summary Notes
After his family is murdered, and he's left for dead, a farmer awakens in the desert and finds himself transformed into a savage warrior, with all the powers and skills of the ancient gods. Guided by his "spirit masters"
he's given a mission; destroy Tital Corporation, the world's most powerful high-tech computer company and its ambitious leader, Michael Burroughs. Burrough's has discovered the technological remains of an ancient race and a secret that will allow him to
open the Vortex and achieve immortality. Out in the desert, ancient powers collide with sophisticated technology as the Savage and Burroughs meet in a titanic struggle that could destroy mankind.
Versions
uncut
run:
102:55s
pal:
98:48s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for strong continuous violence, a graphic sex scene and language
compulsory cuts
cut:
7s
run:
102:45s
pal:
98:38s
sub:
98:47s
UK: Passed 18 after 7s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1997 Buena Vista [Closed Caption] VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
At 26 minutes. Remove sight of butterfly knife being twirled into action.
At 41 minutes. During shoot-out at Electronik Kitchen, remove sight of neck break
At 83 minutes. In Savage's old burnt-out ranch, reduce to establishment only sight of Savage breaking Wallace's neck and significantly reduce accompanying graphic sound effect.
The Savage Intruder is a 1970 USA horror thriller by Donald Wolfe. Starring Miriam Hopkins, David Garfield and Gale Sondergaard.
Cut by the BBFC for 1982 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
An aging actress whose career ended in the '30s lives in her decaying mansion with a retinue of bizarre people, including a personal assistant who keeps an arsenal
of weapons.
Versions
uncut
run:
91:03s
pal:
87:24s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2020 Vinegar Syndrome R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo titled Hollywood Horror House at US Amazon
cut
cut:
4s
run:
91:02s
pal:
87:24s
sub:
91:06s
UK: Passed X (18) after 4s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
Savage Island is a 1985 Italy/US action drama by Nicholas Beardsley. With Anthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson and Cristina Lay.
This is a version of Hell Prison substantially reworked for the US market
with additional material featuring Linda Blair and re-titled Savage island. It was cut by the BBFC for 1986 VHS.
Summary Review: Turkey
Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South
American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.
Rightfully atrocious. Orinoco-Prison Of Sex (a.k.a. Hell Prison ) was an
Italian-Spanish women-as-slaves-on-a-South-American-island-who-revolt thing, brought stateside in 1985, christened with a new title and spiced with fresh footage of Linda Blair as a vengeful ex-employee . Those looking for some hot nude scenes
and/or violent confrontations between sexy women in loincloths are bound to be disappointed. But, alas, Linda is once again stuck in a turkey
Versions
uncut
R Rated
~74:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
2013 Shout! Factory 4 Cult Movie Marathon R1 DVD at US Amazon
Savage Streets is a 1984 US crime action film by Danny Steinmann. With
Linda Blair, John Vernon and Robert Dryer.
Banned by the BBFC for 1984 cinema release and 1986 VHS. Released with BBFC cuts for 1987 VHS. BBFC cuts waived for 2011 DVD. Uncut and R rated in the US
Summary Review: Gratuitous Nudity
This sleazy tale of high school revenge with Linda Blair is a must for bad film fans everywhere.
This sympathetic tale tells the story of Brenda (Blair), a tough high school gal who spends her nights drinking peach brandy on
the streets of LA with her equally tough friends. One night, they make the mistake of puttering with a gang called the Scars, and before you know it, the Scars have raped and beaten Brenda's deaf, mute sister. Once Brenda learns the truth of what
transpired, she vows revenge on those responsible.
This is the pre-eminent 80's high school movie - terrible music, awful acting, questionable violence and gratuitous nudity.
Versions
uncut
run:
92:42s
pal:
89:00s
UK: Passed 18 after previous BBFC cuts waived
for:
Savages is a 2012 US crime thriller by Oliver Stone. With Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch and
Blake Lively.
The Theatrical and Extended versions are 18 uncut in the UK. However the UK cinema release was cut for a 15. In the US, the Theatrical Version is R rated whilst the Extended Version is unrated.
Summary Review: Stand Out
Cast
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
A little reminiscent of Tony Scott's True Romance with little guys taking on the big
guys of the drugs world.
There are likable characters on both sides of the battle. Blake Lively is finally in a big screen role that suits her well. John Travolta's slimy crooked cop is just right. Salma the drug lord is quite
darkly amusing. Benicio Del Toro's face does all the work as a an ultimate in sadistic bad guys.
Overall a good plot driven kind of feel good thriller with a stand out cast.
Versions
Unrated Version
Unrated
135:19s
UK: The Extended Version/Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong
bloody violence, strong sex and drug use for:
2013 Universal [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
An unhappy and sometimes violent family life for Lado.
A hospital bedside scene with Dennis and his cancer stricken wife.
