Dracula is a 1958 UK horror by Terrence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Michael Gough.
Cut by the BBFC for 1958 cinema release. The cuts were partially restored
for the US version and fully restored for the 2013 Lions Gate release.
Summary Notes
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle (apparently somewhere in Germany), the vampire
travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fianc?e. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.
Versions
uncut
run:
82:27s
pal:
79:09s
UK: The Definitive Restoration Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate gory horror for:
2013 Lions Gate [Definitive + Restored US Theatrical] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
Thanks to the efforts of a fan based in Japan, Hammer Films finally acquired the surviving footage from the extended cut in 2011 for inclusion in a forthcoming definitive
restoration. The film contained a number of extended scenes, among them a shot of Dracula tearing his face off during the disintegration climax.
We have reviewed the restoration of the Japanese footage to Dracula. It was
incredibly exciting to see the two long-lost moments in the context of the BFI's restoration.
Molinare have done a superb job restoring this footage, considering the state of the reels (you'll be able to compare and contrast on
the eventual Blu-ray; we're going to release all four surviving Japanese reels unrestored as a single extra).
The moment where the Count leans-in over Mina is full of transgressive threat and erotic charge (one can easily see how this moment had to be cut in 1958) though the footage does not actually include a bite (contrary to wishful
thinking in some quarters).
The face-clawing scene is truly magnificent and sits perfectly within the last few seconds of the film.
Note that although extra material was re-inserted, other less important material was dropped to preserve the running
time, and hence keep the audio track in sync.
7s extra in the scene where Dracula moves to bite Mina.
9s extra in 3 shots from the death and disintegration of Dracula
pre-cut
cut:
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81:56s
pal:
78:39s
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 12A for mild bloody horror without further BBFC cuts for:
2013 Lions Gate [Definitive + Restored US Theatrical] (RB) Blu-ray/(R2) DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
UK BFI 2007 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Dracula is a classic 1950s British adaptation of Bram Stoker's vampire novel 'Dracula'. It was originally classified 'X' for cinema release in 1958 (meaning that persons under 16 should not be
admitted) and was subsequently classified '15' for release on video. In terms of current classification standards it was felt that the film could now be classified at '12A' for cinema re-release for mild bloody horror.
BBFC Guidelines at '12A'
state that 'Violence must not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood. Sustained moderate threat and menace are permitted'. Although the film contains some sight of blood (most notably when a vampire is killed using a stake) ,
there is no emphasis upon blood and injuries. Furthermore, although the film is atmospheric and generates some sense of threat, this is moderate in nature and distanced by the period setting and by the familiarity of the story, other versions of which
have been classified at 'PG'.
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2003 Warner R2 DVD
1997 Warner VHS
US: The US Theatrical Version is MPAA Unrated for:
From IMDB. The US Theatrical Version restores the cut footage during Lucy's staking, but the cut footage from Dracula kissing Mina and his final disintegration is still missing.
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cut:
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pal:
sub:
81:17s
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1958 cinema release
From IMDB. The BBFC cuts were:
Cut to remove shots of blood during Lucy's staking
Cut to reduce the erotic charge as Dracula leans over Mina preparing to bite. The original has Dracula muzzling her face and kissing her lip before pushing her backwards down on to the bed.
The cut version replaces this with a shorter shot from a different angle that obscures the muzzling and kissing.
Cut to reduce the final disintegration of Dracula. The original had a shot of Dracula's hand peeling the skin off his disintegrating
face and then delving into his eyes.
Dracula Prince of Darkness is a 1966 UK horror film by Terence Fisher. With Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Andrew Keir.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1966. The same cut version
was 15 rated when released on VHS and DVD but passed 15 uncut after restoration in 2012. There is also an alternative uncut US restoration that is MPAA Unrated.
Summary Review : Stood the test of time
This is the second Hammer Dracula film to feature Christopher Lee in the title role.
The film starts with a replay of the final few minutes of the first Hammer Dracula , which is perhaps the greatest moment in the
history of Hammer films. From there it develops quickly, with two couples ending up staying at Castle Dracula. This film was made eight years after the original and its quite surprising how much more violent and gory it is.
The film was directed
by Terence Fisher and you always know with a Hammer film that if he was the director you would get a quality film. Add this to James Bernard's great score and you have a fine horror film that has stood the test of time really well.
Versions
US Version
run:
90:15s
pal:
86:38s
US: There is also an alternative US version restored from a master held by 20th Century Fox
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Shout! Factory [UK + US Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Alternative restorations were made in the US using a master held by 20th Century Fox. There are unimportant variations between the versions but the quality of the US version is preferred. See
article from movie-censorship.com
UK
Version
run:
89:57s
pal:
86:21s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
2012 Hammer/Studio Canal Restored Version [with Corrected Audio Synch] R2 DVD/RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
It is widely reported that the master used for March 2012 release exhibits audio sync errors of up to 1 second. this is apparent on both Blu-ray and DVD disks and seems to be most obvious during the first 15 minutes of the
film. This is now corrected for a re-release on 30th April 2012.
The resurrection is intact, the staking shot is present as is the Susan farmer scene. I have done a detailed description of the scenes as they appear on the DVD on the Anchor Bay website. I also
contacted Julian of the Zeta Minor website who seems to agree with me and has altered it to uncut on his Hammer guide section. Apart from the extras it is now superior in terms of picture quality to the Anchor Bay US release which is also uncut.
