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 v          Wolf Creek - 2005 Australia horror by Greg McLean (as Greg Mclean).


 X   Wolf Creek

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Wolf Creek is a 2005 Australia horror by Greg McLean (as Greg Mclean).
Starring Nathan Phillips and Cassandra Magrath and Kestie Morassi. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Seemingly slightly cut for an MPAA R rating and then released uncut and MPAA Unrated. The R rated Version was passed 18 by the BBFC.

Summary Notes

Three backpackers travel into the Australian Outback, only to find themselves stranded at Wolf Creek crater. Once there they are encountered by a bushman, Mick Taylor, who offers them a ride back to his place. Little do the three know that their adventure into the Outback, would be a complete nightmare after the backpackers find a way to escape.

Versions

uncut
Unrated Version
run: 104m
pal: 100m
MPAA Unrated

Australia R18+
Australia

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated:

The Unrated Version features 2 extra plot scenes and 2 extra violent shots adding up to about 5 minutes extra. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

  • Confusing filler with Kirsty waking in the morning after a party with Ben by her side.
  • A long scene showing Liz investigating the garage where Kirsty was held captive
  • Longer view of amputated fingers
  • More shots of the stabbing of Liz

Australia: Uncut and OFLC R18+ rated. The distributors appealed asking for an MA15+ rating but the appeal was turned down so the distributors stuck with the R18+ release which proved successful.

BBFC uncut
mpaa cut
Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
run: 98:40s
pal: 94:43s
18

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2007 Optimum Blu-ray
  • 2006 Optimum R0 DVD
  • 2005 cinema release
 v          Wolf Creek 2 - 2013 Australia horror thriller by Greg Mclean.


 X   Wolf Creek 2

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Wolf Creek 2 is a 2013 Australia horror thriller by Greg Mclean.
Starring John Jarratt, Ryan Corr and Shannon Ashlyn. IMDb

Originally passed R 18+ uncut in Australia but the distributors chose to make heavy cuts for a MA 15+ cinema release and home video. The uncut version was later released on Australian as the Director's Cut with an R 18+ rating. The uncut version was released with a BBFC 18 rating in the UK and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

The outback once more becomes a place of horror as another unwitting tourist becomes the prey for crazed, serial-killing pig-shooter Mick Taylor.

Cutting Edge

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Cutting Edge Episode 59:
Wolf Creek 2

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Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 106:02s
pal: 101:48s
18 1980

MPAA Unrated

Australia R18+
Australia

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, sadistic threat, very strong language:
  • 2014 Universal Pictures UK RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 Universal Pictures UK R2 DVD at UK Amazo
  • 2014 Entertainment One VoD at UK Amazon
  • 2014 Entertainment One UK video
  • 2014 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2015 Image Double Feature [Wolf Creek 2 + Cabin Fever: Patient Zero] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

Australia: Uncut and labeled the Director's Cut and passed R 18+ for high impact violence for:

  • 2014 Roadshow Entertainment RB Blu-ray
cut
category cuts
cut: ~2:07s
run: 103:55s
pal: 99:46s
MA15+
Australia
Australia: Passed MA 15+ for Strong bloody violence and coarse language after about 2 minutes of extensive category cuts:
  • 2014 Roadshow Entertainment Blu-ray
  • 2014 Roadshow Entertainment DVD
  • 2014 cinema release

The cuts for an MA 15+ rating were:

  • In the opening sequence almost all shots of the younger policeman's bloody neck stump were removed, with the remaining shots heavily reduced in length. There was also a reduction in the sight of Mick stabbing's the older policeman before setting him on fire.
  • After Mick cuts off Rutger's head, there is extensive and explicit sight of Mick dismembering his naked body, including the sight of Rutger's penis being removed. The modified version heavily reduces this sequence.
  • After Mick shoots Katarina through the face, the sight of the gaping wound seen shortly afterwards was reduced
  • The modified version cuts the explicit sight of Paul's digits being removed with a circular saw, as well as shortening a shot of his bloody hand being held in a vice.
 v   The Wolf of Wall Street - 2013 USA crime comedy biography by Martin Scorsese.


 X   The Wolf of Wall Street

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The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 USA crime comedy biography by Martin Scorsese.
With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Reportedly cut for an R rating in the US
Summary Notes

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. DiCaprio plays Belfort, a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 36 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.

Versions

best available
best available
run: 179:37s
pal: 172:26s

18

MPAA R

UK: Previously passed 18 uncut for very strong language, strong sex, hard drug use for:

US: According to what could just be press hype, it is reported that Scorsese had to trim sex and nudity to prevent the film being slapped with an NC-17.

The film ended up rated R for sequences of strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language throughout, and for some violence.