A scene with O spinning a yarn to her mother about a supposed holiday in Paris
A scene with O getting
momentarily pally with Marina in a conversation about love and bottox
Theatrical Version
130:40s
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence,
strong sex and drug use after UK advised cuts for 15 were reinstated for:
2013 Universal [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The US Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2012 Universal [Theatrical + Extended ] RA Blu-ray/ R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
2012
Universal [Theatrical + Extended ] R1 DVD at US Amazon
advised cuts
129:44s
UK: UK Theatrical Version was passed 15 for strong language, violence, drug use and sex after BBFC advised category cuts were implemented for:
2012 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive an 18 rating but that their preferred 15 rating could be achieved by making changes to a number
of scenes. These were to reduce:
various moments of strong bloody violence,
sadistic violence,
strong sex and
some focus on drug use.
When an edited version of the film was submitted for formal rating, changes had been made to satisfactorily address these issues and the film was consequently rated 15.
The Save The Children Fund Film is a 1971 UK TV documentary by Ken Loach. Starring Phil Askham, Rita May and Andrew Grubb.
Commissioned by Save the Children who found the documentary to be
unflattering and so banned it from being shown. However it was considered a powerful work and it was preserved for posterity. It was eventually shown at the BFI in a 2011 Ken Loach retrospective and later for academic audience at Birmingham, Bristol and
Warwick Universities.
Summary Notes
Director Ken Loach explores the politics of race, class and charity in a capitalist society in this documentary funded by the Save the Children foundation.
Versions
banned
~50:00s
UK: Banned by Save the Children.
From IMDb. The Save the Children Fund, which had commissioned the film for broadcast on London Weekend Television in 1969, were so displeased with the final product that they allegedly
tried to destroy the negative. The film became embroiled in a legal battle that nearly bankrupted the fledgling Kestrel Films, but the film was preserved in the BFI archives.
According to the book Which Side Are you On?, Ken Loach shot some of this
documentary at a school in Kenya which had been financed by the Save the Children Fund. Loach felt the school was very similar to an English public school in the way it was run. The school was a joint venture between the Fund and Kenyan businessmen where
the pupils were being groomed for positions within the Kenyan Civil Service. Pupils saluted the flag, teachers had to wear Western style clothes, one member of staff (who felt the school represented a new form of colonialism) had even been forbidden to
wear a local style shirt. The head teacher had allegedly been involved in the killing of victims of the Mau Mau uprising.
The documentary eventually premiered at the British Film Institute nearly four decades after it was shot as part of a Ken Loach
film retrospective in September 2011. It was also shown at academic debates at Birmingham, Bristol and Warwick Universities.
A reviewer on IMDB comments:
This film is worth seeing alone for the directness of its
politics. John Pilger and Michael Moore make some great, angry documentaries but nothing like this.
Saving General Yang is a 2013 Hong Kong/China action thriller by Ronny
Yu. With Ady An, Adam Cheng and Ekin Cheng.
Cut by the BBFC for horse trips
Promotional Material
As an insecure Emperor seeks to destroy the noble Yang Family, the seven Yang brothers and their father are ushered into battle,
a test to their unflinching loyalty and honour. Among 3000 warriors will be seven brothers and their father - but only one will survive.
Inspired by the true legends of the Yang Family and from acclaimed director Ronny Yu ( Fearless ,
IP Man ) Saving General Yang looks stunning and is packed with jaw-dropping action and incredible fight sequences.
Versions
compulsory cuts 6s
98:02s
UK: Passed 15 for strong bloody violence after 6s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2014 Universal Pictures UK R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 20th
January 2014
2014 Universal Pictures UK R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 20th January 2014
The BBFC commented:
Cuts were required to remove sight of animal cruelty, in this case horses being tripped to fall forwards in a dangerous manner.
Saw is a 2004 USA / Australia horror mystery thriller by James Wan. Starring Cary Elwes, Leigh
Whannell and Danny Glover.
Uncut in the UK in two variant versions. There is a cut R rated version in the US along with the two uncut versions which are both MPAA Unrated
Summary Notes
With a dead body lying
between them, two men wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw". The men must follow various rules and objectives if they wish to survive and win the deadly game set for them.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
102:37s
pal:
98:31s
UK: The Director's Cut/Uncut
Edition/Special Edition was passed 18 uncut for:
Saw II is a 2005 USA / Canada horror by Darren Lynn Bousman. Starring Donnie Wahlberg, Beverley Mitchell and Franky G.
The Theatrical version was cut for a US R rating. The uncut version was
released on UK DVD and is Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Jigsaw locks a few unlucky people in a booby trapped shelter and they must find a way out before they inhale too much of a lethal nerve
gas and die. But they must watch out, for the traps Jigsaw has set in the shelter lead to death also.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
94:23s
pal:
90:36s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut
for strong bloody violence for:
2020 Lionsgate Home Entertainment (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2020 Lionsgate Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
From IMDb. The Director's Cut is extended as follows
When the police are entering the Wilson Steel warehouse, three short cuts are shown of Jigsaw upstairs, realizing the police have arrived. When he realizes this, he calmly goes back to what he was working on.