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cut:
~20s
run:
89:38s
pal:
86:03s
UK: The cut UK cinema version was
passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
1999 15 rated Warner VHS
1993 15 rated Lumiere VHS
1992 15 rated Warner VHS
1966 X (16) rated cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
The second of three shots of blood pouring onto Dracula's ashes, together with a linking shot of his servant, has been deleted
A close-up of blood coming out of the stake in Barbara Shelley's chest has been removed - in the censored print
loss of soundtrack has been bridged with an additional reaction shot of Francis Matthews against the wall which appears to be the taken from another shot of him in this position but at a slightly different speed
After Dracula cuts open his
chest, about 5s-10s of footage of Susan Farmer gradually coming closer to him has been removed presumably on the grounds that this makes it clearer that she was going to drink the blood on Dracula's chest. The offscreen shout which ends Dracula's
advances appears against a different on-screen image in the cut version (because the original footage is missing) after not before Farmer has fainted
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is a 1968 UK horror by Freddie Francis. With Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies and Veronica Carlson.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1968 cinema release. Uncut for 15 rated home video. Uncut and G rated in the US. This was the first film to be rated by the MPAA when it started rating films in 1968.
Summary Review: One
of Lee's Best Performances
When his castle is exorcised, Dracula plots his revenge against the Monsignor who performed the rites by attempting to make the holy man's young niece his bride.
A
typical example of a Hammer Studio's exercise in Gothic Horror exists. The unmistakably distinctive set design and music score is by Hammer mainstays.
Christopher Lee's performance is one of his best outings as Dracula. Director
Freddie Francis coaxes serviceable performances from the rest of the cast.
At the end of the day, despite it's slow mid section, the movie works with plenty of fun and spirit.
Versions
uncut
run:
91:59s
pal:
88:18s
MPAA
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate
violence and horror with previous cinema cuts restored for:
Taste the
Blood of Dracula is a 1970 UK drama fantasy horror thriller by Peter Sasdy. With Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen and Gwen Watford.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1970 cinema release. This cut version was
passed 15 for home video and is the best available. The film was further cut in the US for a PG rating, but later releases are the same as the UK release.
Summary Review: Adding a Bit of Bite in Life
Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in life. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula's servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons.
The acting by the entire cast was superb, especially Ralph Bates. The costumes, art direction, photography, and directing was one of the best in the Dracula series. Atmosphere and the great performances makes this a must see.
Versions
best available
cut:
run:
95:13s
pal:
91:24s
UK: The UK cinema cuts still apply to the version passed 15
without further BBFC cuts for:
From Tim on the Anchor Bay Forum. This version referred to as the Extended Version is still missing the original cinema cuts, but the 5 minutes missing from the VHS releases has been restored
UK: Passed X (16) after
BBFC cuts for:
1970 cinema release
US: The cut UK cinema was released with an MPAA R Rating for:
A customer with a topless woman was removed from the opening brothel sequence
Cut to the murder of Geoffrey Keen where a staking shot was replaced with one of 'less impact'. Blood spurts were removed
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cut:
run:
90:40s
pal:
87:02s
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UK: The cut US PG version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
1989 Warner VHS
The UK cinema cuts apply to this release and then a further 5 minutes was cut for the film's US PG rated release. This doubly cut version was then submitted for the Warner VHS.
From IMDb. The US cuts were:
missing shots of Dracula's blood becoming powder during the opening scene
missing shots from the violent beating to death of Courtley
missing the snake charmer's dance in the brothel featuring a large snake warpped around her body
Scars of Dracula is a 1970 UK horror by Roy Ward Baker. With Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman and Jenny Hanley.
Originally cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1970 cinema release. The cuts have persisted ever since but the the BBFC rating was reduced to 15 for DVD. The same cut version is MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review:
A young man, Paul Carlson, is on a trip and spends the night at count Dracula's castle. Needless to say, he is murdered. After some time has passed, the young man's brother Simon comes to the small town where all the
traces end to look for him.
Scars Of Dracula is generally regarded very poorly among Hammer fans. A decreased budget results in less impressive sets, and there is a bit more blood and violence than usual, but the film has an energy
which was somewhat lacking in Dracula Has Risen From The Grave and Taste The Blood Of Dracula.
Versions
cut ~30s
best available
run:
94:49s
pal:
91:01s
UK: The cut Cinema Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate bloody horror for:
2017 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
From IMDB. The UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC by about 30s to:
remove a scene of Dracula lapping blood from Tania's chest wound,
remove footage of Tania's dismembered limbs and
a shortening of the Priest's scarred
face during the bat attack.
A further BBFC-requested cut to the torture of Klove with a poker was waived after the distributors made a music edit instead.
The cuts have never turned up in any print to date and may no
longer survive.
Australia:
MediaCensorshipInAustralia points out that the Australian Blu-ray clocks at
95:17s = 91:28s PAL, with the intriguing possibility that this release could include the missing 30s. Unfortunately a closer look at the Australian release confirms that the 30s of cut material is not included (with thanks to
Shane for investigating).
Dracula A.D. 1972 is a UK horror by Alan Gibson. With Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham.
Uncut by the BBFC, but there have been reports of the US PG version being
cut, at least on VHS.
Summary Review: Still a lot of fun
Johnny Alucard raises Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) from the dead in 1972 London. The Count goes after the descendents of Van Helsing.
Nowadays this film seems very tame indeed but it is still a lot of fun.
There are some wonderful set pieces in this film - the opening sequence is very well done and the showdown between Lorimar Van Helsing and
Johnny Alucard is memorable. I have to say though that Dracula is dispatched quite easily at the film's climax (something which is not uncommon in the Hammer Dracula films).
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.
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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.
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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 these cuts was not made
US Version/Dracula and his Vampire Bride
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cut:
run:
83m
pal:
80m
US: The US Version titled Dracula and his Vampire Bride was cut for an MPAA PG rating for:
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is a 1974 UK/Hong Kong action horror by Roy Ward Baker. With Peter Cushing, David Chiang, Julie Ege.
Cuts required by the BBFC for cinema release and VHS but not implemented in the cinema version. Cuts waived for UK DVD. There is a shortened US R rated version, but the uncut UK version has also been released and is MPAA Unrated.
Summary Review:
Count Dracula journeys to a remote Chinese village in the guise of a warlord to support six vampires who are dispirited after the loss of a seventh member of their cult. At the same time,
vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing happens to be lecturing in the country and is persuaded by villagers to help them fight this curse of the ages.
The film was critically panned for a couple of decades but seems to be genuinely
liked by those that take actual effort to watch it.
Original Version
uncut
run:
89:04s
pal:
85:30s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence with previous cuts waived for:
The cinema release was nominally cut by the BBFC but, according to IMDb, the cinema release went out with the cuts not having been implemented.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Shout! Factory [Uncut + US Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
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cut:
12s
run:
88:44s
pal:
85:11s
UK: Passed 18 after 12s of BBFC cuts for:
1988 Warner VHS
The cuts were:
When the expedition party is attacked by the thugs right after they set out on the travel, the last of the baddies is killed by a sort of death grip, apparantly punctuating his jugular vein. This is shown in both the uncut, the old US
edit and the US trailer! In the UK version you merely see the guy drop to the ground.
When the vampire lords later raid the village, the uncut version shows two girls being dragged out of their homes and stripped,
showing their breasts. In the UK version we only see this happen to one of the girls very briefly.
US Version
shortened
cut:
run:
74:54s
pal:
71:54s
US: The abbreviated US release version titled, The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula is MPAA R rated
From IMDb. As well as removing nearly 20mins of exposition, this version re-structures the film's narrative in order to cram a number of action scenes (some of which are shown two or three times) into the film as early as
possible.
In addition to the narrative deletions:
the opening credits sequence now unfolds against stills of scenes of the vampires which actually occur about 15 mins into the original film,
the flashback structure of the old man avenging his daughters
death by killing the 7th golden vampire has been removed and this is now simply an unexplained action sequence near the beginning of the film before Van Helsing appears, rather than contained within his lecture
The sequence
in which the high priest meets Dracula in Translyvania has been rendered incomprehensible by the deletion of over 50% of the footage (and occurs about 10-15mins into the film rather than being the first scene),
and a lot of
the dialogue in the scenes in the cave (where the good-guys rest for the night) is also missing.
Kiss of the Vampire is a 1963 UK horror by Don Sharp. With Clifford Evans, Edward de Souza and Noel Willman.
Cut by the BBFC or 1963 cinema release. Uncut for home
video in the US and UK. A longer version was shown at the Barbican cinema but this hasn't appeared on Home Video
Summary Review: Stylish
When car trouble strands a honeymooning couple in a small
Southern European village, an aristocratic family in the area reaches out to help them with sinister consequences.
An ulta-stylish effort that really is a wonderful film, from its memorable, atmospheric opening scene set in a
cemetery to the spectacular climax involving a colony of bats.
It is well acted by a great cast, some of whom appeared in other Hammer films, and it is confidently directed by Don Sharp.
Versions
uncut
run:
88:08s
pal:
84:36s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
2016 Final Cut [Hammer Collection] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
BBFC edited some gore from the climactic bat attack
UK: It was reported that a longer version was shown at the Barbican cinema but this hasn't appeared on Home Video
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US: There is also a
US TV version that was substantially cut and re-titled Kiss of Evil. This version includes additional material not from the original film.
The Vampire Lovers is a 1970 UK horror film by Roy Ward
Baker. With Ingrid Pitt, George Cole and Kate O'Mara.
Cut by the BBFC for the UK cinema release. Cuts gradually restored until fully uncut by 2008. Also originally cut in the US for nudity that was not allowed in an R rated film, but again cuts were later mostly restored, albeit with a
debate about missing a shot.
Summary Review: A Gem
The Countess is called away to tend a sick friend and imposes on the General to accept her daughter Marcilla as a houseguest. Some of the villagers
begin dying, however, and the General's daughter Laura soon gets weak and pale, but Marcilla is there to comfort her.
Vampire Lovers is a particularly fine example and a cultural milestone that heralded the arrival of
vampires as being romantic, charismatic and seductive.
Essentially defining the vampire for the generation of films that would follow Ingrid Pitt carries the cast and production effortlessly on a tide of charisma, charm, grace and
almost preternatural beauty.
The film's much vaunted eroticism, through solely projections of male fantasy, are undoubtedly stirring. Ingrid's seduction of Madeline Smith when she chases her round the room before falling onto the
bed alongside her is as erotic as anything I have seen onscreen.
Vampire Lovers is a gem which deserves to be savoured and relished.
Versions
uncut
run:
91:01s
pal:
87:23s
Australia
UK: Passed 15 uncut with the brief nude shots of Ingrid Pitt restored for:
2003 MGM Double Feature [with Countess Dracula] R1 DVD
It has been pointed out that the MGM restoration of MPAA censor cuts has missed a 1s shot in the opening scene of a vampire's severed head bouncing on the ground Nothing to get too concerned about though. See
article from movie-censorship.com
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2s
run:
91:00s
pal:
87:22s
UK: The US 1998 Restoration was
passed 15 with BBFC cuts waived for:
2002 ILC Prime R0 DVD
From IMDb:
BBFC Cuts were waived, but the Ingrid Pitt nude shot was not included in this version.
US: Cuts partially restored and still nominally MPAA R rated for:
The existing material cut from the opening and closing beheadings was restored in 1998. The alternate angle extending the opening beheading was either not found, or doesn't exist. The Ingrid Pitt nude scene remained cut. See
article from dvdtalk.com
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4s
run:
90:47s
pal:
87:09s
UK: The cut UK cinema version was passed 15 without
further BBFC cuts for:
1987 Rank VHS
UK: Passed X (18) after 4s of BBFC cuts for:
1970 cinema release
From IMDb:
Cuts during the opening decapitation scene.
Cut to remove a brief 1 sec full-frontal nude shot of Ingrid Pitt getting out of a bath tub.
Cuts to the sword beheading at the finale.
There are 2 further points that have been discussed:
An extended opening decapitation, showing it from another angle. This cut was never restored, maybe lost, or maybe never made it into the final cut anyway.
There's also a rumour that there was a final shot with a female vampire biting into a
bloody breast. Nothing has been found to support the rumour.
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US: The US Theatrical Version suffered cuts beyond the UK cuts and was MPAA R Rated for:
US Embassy VHS
US cinema release
The US censors hacked out the nudity, but the film still qualified for an R rating for violence. The end result pleased nobody as it didn't end up widening the distribution and annoyed adults who were expecting the much talked about sexy version.
Countess Dracula is a 1971 UK horror by Peter Sasdy. With Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green and Sandor Elès.
The BBFC originally asked for cuts but these were waived on appeal.
Summary Review:
The brilliant Ingrid Pitt
In medieval Europe aging Countess Elisabeth rules harshly with the
help of lover Captain Dobi. Finding that washing in the blood of young girls makes her young again she gets Dobi to start abducting likely candidates. The Countess - pretending to be her own daughter - starts dallying with a younger man, much to Dobi's
annoyance. The disappearances cause mounting terror locally, and when she finds out that only the blood of a virgin does the job, Dobi is sent out again with a more difficult task.
Director Peter Sasdy may have let the brilliant
Ingrid Pitt run a little wilder amongst the drab sets with the roles of Bathory young and old, but her joy at hamming it up helps place this as one of the better later Hammer productions. Nigel Green and Maurice Denham give twitching support.
Although cinema cuts were requested by the BBFC (and the film remains listed as cut on their website) the edits were never made following an appeal by Hammer to chief censor Stephen Murphy.
Lust for a Vampire is a
1971 UK drama horror by Jimmy Sangster. With Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford and Suzanna Leigh.
The UK cinema release had a sex scene cut by the BBFC. Home video
releases are uncut.
Note that the ubiquitous promotional still to the right was a still for promotional use and does not appear in the film in such clear sight.
Summary Review: Cult Following
In 1830, forty years to
the day since the last manifestation of their dreaded vampirism, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings
not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla's disciple.
Just when the Hammer Christopher Lee Dracula franchise began to run out of steam in the late
sixties, the company revved up its product by turning to Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla and filming several versions of the novel.
Lust is admittedly shaky in terms of script, and the ambiance is on and off (but wow is it
terrific when it's on). What makes this click with so many horror buffs, in particularly those who love lesbian vampire films, is the one-time star Yvette Stensgard, a gorgeous Scandinavian child-woman who looks absolutely innocent (particularly when her
eyes fetchingly cross), even the moment before she rips open the neck of her next victim. Lots of nudity, with nothing but blood covering her nubile body.
A genuine cult following has formed around this film because of
Stensgard's devastating charisma, which would never be properly employed again, by Hammer or any other company.
Twins of Evil is a 1971 UK horror by John Hough With Inigo Jackson, Judy Matheson and Peter Cushing.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema release, and the cuts have persisted since
Summary Notes
Directed with characteristic style and energy by cult filmmaker John Hough, Twins of Evil combines the signature Hammer elements of supernatural horror, black humour and fabulously lurid
sensuality, Featuring another standout appearance from Peter Cushing, Twins of Evil also stars Kathleen Byron, Isobel Black and Dennis Price, with Playboy Playmates Mary and Madeleine Collinson as the twins.
Glamorous identical
orphaned twins Maria and Frieda move from Vienna to the village of Karnstein to take up a new life with their submissive aunt and grim uncle - a fanatical Puritan and leader of a witch-hunting religious sect who is determined to kill his nemesis, Count
Karnstein: a devil-worshipping libertine who has been turned into a vampire...
Versions
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best available
R Rated
83:39s
Submitted 87:21s =83:51s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 15
without further BBFC cuts for:
From the Anchor Bay Forum. According to a list of Hammer cuts there were two cuts made to the film:
Reel 1 - Scene in shack. Remove shots of Count Kronstein (sic) registering extreme sexual pleasure and of Gerta entering frame from the left and lying on him
Reel 3 - In the episode in which a woman is prepared for human sacrifice, remove
shots of hooded man dipping his fingers in blood, lifting the sheet and moving his hand up towards her middle. Reduce the shots of blood trickling on victim's neck
In addition the cropping for the Carlton DVD version has masked partial nudity in many shots. There are rumours of other cuts but these seem to be based on publicity stills showing scenes never actually shot.
Vampire Circus is a 1972 UK horror by Robert Young. With Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters and Anthony Higgins.
Cut by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release and subsequent UK releases. Heavy
cuts were originally required by the BBFC but these were reduced after requests from Hammer. The film was cut in the US for an MPAA PG rating but the best available version has been released MPAA Unrated.
Summary Review: One of the much
better Hammer movies
A village in Nineteenth Century Europe is at first relieved when a circus breaks through the quarantine to take the local's minds off the plague. But their troubles are only beginning as children
begin to disappear and the legacy of a long-ago massacre is brought to light.
One of the much better Hammer movies, with much blood and nudity, to say nothing of an even more startling child abduction/murder.
The visiting circus theme gives the film a tremendous boost. People and animals turn into each other and a dance by the tiger/lady is, as they say, worth the price of admission alone.
Super, well paced, sexy,
bloody, horror.
Versions
best available cut
cut:
~1:39
run:
86:40s
pal:
83:12s
sub:
88:23s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 15 for strong horror and sexualised nudity:
This is the best available version with the material cut by the BBFC assumed to be lost. UK censor Stephen Murphy requested many cuts to the film in 1972 though Hammer succeeded in shortening his original demands. The BBFC edits finally made were to:
the whipping scene toned down
a dagger in the face deleted from the opening scene
the forest attack by the panther
footage of the mutilated remains of the family.
Thanks to Tim:
Some confusion exists because a list of proposed huge BBFC cuts list was in circulation. Wayne Kinsey's Elstree Studios book explained that this list was the examiners' first strike and most of these
proposed cuts, which removed whole scenes and probably added up to about 5m, were never made following an appeal to Stephen Murphy who had proposed less drastic cuts at an advanced screening before his more censorious examiners had seen the film. The
cuts generally aren't noticeable apart from the scene in which Lynn Frederick finds the dead bodies in the woods when a few shots have clearly been reduced or reduced to a flash.
cut US Version
US: Cut for an
MPAA PG rating.
movie-censorship.com speculates that this is the basis of the sanitised TV version.
Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter is a 1974 UK horror adventure by Brian Clemens. With Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant.
Never cut
Summary:
Vampire hunter and expert swordsman Kronos finds himself in a small village where several of the local young women have been found in an advanced
state of age, their youth drained from them by a vampire's kiss. Kronos' search leads him to the Durward estate where he is met by the effete children of the apparently aged and sick Lady Durward.
Janson is a bit wooden as the
title hero, but John Cater is excellent as Grost, and Caroline Munro is also excellent as Kronos' feisty love interest Carla. What really makes the film a winner for me is some lovely stylistic touches such as the flowers and vegetation withering as the
vampire passes and theres some welcome black humour to be found in the film as well.
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90:49s
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87:11s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate bloody violence for:
The
Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 UK horror by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Hazel Court and Robert Urquhart.
Cut by the BBFC for 1957 cinema release. These cuts persisted into home
video until the 2012 restoration on Blu-ray when of the cuts was restored. Meanwhile the film has dropped down the BBFC age ratings from X in 1957 to 15 in 1989 to 12 in 2003.
The cut UK version is MPAA R rated but the 2020 restored Blu-ray release is
MPA Unrated and so is presumably the uncut version.
Summary Notes
Victor Frankenstein builds a creature and brings it to life. But his creature behaves not as he intended.
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best available
cut:
run:
83:09s
pal:
79:49s
UK: The Restored Version was passed
12 for moderate gore and horror with some BBFC cuts restored:
2012 Lions Gate RB Blu-Ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2012 Lions Gate Online
US: The Restored Version is uncut and MPA Unrated for:
The restored film will include the eyeball scene --- restored from a reel of a print housed at the BFI then integrated into the main restoration, which was scanned from a Warner Bros I/P --- though not the head in acid bath scene, which
despite our best efforts appears no longer to exist.
cut
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run:
83:00s
pal:
79:41s
sub:
83:21s
UK: Passed 12 without further BBFC cuts for:
2003 Warner R2 DVD
UK: Passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
1989 Warner VHS
UK: Passed X (16) with BBFC cuts for:
1957 cinema release
US: The cut UK version is MPAA R Rated for:
2005 Warner [Curse of Frankenstein + Taste the Blood of Dracula] R1 DVD
From Hammer Films by Wayne Kinsey. The BBFC asked for the following cuts after an initial viewing (in black & white):
Cuts to the scene where a man's head is severed by the Baron and dissolved in acid. The severing was reduced to a brief shot and no footage at all survives of the acid scene. Stills exist though.
From Hammer Films by Wayne Kinsey. At the formal submission in colour, further BBFC cuts were required to reduce the following scenes to the bare minimum:
The Revenge of Frankenstein is a 1958 UK horror by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews and Eunice Gayson.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release. Uncut on home video, 15
rated on VHS, but 12 rated on DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary review: Very highly regarded
Baron Frankenstein escapes from the guillotine and goes to Germany. There, he names himself Dr.
Stein and plans to restart his experiments by using parts of dead bodies.
Cushing's performance as the obsessed doctor is magnificent. Francis Matthews as his impressionable assistant, and Michael Gwynn as the monster are also
good. Terence Fisher shows why he's Hammer's finest director.
Hammer films have a great style that is very easily to like and it makes for fun viewing. The film is very highly regarded.
Versions
uncut
run:
89:46s
pal:
86:11s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
2019 Powerhouse Hammer Volume Four R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The running time is short compared with the original cinema submission PAL equivalent of 89:50s. Maybe it has somehow been double speeded up on PAL/NTSC conversions.
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sub:
89:46s
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1958 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
Reel 2. Removed shot of Frankenstein dropping Karl's brain from a pan into a jar of fluid
The Evil of
Frankenstein is a 1964 UK horror film by Freddie Francis With Peter Cushing and Peter Woodthorpe.
The BBFC cut the X rated 1964 cinema release but waived the cuts for 12
rated 2007 DVD. There also exists a cut but extended US TV version.
Summary Review: A Monstrous Continuity Error
Penniless, Baron Frankenstein, accompanied by his eager assistant Hans, arrives at his
family castle near the town of Karlstaad, vowing to continue his experiments in the creation of life. He requires the services of a mesmerist, Zoltan, to successfully animate his monster. The greedy and vengeful Zoltan secretly sends the monster into
town to steal gold and punish the burgomaster and the chief of police, which acts lead to a violent confrontation between the baron and the townspeople.
The film's version of the Monster is noted for resembling Universal
Pictures' famous Frankenstein series of the 1930s and 1940s, including the flat-headed look of Jack Pierce's monster make-up. Earlier Hammer Frankenstein movies had studiously avoided such similarities for copyright reasons but a new movie distribution
deal with Universal helped provide some latitude.
While loved by some, others regard the film as a less-than-satisfactory entry in the horror studio's run of Frankenstein films. The Evil of Frankenstein is considered by most fans
to be a one off from the series proper, rather than part of the actual continuity, partly because of its stylistic differences from the other films, and partly because Frankenstein's thawed out original monster and the circumstances of its
creation bear no resemblance to the creature from The Curse of Frankenstein.
Original Version
uncut
run:
86:33s
pal:
83:05s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate
horror and violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
US: There also exists a cut US TV version where violence was removed and replaced with new material with
new actors. The added material half heartedly and inconsistently introduces a subplot in which the beggar Rena who, as a child, gets rendered mute after an encounter with Frankenstein's monster.
Frankenstein Created Woman is a 1967 UK Sci-Fi horror by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg and Thorley Walters.
Uncut in the UK and US
Summary Review: Frankenstein
Frankenstein is re-animated by his colleague Dr. Hertz proving to him that the soul does not leave the body on the instant of death. His lab assistant, young Hans, is found guilty of murdering the local pub owner and
Frankenstein acquires his body immediately after the execution. Hans' girlfriend commits suicide and is brought back to life by the good Doctor but with Hans' brain replacing her own.
Terence Fisher and Peter Cushing teamed up in
a return to form for the series. Cushing is back at his best, portraying Frankenstein as a complex, cold-hearted, yet curiously sympathetic outcast.
Frankenstein Created Woman is now regarded as one of the best Hammer films.
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uncut
87:45s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate horror and language for:
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is a 1969 UK horror drama sci-fi by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson and Freddie Jones.
Cut by the BBFC for a 1969 X rated cinema release. Uncut and 18 rated on VHS and then 15 rated on DVD. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Review: Hammer at its Best
Baron
Frankenstein together with a young doctor, Karl and his fiancee Anna, kidnap the mentally sick Dr. Brandt, to perform the first ever brain transplant.
Hammer Films' 5th Frankenstein film is their best. Cushing brings a new pathos
to the character of the Baron that is consistent with, and at the same time, different than his previous films.
Terence Fisher brings an unbelievable sense of style to this, his best film too.
The Horror of
Frankenstein is a 1970 UK comedy horror sci-fi by Jimmy Sangster. With Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara and Veronica Carlson.
Uncut and X rated for 1970 cinema release, then 15 rated for VHS and 12
rated for DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Cold Blooded
The brilliant but misunderstood scientist Frankenstein builds a man made up of a collection of spare body parts. The monster
becomes alive but he has mental capabilities much below par. The monster is aggressive and wreaks havoc outside the laboratory.
Ralph Bates was cast as Victor Frankenstein, the role having, five times previously, been played by
Peter Cushing. It seems that the producers were emphasising a younger Baron in the hope of targeting a younger audience
Bates' Frankenstein is a cold blooded, emotionless character, who uses Frankenstein as his personal
executioner.
A fine flick with some exceptional acting to boot.
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uncut
90:20s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and horror for:
2018 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell is a 1974 UK horror film by Terence Fisher With Peter Cushing, Shane Briant and Madeline Smith.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema release. Then further cut for a US R rating.
All home video version were cut to some extent until 2014 when an uncut restored version was released
Summary Review: Monster from the Planet of the Apes
Last of the Hammer Frankenstein films, this one
deals with the Baron hiding out in an insane asylum, so that he may continue his experiments with reanimating the dead, along with inmate Dr. Helder, who has been institutionalized for conducting such experiments.
Fisher's
attention to atmosphere and Cushing's patented mad doctor lay down a solid foundation, but John Elder's stilted script, cheapo production values (nice miniatures!) and poor make-up FX (the monster looks like Big Foot mixed with Cornelius from PLANET OF
THE APES) kill its serious intentions. However, there's enough going on here to merit at least one watch for horror fans.
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94:54s
pal:
91:06s
UK: The restored uncut version was passed 15 uncut for strong gore, horror for:
2014 ICON
Entertainment [Restored + R rated Versions] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The uncut version was previously presented at special screenings with the following comments from a Hammer forum:
The teeth-clamping scene, the additional shot of bloody arm stumps, extra eye surgery, extra
brain-sawing/surgery, extra organ-throwing and sliding about in blood plus the legendary missing extra frames of the glass-slashed throat! Plus extra frames of the dead Monster and an extra reaction shot of Sarah that is in the cut, but not the uncut
version. Longest ever version!"
pre-cut
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94:35s
pal:
90:48s
Germany: The cut UK cinema version is available for:
The German DVD only suffers the cut close up to bloodied throat.
4s
UK: Passed X (18) after 4s of BBFC cuts for:
1996 Warner VHS
1972 cinema release
Hammer Films have enquired about the whereabouts of 2 missing scenes:
An extended body falling into grave scene.
An extended scene showing glass in the throat.
Perhaps a clue to the original cinema cuts.
pre-cut
cut:
run:
93:59s
pal:
90:13s
UK: A Pre-cut version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
1996 Warner VHS
pre-cut
cut:
run:
93:06s
pal:
89:23s
UK: A Pre-cut version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
2003 Leisurewear/DD Video R2 DVD
It seems that the intended version was the US R rated version with some cuts restored to operation scenes. The previously missing shot of Frankenstein tying up arteries with his teeth during an operation was included. However the DVD was first
published as per the US R rated version which was later withdrawn and replaced with the intended version.
The cuts in the official version were:
Missing shot of severed hands in coffin
Missing shot of monster's eye being put in socket during an operation
A deleted close-up of the bloodied throat of the murdered asylum director (John Stratton) after being glassed
Cuts to some of the footage of the asylum maniacs ripping up the monster, but not as much as the R rated version.
The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 UK Sci-Fi horror by Val Guest. With Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner and Margia Dean.
The film was uncut for an X rated 1955 cinema release. The BBFC downgraded
the rating to PG for home video. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review: The Birth of Hammer Horror
Hammer's first significant experiment with horror came in the form of a 1955 adaptation of Nigel Kneale's BBC
Television science fiction serial The Quatermass Experiment, which was directed by Val Guest. As a consequence of the contract with Robert Lippert, American actor Brian Donlevy was imported for the lead role, and the title was changed to The Quatermass
Xperiment to cash in on the new X certificate for horror films. The film was an unexpectedly big hit.
A missile, launched by the team led by Prof. Quatermass, lands in the English countryside. Of the three members of the crew, two
have mysteriously disappeared. The third one, barely alive, undergoes an horrible metamorphosis turning into a monstrous thing . Quatermass realizes that this is the way chosen by an alien form of life to invade the Earth.
IIt's a simple concept, but it's presented extremely well. The special effects are great for their day, especially the eerie scenes of the rocket poking up like a giant lawn dart from an English field. Very well acted film by most of the actors.
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uncut
Unrated
78:11s
UK: PG Uncut for:
2011 Icon Double Bill (with 15 rated Quatermass 2) R2 DVD at UK
Amazon
X The Unknown is a 1956 UK Sci-Fi horror by Leslie Norman. With Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman and Leo McKern.
No BBFC cuts for an X rating in 1956, however the BBFC did suggest cuts at the script stage. Later uncut for a PG rating for 2003 DVD. Uncut ad MPAA Unrated in teh US.
Summary Review: Quatermass 1A
The film was originally intended as a full part of the Quatermass series until Nigel Kneale denied Hammer the rights.
British Army radiation drills at a remote Scottish base attract a subterranean, radioactive
entity of unknown nature that vanishes, leaving two severely radiation-burned soldiers... and a bottomless crack in the earth.
X the Unknown is an excellent sci fi movie from Hammer. The movie has a very creepy score and
location photography, a lot of which was shot at night.
See article from en.wikipedia.org . Regarding the script of X the
Unknown, one BBFC reader/examiner (Audrey Field) commented:
Well, no one can say the customers won't have had their money's worth by now. In fact, someone will almost certainly have been sick. We must have a great deal
more restraint, and much more done by onlookers' reactions instead of by shots of 'pulsating obscenity', hideous scars, hideous sightless faces, etc, etc. It is keeping on and on in the same vein that makes this script so outrageous. They must take it
away and prune. Before they take it away, however, I think the President [of the BBFC] should read it. I have a stronger stomach than the average (for viewing purposes) and perhaps I ought to be reacting more strongly.
Quatermass 2 is a 1957 UK Sci-Fi horror by Val Guest. Starring Brian Donlevy, John Longden and Sidney James.
Uncut in the US and UK.
Summary Review: Popular Sequel
Almost as popular as the original, the film is again adapted from one of Kneale's television scripts, this time by Kneale himself and with a budget double that of the original.
Professor Quatermass,
trying to gather support for Moon colonisation his project to colonize the Moon, is intrigued by the mysterious traces that have been showing up.
The movie makes good use of locations and the alien plant is an old utilities
generation plant that looks chilling and strangely futuristic. Donleavy is too much on one note, but Sid James is effective in a rare straight role as a hard drinking journalist and the rest of the cast are adequate
Special
effects are antiquated. What still works are its atmosphere and sense of paranoia regarding our political lords and masters.
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84:30s
pal:
81:07s
UK: PG Uncut for:
2011 Icon Double Bill (with 15 rated Quatermass 2) R2 DVD at UK
Amazon
Quatermass and the Pit is a 1967 UK Sci-Fi horror by Roy Ward Baker. With James Donald, Andrew Keir and Barbara Shelley.
Uncut in the US and UK.
Summary review: Well Regarded
The film opened to favourable reviews and remains generally well regarded.
An ancient Martian spaceship is unearthed in London, and proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
A great example of its genre, and still superb today. The scientists are scientific, the army officer annoying, the plot marvellously constructed, and the effects a strange combination of the superb and the slightly ropey, exactly
what you want from a classic sci-fi/Hammer adventure of the sixties. Well worth watching.
Follow up: The Quatermass Conclusion:
Hammer announced they would make a fourth Quatermass film but
nothing ultimately came of this. A new serial adventure, titled Quatermass, was eventually made in 1979 by ITV television in 1979 and (in re-edited form) received a limited cinema release under the title The Quatermass Conclusion
The Mummy is a 1959 UK horror by Terence Fisher With Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Furneaux.
No BBFC cuts for cinema release (after script approval that is). For some reason the US Version is a couple of minutes longer and has been used for home video releases.
Summary Review: Brought to life by Hammer
Hammer's executives had their pick of Universal International's horror icons and chose to remake The Mummy's Hand with the same team responsible for Dracula, Curse of Frankenstein and Revenge of Frankenstein. The Mummy
also incorporates significant story elements from that film's sequel, The Mummy's Tomb. The film broke the box-office records set by Dracula the previous year, both in the UK and the U.S.
In the 1890s a team of British
archaeologists discover the untouched tomb of Princess Ananka but accidentally bring the mummified body of her High Priest back to life.
Cushing it at the top of his form, and Lee makes the most of his limited opportunities to
generate sympathy for the monster. The Mummy is one of the better looking Hammer films, thanks to Bernard Robinson's production designs and Jack Asher's cinematography. All round a very successful film but not for it's gore or horror, the film is very
much family fayre.
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US Version
run:
87:39s
pal:
84:09s
UK: The US Version was passed PG
uncut for:
2022 Second Sight Films Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
The US Version and all video versions run a couple of minutes longer than original UK cinema version.
UK Version
run:
85:36s
pal:
82:11s
UK: A short version was passed X (16) without BBFC cuts for:
1959 cinema release
See article from bbfc.co.uk . The film may have been passed uncut but the BBFC got a bit heavy
whilst approving the script.