It seems that a 4 hour version is now set for home video.

banned
banned
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Nepal
Nepal : Banned

Kenya : Banned by the film censor

Malaysia: Self censored: Cinemas give up without even submitting it to the censor

See more international cuts and bans at Banned International: The Wolf of Wall Street

 v          Wolfhound


 X   Wolfhound

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Wolfhound

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

81:91s 2002 US erotic horror by Donovan Kelly.
With Allen Scotti, Jennifer Courtney and Julie Cialini. IMDb

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

MPAA
4:11s
MPAA
Unrated
102:11s
=98:06s
US: The R Rated version is missing 4:11s from the sex scenes for:
  • 2002 New Concorde R1 DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v   The Wolfman - 2010 USA horror fantasy thriller by Joe Johnston.


 X   The Wolfman

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The Wolfman is a 2010 USA horror fantasy thriller by Joe Johnston.
Starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt. IMDb

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

Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. His father sent him from the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor to an insane asylum, then he goes to America. When his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns to his father's estate to learn that his brother's mauled body has been found. Reunited with his estranged father, Lawrence sets out to find his brother's killer... and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Someone or something with brute strength and insatiable blood lust has been killing the villagers, and a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline comes to investigate.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut

15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

114:04s UK: The Extended Director's Cut was passed 15 without cuts for strong violence and horror for:

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

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The extra material adds depth to the plot and is worthwhile. There are a couple of extra snippets of violence, but these are nothing to with any classification issues.

uncut
Theatrical Version
15 cert

MPAA R

102:11s
=98:06s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 for strong violence and horror without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 Universal Video
  • 2010 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:

  • 2017 Universal [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon
 v   The Wolverine - 2013 Australia/USA action Sci-Fi fantasy by James Mangold.


 X   The Wolverine

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The Wolverine is a 2013 Australia/USA action Sci-Fi fantasy by James Mangold.
With Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee and Tao Okamoto. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating. There is also an uncut Extended Version
Summary Notes

When Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he is embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Cut
12

MPAA
Unrated

132:22s UK: The Extended Cut was passed 12 uncut for moderate action violence and infrequent strong language and gore for:
  • 2013 20th Century Fox Extended Edition [3D + 2D] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

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

  • 2013 20th Century Fox [3D+2D] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon

This version promises a little harder edge with extra material that could not be included in the US MPAA PG-13 rated Theatrical Version. The BBFC notes that this version contains a little more strong language (3 'fucks' instead of 1). The BBFC also notes gore, which it did not do for the Theatrical Version. Still fits in a BBFC 12 rating though.

See article from cinemablend.com : Better than the Theatrical Cut

The extended cut contains both a whole new sequence and an extended version of another. The first comes after Logan and Mariko (Tao Okamoto) have checked into the Love Hotel. In the original cut Wolverine has a dream about Jean (Famke Janssen) while standing guard and passes out, but in the unrated one he is accosted by a group of Yakuza and nearly gets stun-gunned to death before getting saved by Mariko's knife-throwing skills. The extended scene, meanwhile, is a longer version of the ninja battle in the third act. Not only does the scene have Wolverine performing much better in the fight, it also has Yukio (Rila Fukushima) getting in on the action.

In addition there's more blood spatter throughout the film's fight scenes and more baddies vapourised into a bloody mist.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com : Improvement

This longer version really is quite a lot more brutal and bloody than the original one, which already was quite explicit for its PG-13 rating. Digital blood was used quite often to make scenes harder, other scenes feature more action, blood and gore in general.

The additional action and violence are not the only alteration, of course. Wolverine's vocabulary is more explicit.

The Extended Cut certainly does its part to improve the film.

BBFC uncut

MPAA
cut

12

MPAA
PG-13

120:53s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate action violence and one use of strong language for:
  • 2013 20th Century Fox Limited Edition with Comic Book RB Blu-ray
  • 2013 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray
  • 2013 20th Century Fox R2 DVD

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

  • 2013 20th Century Fox R1 DVD

The BBFC commented that the Theatrical Version had been the 3rd most complained about film of 2013:

The Wolverine was classified 12A in the summer of 2013. Twelve members of the public contacted the BBFC, with several arguing that language featured in the film was unacceptable at 12A. Parents thought it was particularly unacceptable for the Wolverine character to use strong language. There is a single use of strong language in the fi lm, noted in the BBFCinsight, plus moderate and mild bad language throughout.

 v          Wolves - 2014 France action horror by David Hayter.


 X   Wolves

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Wolves is a 2014 France action horror by David Hayter.
Starring Jason Momoa, Merritt Patterson and Lucas Till. Youtube link IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version.
Summary Notes

The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders, lost, without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe, who sets him on a path to the ominous town of Lupine Ridge, to hunt down the truths of his history. But in the end, who's really hunting whom?

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Version
Canada flag
Canada
Unrated
93:04s Canada: There is an Extended Version featuring a little more wolf sex and violence

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

Director David Hayter put a lot of effort into it, changing scene order, offscreen narration, soundtracks and adding more material. Some scenes feature visibly more violence and the wolf sex is a little more graphic but the main addition is in the story department -- and that doesn't help the plot at all.

uncut
Theatrical Version
15

MPAA R

87:03s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, strong language for:
  • 2015 Altitude DVD
 v   The Woman in Black - 2012 UK/Canada/Sweden ghost story by James Watkins.


 X   The Woman in Black

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The Woman in Black is a 2012 UK/Canada/Sweden ghost story by James Watkins.
With Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer and Ciarán Hinds. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a 12 rating. Passed uncut at 15 but unreleased. Uncut in the US with a PG-13 rating.

Listen to Podcast from bbfc.co.uk about the classification of jump scares

Summary Notes

In London, solicitor Arthur Kipps still grieves the death of his beloved wife Stella on the delivery of their son Joseph four years ago. His employer gives him a last chance to keep his job, and he is assigned to travel to the remote village of Cryphin Gifford to examine the documentation of the Eel Marsh House that belonged to the recently deceased Mrs. Drablow.

Cutting Edge

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Gavin Salkeld's Cutting Edge Episode 2:
The Woman in Black

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA PG-13

91:07s UK: Passed 15 Uncut for strong supernatural threat and horror for:
  • 2012 Technicolor/Momentum video not yet released
The BBFC commented:

The film was originally classified 12A for cinema release and 12 for video release after visual cuts, visual darkening and sound reductions were made in a number of scenes. This is the uncut version of the film, restoring the cuts and reductions originally made, and has been classified 15 for strong supernatural threat and horror.

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC cut
6s+
12A cert

12 cert

91:00s UK: Passed 12A after 6s of BBFC category cuts for intense supernatural threat and horror for:
  • 2012 Technicolor/Momentum RB Blu-ray
  • 2012 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD
  • 2012 cinema release
The BBFC commented:

Distributor chose to reduce moments of strong violence / horror in order to achieve a 12A classification. Cuts made in line with BBFC Guidelines and policy. A 15 classification without cuts was available.

In addition to the 6 seconds of visual cuts, substitutions were also made by darkening some shots and by reducing the sound levels on others.

See Cutting Edge: BBFC Cuts to Woman In Black by Gavin Salkeld [ Spoilers! hover or click text ]

  • Sound effects edited to tone down the jump associated with Arthur spotting the ghost of the Woman In Black in a window of the house
  • Sound effects edited to tone down the jump associated with the Woman in Black appearing behind Arthur standing at the same window as above
  • Creepy claps of thunder muted when Arthurs spots ghostly children outside the house
  • 4s of the hanging have been removed and details of the rest of the scene have been reduced via visual darkening, shadowing and muted sound
  • 3s of a young girl taking a step whilst engulfed in flames have been removed
  • Volume of a shrill scream from Nate turned down just after girl in flames scene.
  • 4 cuts to the decomposed and injured faces of children. The BBFC darkened the scenes or else applied shadows.

From Interview with David Cooke and Craig Lapper from telegraph.co.uk . Senior BBFC examiner Craig Lapper explained:

  • When we make cuts, people think in terms of 'snip-snip', but these days, with digital, there are so many other ways you can make a film more acceptable. You can suggest soundtrack changes and things like colour darkening, putting shadows in to obscure the more gory elements of a scene." So in The Woman in Black, we didn't hear the crack of the woman's neck as she hung from a noose – and, thanks to the cunning use of shadows, neither did we see her face.

From the 2012 BBFC Annual Report: Top film of 2012 for whinges

The film generating the majority of public feedback in 2012 was The Woman in Black. The film generated £21m in UK cinemas in 2012, making it the second most popular British film of 2012 after Skyfall. 134 of these cinema-goers complained that the film was too dark and unsettling for a 12A certificate. Some said the sense of threat, coupled with the theme of supernatural deaths of children in the film, was too disturbing for young audiences.

     The Woman in Black: Angel of Death - 2015 UK horror thriller by Tom Harper. See Hammer Films: The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
 v          Woman - Stories Of Passion - The Diamond Merchant


 X   Woman - Stories Of Passion - The Diamond Merchant

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Woman - Stories Of Passion - The Diamond Merchant

Versions

8s 1825:52s by Adele Bertei-Cecchi (Showbox Media Group Ltd)

Cut in 2006 unusually without a BBFC justification.

 v          Women Behind Bars - 1975 French/Belgian sexploitation film by Jess Franco


 X   Women Behind Bars

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  • Des Diamants pour L'Enfer
  • Vias pour Mourir
  • Prison Sado pour Femmes
  • Punition Cell
Women Behind Bars is a 1975 French/Belgian sexploitation film by Jess Franco
With Lina Romay, Martine Stedil and Nathalie Chape. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Banned as a video nasty in 1984 but otherwise not released until uncut 18 rated DVD in 2017. Uncut and MPAA unrated n the US.
Summary Review: Naked Isn't a Problem

A small-time hood attracts the attention of the law with an insurance scam and diamond theft, but things become even more interesting when his moll murders him and is slammed behind bars where she faces all manner of electric shock treatments to various parts of her anatomy.

There's tons of nudity, a lesbian scene and a couple torture sequences but this is still fairly clear for a Franco WIP film.

Romay has never been accused of being a good actress but she fits her role fine here and she's certainly cute so watching her naked isn't a problem.

Franco himself plays a gangster in the film.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 80:23s
pal: 77:10s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, nudity, sexualised violence for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

uncut
uncut
run: 78:20s
pal: 75:12s
Video NastyUK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
  • UK Go VHS

The video briefly made the banned video nasty list in August 1984 but was dropped in October 1984

 v          Women in Cages - 1971 US/Philippines prison film by Gerado de Leon.


 X   Women in Cages

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  • Bamboo Doll's House
  • Woman's Penitentiary
  • Women's Penitentiary
Women in Cages is a 1971 US/Philippines prison film by Gerado de Leon.
With Judith Brown, Roberta Collins and Jennifer Ga. YouTube icon IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release and cut for 1986 VHS. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: Tropical Prison
Set in a nameless Latin American prison but filmed in the Filipino jungle. The film featured a mixed cast of local Philippines and American exploitation regulars, but it's remembered as the first high-profile role for the later Queen of Blaxploitation, Pam Grier.

Grier plays the sadistic warden, a pot-smoking lesbian with a fully-equipped torture chamber (including a guillotine!). The New Fish , a ditzy blonde ex-stripper called Alabama, has taken the heroin possession rap for her pimp boyfriend. She knows too much, so the pimp blackmails her cellmates to execute her.

A competent and well-shot entry in the tropical prison genre from Filipino director Gerry De Leon, it places the embittered ex-addict and prostitute Grier in the position of slave owner, watching her white charges toiling away in the plantation with obvious ironic glee.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
R Rated
~78:00s
=~75:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
  • 2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection R1 DVD at US Amazon
BBFC cut
3:19s
18 72:12s UK: Passed 18 after 3:19s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Apex VHS
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1972 cinema release
            Women in Cell Block 7 - 1973 Italy / USA crime drama by Rino Di Silvestro See Hell Prison
 v          Women in Cellblock 9 - 1978 Switzerland action crime horror by Jesús Franco.


 X   Women in Cellblock 9

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  • Tropical Inferno
  • Frauen fur Zellenblock 9
Women in Cellblock 9 is a 1978 Switzerland action crime horror by Jesús Franco.
With Karine Gambier, Howard Vernon and Susan Hemingway. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Banned by the BBFC and UK law for 2004 video. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: For the sex & gore crowd

This sexploiter was quite clearly made for the sex & gore crowd. Thus we have here several beautiful women (nude most of the time), who are imprisoned and raped and tortured and raped and killed and raped.

We normally criticise movie characters as two-dimensional when they are underwritten - here even "one-dimensional" would give too much credit

Compared to other Franco flicks the cinematography is exceptionally good and at times even inspirational. The sets are fine too, although it has to be said that torturing instruments that are meant to aid interrogation completely fail their purpose if they almost instantaneously kill.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 78m
pal: 75m
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2017 Full Moon Features R0 DVD
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for strong sexualised violence and an under 18 actress in sex scenes:
  • 2004 Anchor Bay Video

The BBFC commented:

Women in Cellblock 9 contains many sequences depicting the abuse, torture and humiliation of naked women. These sequences were found to be in conflict with the Board's published classification guidelines, which prohibit scenes that eroticise or endorse sexual assault. The Board's strict stance on titillatory sexual violence is supported both by public opinion and by a large body of media effects research.

In addition, The Protection of Children Act, as amended by the Sexual Offences Act 2003, makes the distribution and showing of indecent photographs of a child under the age of 18 a criminal offence. One of the lead actresses in Women in Cellblock 9 was just over 16 at the time the film was made. The Board was in no doubt that many of the sexualised scenes involving her would therefore be illegal. Although the amendment will not take effect until May 2004, the BBFC cannot classify material which would be in circulation in breach of the Act.; The Board considered the option of cutting the work. However, the quantity of scenes involving eroticised sexual violence, combined with the indecent photographs of a person under 18, meant that cuts were not a viable option.

 v          Women in Love - 1969 UK romance by Ken Russell.


 X   Women in Love

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  • Love
Women in Love is a 1969 UK romance by Ken Russell.
Starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson. IMDb
The male wrestling scene was a British censorship milestone. It was the first to show full frontal male nudity, albeit reduced by the censor. The certificate was downgraded to 15 for 2004 DVD.
Summary Notes

The battle of the sexes and relationships among the elite of Britian's industrial Midlands in the 1920s. Gerald Crich and Rupert Berkin are best friends who fall in love with a pair of sisters Gudrun, a sculptress and Ursula Brangwen, a schoolteacher. Rupert marries Ursula, Gerald begins a love affair with Gudrun, and the foursome embarks upon a Swiss honeymoon. But the relationships take markedly different directions, as Russell explores the nature of commitment and love. Rupert and Ursula learn to give themselves to each other; the more withdrawn Gerald cannot, finally, connect with the demanding and challenging Gudrun.

Versions

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts

best available
best
available

15

18

X pre 1970

MPAA R

125:11s

cinema
submitted
129:41s
=124:30s
UK: Presumably the cut cinema version was passed 15 without further cuts for strong sex and nudity for:
  • 2004 MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) video
UK: Presumably the cut cinema version was passed 18 without further cuts for:
  • 1988 Warner Home VHS
There's no mention of cuts being restored so presumably the cut cinema version has become the definitive version.

US: Presumably it was the cut cinema version that was MPAA R rated:

Despite worldwide controversy at the time it doesn't appear there were any issues with the movie obtaining an R-rating in the US.
UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1969 cinema release

From IMDb:

  • The nude wrestling scene posed problems for UK censor John Trevelyan who was concerned by the homoerotic undertones. The film was only passed after Ken Russell made some edits to the original print to reduce full-length shot of Gerald standing motionless before the wrestling begins and to darken shots of the wrestling itself.
  • The sex scenes between Gerald and Gudrun were also reduced on the censor's request.

The male wrestling scene was a British censorship milestone. It was the first to show full frontal male nudity, albeit reduced by the censor.

 v          Women of Inferno Island - 1980 Switzerland action adventure by Erwin C Dietrich (as Michael Thomas).


 X   Women of Inferno Island

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  • Caged Women
  • Women's Penitentiary VII
  • Island Women
  • Gefangene Frauen
Women of Inferno Island is a 1980 Switzerland action adventure by Erwin C Dietrich (as Michael Thomas).
Starring Karine Gambier, Brigitte Lahaie and Nadine Pascal. IMDb
Cut in the US for VHS release but altere released uncut and MPAA Unrated on DVD.
Summary Notes

A bunch of delinquent women are shipped to an island prison run by the sadistic warden Carla. Forced into situations of sexual perversion and violence and torture, the prisoners band together to try to overthrow Carla and escape the island.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
92:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
cut
cut
80:00s US: The US video release is missing 8 minutes of nude fights and sex that were in the original theatrical release.
 v          Wonder Boys


 X   Wonder Boys

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Wonder Boys

Versions

15 cert111:15s 2000 US Drama by Curtis Hanson

No BBFC cuts but the US version was cut and may well have been submitted here too.

  • In the theatrical version Tobey Maguire mistakenly refers to Alan Ladd's death as a suicide. After complaints from Ladd's family, Paramount removed the offending line in all future releases of the film, including home video. VHS and DVD releases carry a disclaimer, shown before the feature, warning that the film has been edited for content.
  • The video release appears to have been edited for language as well. Early in the film, when Michael Douglas is picking up his editor at the airport, he turns to him and says "you're fucked-up" but an overdubbing has him saying "you're high." Near the end of the film, when Robert Downey Jr. is chasing Vernon with his car, Vernon says "Motherfucker" but this was overdubbed to "man" for the video release.
 v          Wonder Woman - 2009 USA action animation fantasy by Lauren Montgomery.


 X   Wonder Woman (2009)

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Wonder Woman is a 2009 USA action animation fantasy by Lauren Montgomery.
Starring Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion and Alfred Molina. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

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

In antiquity, the Amazons defeat the war god, Ares, and Zeus charges them to hold him prisoner as eternally young warriors on the hidden island of Themyscira. Centuries later, US Air Force pilot Steve Trevor is lured to crash land on the island and the distraction of that trespass allows Ares to escape. In response, Princess Diana wins the responsibility to both take Trevor home and recapture the fugitive god. Steve Trevor offers to help and together this disparate pair must not only overcome Ares' efforts to achieve a bloody revenge, but also reconcile their own conflicting world views in an adventure that would be the first for the greatest of the female superheroes.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
MPAA R US: The Director's Cut was MPAA R rated for some violence.
uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 190:18s
pal: 182:41s
12

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence for:
  • 2009 Warner Home video

US: MPAA PG-13 rated

            Wonder Woman - 2017 USA action Sci-Fi fantasy by Patty Jenkins. See Banned International: Wonder Woman
 v          Wonder Women - 1973 Philippines / USA action Sci-Fi horror by Robert Vincent O'Neill (as Robert O'Neil).


 X   Wonder Women

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Wonder Women is a 1973 Philippines / USA action Sci-Fi horror by Robert Vincent O'Neill (as Robert O'Neil).
Starring Nancy Kwan, Ross Hagen and Maria De Aragon. IMDb

The shortened US Theatrical Version was cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1973. There is also an Extended European Version.

Summary Notes

Dr. Tsu is a brilliant surgeon with her own exotic island off the coast of Manila. Using her sexy, all-girl army of martial-arts experts, Tsu kidnaps some of the world's greatest athletes. She is able to transplant any body part, so she uses the athletes for spare parts to sell to the world's richest men. Mike Harber is a womanizing, wise-cracking insurance investigator for Lloyd's of London sent to Manila to investigate the disappearance of a jai-alai player, and becomes involved with Dr. Tsu's mad mission.

Versions

uncut
Extended European
Version
run: 90:15s
pal: 86:38s
MPAA UnratedUS: The European Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated:
  • 2018 US Vinegar Syndrome [Extended + US Theatrical Versions] R0 Blu-ray

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The US distributors shortened the film for US release losing some worthwhile footage in the process So the European Version is the better version.

cut
shortened
US Theatrical Version
cut: 8:04s
run: 82:11s
pal: 78:54s
MPAA UnratedUS: The US Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated:
  • 2018 US Vinegar Syndrome [Extended + US Theatrical Versions] R0 Blu-ra
BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 81:49s
XUK: Passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1973 cinema release
 v          Woody Allen: A Documentary


 X   Woody Allen: A Documentary

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Woody Allen: A Documentary

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

192:27s Woody Allen: A Documentary is a 2012 USA documentary biography by Robert B. Weide.
With Woody Allen, Letty Aronson and Marshall Brickman. IMDb

UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for infrequent strong sex and drug references for:

US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC uncut15 cert 113:07s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for infrequent strong sex and drug references for:
  • 2012 cinema release
 v          Woody Woodpecker - 2017 USA children's animation comedy by Alex Zamm.


 X   Woody Woodpecker

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Woody Woodpecker is a 2017 USA children's animation comedy by Alex Zamm.
Starring Timothy Omundson, Thaila Ayala and Eric Bauza. IMDb

BBFC category cuts required for a PG rated DVD and Blu-ray release in 2018. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Promotional Material
Woody Woodpecker is back with his signature laugh, wacky antics and wisecracks in this first ever live-action/animated film. Woody must protect his forest home from Lance Walters (Timothy Omundson) , who starts building his dream mansion in the forest with his son, Tommy, and fiancée, Vanessa (Thaila Ayala) . To make matters worse, he must avoid the clutches of two grizzly poachers. With a series of crazy hijinks to sabotage their plans, Woody proves he'll stop at nothing to defend his turf. Get ready for big laughs in this hilarious comedy about everyone's favorite woodpecker!

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA PG
MPAA
~91:00s
=~87:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
58s
PG 86:36s UK: Passed PG for mild violence after 58s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2018 Spirit Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 30th July 2018
  • 2018 Spirit Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 30th July 2018
The BBFC commented:
  • Cut required to remove a scene of dangerous imitable behaviour (in this case, sight of a character playing with gas). The cut has been made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 12 was available.
 v   The Words - 2012 USA drama romance by Brian Klugman , Lee Sternthal.


 X   The Words

Link Here

The Words is a 2012 USA drama romance by Brian Klugman , Lee Sternthal.
With Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid and Olivia Wilde. YouTube icon IMDb

There exists a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

102:20s UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language for:
  • 2013 cinema release

US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

See article from flix66.com :

The Extended version is 5:29s longer than the theatrical cut. There is more strong language. Some of the scenes are extended or use different angles. The camera at times lingers longer on the actors to convey the emotion of the scene. The ending in the extended cut seemed more ambiguous and open to interpretation. The ending in the theatrical cut explained things more fully and was more upbeat.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

mpaa cut
5:29s
MPAA PG-13 ~97:00s US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA PG-13 rated
 v          World Famous Lover - 2020 India romance by Kranthi Madhav.


 X   World Famous Lover

Link Here

World Famous Lover is a 2020 India romance by Kranthi Madhav.
Starring Vijay Deverakonda, Raashi Khanna and Aishwarya Rajesh. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2020.

Summary Notes

An amalgamation of four different love stories: Seenayya and Suvarna, a middle-class couple in a small town; Gautham, a youngster romancing in Paris with Iza, Union Leader Srinu in love with his boss lady, and a first college romance.