When the police are approaching Jigsaw several scenes are added where he is eating Cheerios (as stated in the commentary on the original R-rated DVD).
Jigsaw has a few extra lines of dialogue
with Detective Matthews, mentioning that he has wiped the slate clean , and that most people are merely sleepwalking .
When Obi is trapped in the oven, he attempts to break the glass on the far side as
he is burning alive.
The scene of Amanda thrashing around in the syringe pit is extended.
In the bathroom, Charlie Clouser's score begins as Xavier begins cutting off his skin,
and continues until he dies from his throat being slashed.
The opening scene with The Venus Headtrap is extended and the song Irresponsible Hate Anthem (Venus Headtrap Mix) is playing in the background.
The scene where Matthews is beating up Jigsaw is extended with one extra punch.
cut
cut:
1:49s
run:
92:37s
pal:
88:55s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18
without BBFC cuts for strong bloody violence for:
2009 EIV RB Bllu-ray
2006 EIV R2 DVD
2005 cinema release
v Saw III
- 2006 USA / Canada horror thriller by Darren Lynn Bousman.
2014 Lions Gate [Complete Movie Collection] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2014 Lions
Gate [Complete Movie Collection] R1 DVD at US Amazon
From IMDb. The Unrated version of Saw III differs from the theatrical version:
The opening scene is more violent. The shots of Eric's heel being broken are much closer, and more detail is shown. When Kerry is discussing Eric with Rigg, the scene is slightly extended, showing her commenting on how she can't
sleep because of his disappearance. When Kerry's trap triggers, a frontal shot is shown of her ribs being torn from her torso, leaving her organs exposed. Flashes showcase her innards dropping to the floor.
Danica's
Freezer Trap. A few extra shots show Jeff slamming the door, trying to get out. During the Rack, Tim's limbs are shown much more, showcasing his skin tearing as the bone shatters out of his skin.
The flashback fight
scene between Amanda and Eric is also extended. Amanda is shown hearing Eric's cries for his son, and seems distressed. While maneuvering in the corridor, Eric sneaks up on her and the fight resumes from there.
Ending scene. In the theatrical, once the montage of the victims passes by, Lynn's corpse is shown quickly, before cutting to Jeff screaming, then on Jigsaw's corpse, and finally cutting to black. In the unrated, during the montage the music slighty overlaps, skipping a couple of seconds forward, and then showing Lynn's mutilated head, zooming in on the gory details, and then slowly fading out to white.
cut
108:08s =103:48s
UK:
The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2006 cinema release
v Saw IV
- 2007 USA / Canada horror thriller by Darren Lynn Bousman.
Saw IV is a 2007 USA / Canada horror thriller by Darren Lynn Bousman. Starring Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson and Costas Mandylor.
The Theatrical version was cut for a US R rating. The uncut version was
released on UK DVD and is Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent
Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer
untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
91:33s
UK: The Director's Cut/Extreme Edition was passed 18 uncut for:
Saw V is a 2008 USA / Canada horror mystery by David Hackl. Starring Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor and Tobin Bell.
The Theatrical version was cut for a US R rating. The uncut version was
released on UK DVD and is Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Mark Hoffman, the final apprentice to the serial killer is deigned a hero. Meanwhile, Agent Strahm continues
to track Hoffman while another group of strangers are put through a series of gruesome traps.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
91:07s
UK: The Director's Cut/Extreme Edition/Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
Saw VI is a 2009 Canada / USA / UK / Australia horror mystery by Kevin Greutert. Starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Mark Rolston.
The Theatrical version was cut for a US R rating. The uncut version was released on UK DVD and is Unrated in the US. The film was banned in Spain, Malaysia, Thailand and Ukraine.
Summary Notes
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is
finally understood.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
91:30s
pal:
87:50s
UK: Director's Cut/Extreme Edition/Unrated
Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com. The
Director's Cut features multiple plot updates and some changes to the violent scenes. The Director's Cut features 4:32s of new material but there is 3:10s of replacement footage in the Theatrical Version, so in total the Director's Cut is 1:22s longer.
cut
cut:
1:22s
run:
90:07s
pal:
86:31s
sub:
sub:
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18
for strong bloody violence without BBFC cuts for:
2010 Lions Gate Video
2009 cinema release
banned
Spain Malaysia Thailand Ukraine
Spain: Banned
The film was originally X rated for extreme violence.
The X rating is a restricted rating more typically given to porn films. Such films are banned from mainstream cinemas. The film was later cut for an 18 rated cinema and DVD release.
The film was also banned in Malaysia, Thailand and
Ukraine.
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter is a 2010 Canada / USA horror mystery by Kevin Greutert. Starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Betsy Russell.
The Theatrical version was cut for a US R rating. The uncut version was
released on Blu-ray only and is Unrated in the US. Both versions are 18 rated in the UK without BBFC cuts.
Summary Notes
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors
gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
Versions
Unrated Version
Unrated
90:10s
UK: The Extreme Edition/Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong gory
horror:
