The list of video includes all videos that have been cut by the BBFC from 1995-98
and 2008.
The list of cut R18s is complete from 2000-03 and 2008.
Thanks to Sergio who now maintains the
complete list of R18s on his site
The
BBFC site now lists all cut videos so I now
only include videos where I find details of the cuts or are of particular
interest
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Notes
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Running Times are for the cut video version running on a PAL TV
(25 frames per second).
Note that video runs 4% faster on PAL TV compared with either American
TV (NTSC) or cinema versions (24 frames per second). This means that the UK video running time
is generally 4% shorter than both the cinema release or US video.
Running times shown in maroon are 24
frames per second for cinema or US NTSC video. To
add to the complexity, it is possible to telecine from 24 to 25 frames a
second but retain the original running time, but this technique is
uncommon though.
- Cuts Where
two cuts are specified in the Cuts column the 1st relates to BBFC cuts
and the 2nd to pre-cuts by distributors or MPAA cuts
- Pre-cuts are those made by the distributor prior to submission to
the BBFC and are only occasionally provided.
- Unofficial pre-cuts are estimated from comparison with uncut
versions obtained from more enlightened countries.
- Cut Versions Noted by the BBFC as Uncut:
The BBFC generally refer to uncut as meaning that
the BBFC hasn't made any cuts on this occasion. If a previously cut film
is submitted in its cut form, then the BBFC will make no further cuts
and note it slightly misleadingly as uncut.
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Alphabetic rules
- Any leading 'a' or 'the' is ignored (foreign
language equivalents are used though)
- Numbers are spelt out
- Abbreviations are sorted
according to their truncated letters. Eg Mr. is sorted as 'mr' not
'mister'
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Abbreviations
- aka also known as
- ASA Advertising Standards Authority
- BBFC British Boards of Film Classification
- CPS Crown Prosecution Service
- ITC Independent Television Commission,
UK TV regulator now replaced by Ofcom
- MPAA Motion Picture Association of America, US movie censor
- NTSC American TV System
- Ofcom Office of Communications, the TV regulator
- OFLC Office of Film and Literature Classification, Australian
censor
- OPA Obscene Publications Act
- PAL European + Australian TV system
- Secam French TV System
- VRA Video Recording Act
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BBFC Advice Viewings
A distributor may submit works for advice at any stage of the
production process. Advice given in such circumstances is not binding and
the BBFC reserves the right to reach a different decision when the work is
submitted for classification in finished form. If the version of the work
submitted for classification differs in any significant respect to that
seen for advice, and if the changes appear to reflect advice given by the
BBFC, then details of the changes will be noted on the main BBFC website.
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