BBFC cut
153:46s
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate sex, violence, infrequent strong language after 2s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2020 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove uses of strong language in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
 v          World Gone Wild


 X   World Gone Wild

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World Gone Wild

Versions

1s 1890:16s 1988 US film by Lee H Katzin
 v   The World Ten Times Over


 X   The World Ten Times Over

Link Here

The World Ten Times Over

Versions

BBFC uncut12 cert 89:28s 1963 UK drama by Wolf Rilla

No BBFC cuts noted for the 12 rated 2009 Optimum DVD

cut X cert89:28s
The BBFC cut the X rated 1963 cinema release
 v          World Vale Tudo Championshi 2


 X   World Vale Tudo Championshi 2

Link Here

World Vale Tudo Championshi 2

Versions

0s 1872:40s 1998 release sport by Greg Friedman
 v          World War Z - 2013 USA/Malta action Sci-Fi horror by Marc Forster.


 X   World War Z

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World War Z is a 2013 USA/Malta action Sci-Fi horror by Marc Forster.
With Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos and Daniella Kertesz. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon IMDb

The Theatrical Version was cut for a US PG-13 rating. There is also an Unrated Version that is significantly different
Summary Notes

United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself.

Extended Version

uncut
Extended Version
run: 123:03s
pal: 118:08s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for sustained threat, strong violence and bloody injury detail for:
  • 2013 Paramount video

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

  • 2023 SHOUT! FACTORY [Theatrical Version in 4K + Extended Version Blu-ray] R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad
  • 2023 SHOUT! FACTORY Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Unrated 2D + 3D] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Unrated] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
The Blu-ray is the Unrated Version and the DVD is the cut Theatrical Version

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut
Theatrical Version

cut:
run: 115:50s
pal: 111:12s
15 cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for sustained threat and strong violence for:
  • 2013 cinema release

US: The cut Theatrical Version is MPAA PG-13 rated:

  • 2023 SHOUT! FACTORY [Theatrical Version in 4K + Extended Version Blu-ray] R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad
  • 2018 Paramount (RA) Blu-ray
  • 2013 Paramount R1 DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The movie proved very successful as a PG-13 movie with toned down violence. The Unrated version is better though.

The film also made the news as the script was altered to please China. The country was originally the source of the outbreak but this was altered on consideration of the possibility of sales there.

            Would You Kill a Child? - 1976 Spain horror mystery by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. See Island of Death
 v          WR: Mysteries of the Organism - 1971 Yugoslavia/West Germany comedy drama fantasy by Dusan Makavejev.


 X   WR: Mysteries of the Organism

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WR: Mysteries of the Organism is a 1971 Yugoslavia/West Germany comedy drama fantasy by Dusan Makavejev.
With Milena Dravic, Ivica Vidovic, Jagoda Kaloper. IMDb

The uncut cinema release was one of the very few examples of hardcore allowed by the BBFC in an X rating. A cut version was submitted for VHS though.
Summary Review: Unique and warped

A dense film that cuts up footage of a primary plot of two young Yugoslavian girls, one a politico and the other a sexpot, and an affair with a visiting Russian skater. Mixing metaphors of Russia's relationship with Yugoslavia, intercut with footage and interviews with Wilhelm Reich and Al Goldstein of Screw magazine. The film applies Reich's theories of Orgone energy and analogies of Stalinism as a form of Freudian sexual repression.

What makes W.R. such a unique and warped bird of art is how it challenges the viewer, provokes fully if not discussion then some kind of collision of intellectual and visceral reaction for those who at least meet the filmmaker halfway. Once in a while frustrating, but never ever boring, W.R. is a cinematic shock from a go-for-broke iconoclast.

Versions

uncut
uncut
X cert

MPAA
Unrated

84:30s
=81:07s

UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1971 cinema release

The cinema version is one of the very few films released with BBFC blessings from the Stephen Murphy and James Ferman era that contain hardcore scenes.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

1879:53s UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1995 Connoisseur VHS

Censored for the video version. James Ferman indicated that he would have preferred the uncut version for video release but it was the censored version prepared for channel 4 that was submitted.

  1. After opening credits a B&W Soviet sex-education film viewed through a kaleidoscope lens is obscured by animations of goldfish. Apparently this hasn't completely obscured the action and an erect penis can still be seen on close inspection.
  2. Wall paintings of men and women masturbating have been blanked out
  3. A sequence showing Jim Buckley having a plaster cast made of his erect penis has all the tumescent shots obscured by animated stars

These amended scenes can be found as an extra on Criterion's DVD release of WR.

 v   The Wrath Of The Wind - 1970 Italy/Spain western drama by Mario Camus


 X   The Wrath Of The Wind

Link Here
  • La collera del vento
  • Wrath of the Wind
The Wrath Of The Wind is a 1970 Italy/Spain western drama by Mario Camus
Starring Terence Hill, Maria Grazia Buccella and Mario Pardo BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as a shortened Italian Version, the standard International Version and an extended Spanish Version.

Summary Notes

This western is set in Valencia, Spain at the end of the 19th century, and stars Terence Hill as a close-mouthed gunslinger. The bad guy is the local landlord and aristocrat (Fernando Rey), who horribly abuses the laborers in his community.

Versions

BBFC uncut
International Version
run: 97:22s
pal: 93:28s
15UK: The International Version is uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, sexual threat:
  • 2023 Arrow [Savage Guns: Four Classic Westerns Vol 3] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

BBFC uncut
Spanish Version
run: 105:58s
pal: 101:44s
15UK: The Spanish Version is uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, sexual threat:
 v          Wrong is Right


 X   Wrong is Right

Link Here
  • The Man with the Deadly Lens
Wrong is Right

Versions

uncut 15 cert112:39s 1982 US thriller by Richard Brooks

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2004 as Wrong is Right

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

7s 15 cert113:01s 7s of cuts were required for the Missing in Action video release of 1993 as The Man with the Deadly Lens
2s 15 cert113:00s Cinema version was uncut but the BBFC insisted on videos cuts when submitted in 1986 as The Man with the Deadly Lens (RCA/Coumbia)
 v          Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings - 2011 US/Germany horror thriller by Declan O'Brien.


 X   Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

Link Here

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings is a 2011 US/Germany horror thriller by Declan O'Brien.
With Sean Skene, Blane Cypurda and Dan Skene. YouTube icon IMDb

The Extended/Unrated Version is the only known home video release and is uncut in the US and UK

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
18

MPAA
Unrated

93:20s UK: The Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for very strong horror, gore and violence for:

US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

MPAA R
MPAA
US: There is also an R rated Version that was limited to theatres (and perhaps censorial video stores that refuse to stock unrated films).
 v          Wrong Turn 5 - 2012 US horror by Declan O'Brien.

YouTube icon
 X   Wrong Turn 5

Link Here
  • Wrong Turn 5: Bloodbath
  • Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
Wrong Turn 5 is a 2012 US horror by Declan O'Brien.
With Camilla Arfwedson, Roxanne McKee and Doug Bradley. YouTube icon IMDb
Standard home video releases are the uncut unrated version. There is cut R rated version for US Blockbuster

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

87:01s UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and gore for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R
MPAA
US: There is also a cut R Rated version destined for stuffy video rental shops
 v          Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort - 2014 horror by Valeri Milev.


 X   Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort

Link Here
  • Wrong Turn VI
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort is a 2014 horror by Valeri Milev.
Starring Sadie Katz, Roxanne Pallett and Anthony Ilott. YouTube icon IMDb
Exists in a Theatrical and an Unrated Version
Summary Notes

A sudden and mysterious inheritance brings Danny and his friends to Hobb Springs, a forgotten resort deep in the West Virginia hills. Hobb Springs is being looked after under the watchful care of Jackson and Sally, a socially and awkward couple who introduce Danny to the long lost family he's never known. Soon, Danny is forced to choose between his friends and his bloodline.

Versions

1886:46s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, horror, gore, strong sex for: Versions
In the US there is a Theatrical and an Unrated Version. It is not clear which version is being released here but previous UK video releases in the series have been Unrated Versions
uncut
Unrated Version
MPAA
Unrated
~91:00s
=~87:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
uncut
Theatrical Version
MPAA R
MPAA
US: Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use.
 v          Wrong Way - 1972 US crime thriller by Ray Williams


 X   Wrong Way

Link Here

Wrong Way is a 1972 US crime thriller by Ray Williams
Starring Laurel Canyon, Candy Sweet and Forrest Lorne BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Extensively cut by the BBFC for 1980 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Two girls are driving home when their car breaks down in the country. They are kidnapped by a gang of drug-crazed hippies, and repeatedly raped. They escape, but soon run into a death cult who plan to gang-rape the girls, then kill them. Meanwhile, the father of one of the girls gets the police to begin an investigation into their disappearance.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 78m
pal: 75m
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 19m
run: 58:55s
pal: 56:34s
X 1970UK: Passed X (18) after extensive BBFC cuts:
  • 1980 cinema release
 v          WWE: Armageddon 2004


 X   WWE: Armageddon 2004

Link Here

WWE: Armageddon 2004

Versions

2s 15 cert159:4s Wrestling video (Clear Vision)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Cut required to sight of dangerous and imitable behaviour (a noose being tightened around wrestler's neck during a wrestling match)

 v          WWE: Backlash 2005


 X   WWE: Backlash 2005

Link Here
  • Backlash
WWE: Backlash 2005

Versions

8s 15 cert167:48s Wrestling video (Clear Vision)

BBFC cut the 2005 Clear Vision DVD: Cut required to sight of dangerous and imitable behaviour (a wrestler using a scarf to strangle an opponent during a wrestling match)

 v          WWF: In Your House 18: Badd Blood


 X   WWF: In Your House 18: Badd Blood

Link Here

WWF: In Your House 18: Badd Blood

Versions

7s 18167:27s 1998 release

During a bit of out of ring shenanigans, a wrestler is hit repeatedly over the head with a chair. The BBFC have reduced this to a single blow.


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