There has never been any talk of censor cuts but Hammer Films have enquired about the whereabouts of the following missing footage. The first scene in the list was available as an option to distributors (which nobody opted
for) so it is not clear whether these scenes were cut out of preference or else out fear of the BBFC:
The under-dressed maidens in the flashback procession.
High Priest Kharis' tongue-cutting and/or the tongue wriggling (these are thought to exist, but no known evidence).
There are also reports of missing shots
to the mummy's head
The
Curse of the Mummy's Tomb is a 1964 UK horror thriller by Michael Carreras. Starring Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard and Fred Clark.
Uncut in the UK and US. Originally X rated for 1964 cinema release, 15
rated for 1986 VHS and 12 rated on DVD since 2006.
Summary Review
When European Egyptologists Dubois, Giles and Bray discover the tomb of the Egyptian prince Ra, American entrepreneur and investor
Alexander King insists on shipping the treasures and sarcophagus back to England for tour and display. Once there, someone with murderous intent has discovered the means of waking the centuries dead prince...
Fred Clark is great
as the Barnum-type promoter. If you love Hammer films or 1960s British horror movies in general then The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb is certainly worth a look.
Versions
uncut
run:
79:59s
pal:
76:47s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence:
2020 Powerhouse Standard Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2017 Powerhouse Hammer
Volume One: Fear Warning R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Mummy's Shroud is a 1967 UK horror by John Gilling. With André Morell, John Phillips and David Buck.
Cut by the BBFC for 1967 X rated cinema release. PG uncut on DVD since 2003. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Traditional mummy movie
In 1920 an archaeological
expedition discovers the tomb of an ancient Egyptian child prince. Returning home with their discovery, the expedition members soon find themselves being killed off by a mummy, which can be revived by reading the words off the prince's burial shroud.
A traditional mummy movie with an interesting story and well developed characters. If you are a fan of classic horror from the 50s and 60s this you will definitely enjoy.
Versions
uncut
run:
90:10s
pal:
86:34s
UK: Passed PG uncut for:
2012 Studio Canal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
Blood
from the Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 UK horror by Seth Holt and Michael Carreras. With Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon and James Villiers.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1971 cinema release. The same cuts have
persisted to all home video releases but the BBFC rating was reduced to 15 for 1993 VHS. The cut UK version is PG rated in the US.
Summary Review: Tragedy and Rebirth
The shooting of the film was beset
by tragedy. Original star Peter Cushing had to leave the production after just one day when his wife fell ill and subsequently died. Five weeks into shooting director Seth Holt suffered a heart attack and died, leaving Hammer's managing director Michael
Carreras to complete the remaining sequences.
The film was adapted from Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. It was released as the support feature to Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
An archaeological
expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magic powers. Her spirit returns in the form of a young girl.
The film has had a mixed reception from reviewers. It is occasionally rather slow moving
and maybe a little too carelessly scripted, but it looks fantastic with great sets and props.
Versions
cut
best available
89:38s
UK: the cut cinema version was passed 15 for moderate violence and horror without further BBFC cuts for:
2017 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The 1971 cinema version was cut and this seems to have become the definitive version for all videos/DVDs since (including Region 1 releases). The cuts were:
A shot of a hospital orderly striking an inmate was removed
The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll is a 1960 UK horror by Terence Fisher. With Paul Massie, Dawn Addams and Christopher Lee.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1960 cinema release. Also cut for the
original theatrical release. Uncut on home video in both the US and UK.
Summary Review: A Suave Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and
releases a murderer from within himself.
Terence Fisher's film The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is one of the most original and underrated adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde . Unlike in the three previous movies where Jekyll was presented as a young handsome and likable man and Hyde as evil looking ugly monster, here Jekyll is middle-aged bearded and very cold and harsh towards others. Hyde on the other hand is
smooth, handsome player who gets everyone to like him like that. However, he is no less evil then other versions of Hyde.
A dam good story with wit and cautionary observations of the human condition, this isn't one for the blood
and gore brigade.
Versions
uncut
run:
88:08s
pal:
84:36s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate
violence, sex references and drug use with previous cuts restored for:
2019 Powerhouse Hammer Volume Four R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Dr Jekyll
& Sister Hyde is a 1971 UK horror by Roy Ward Baker. With Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema release. The cuts have persisted ever since.
The same cut version is MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Review: Hormone Problem
Dr. Henry Jekyll, in attempting to find a toxin that will wipe out all common diseases, accidentally stumbles upon a
formula that transforms him into a gorgeous but evil woman. He needs female hormones for his experiments, so a number of London women meet bloody deaths.
This is one of few interesting horror films from Hammer at 70's. Director
Roy Ward Baker has made a film that really takes you to the late of 19's century. Ralph Bates is good as the Ripper Jekyll.
Versions
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cut:
run:
96:54s
pal:
93:01s
sub:
96:08s
sub:
92:17s
best available
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
2018 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The Witches is a 1966 UK horror by Cyril Frankel. With Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh and Alec McCowen.
Always uncut in the UK and US.
Summary Review: Seriously
Fun
In a magazine interview, writer Nigel Kneale said he was dissatisfied with the way the film had turned out. Personally he found modern black magic practitioners to be fairly risible and he had intended to poke
fun at the idea of an English coven. However his blackly comic touches were smoothed out by the production team, who wanted the film to be entirely serious
Joan Fontaine plays a woman traumatized in Africa that eventually
takes a teaching job in the English countryside.
This is your typical Hammer fare with a pretty good story of re-provoking the trauma within Ms. Fontaine as she discovers that a coven of witches resides in her new home
town. A fun film to watch but the end is a bit hokey.
Versions
uncut
87:02s
UK: Passed 12 uncut
for:
2013 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The Devil Rides Out is a 1968 UK horror by Terence Fisher. With Christopher Lee, Charles Gray and Nike Arrighi.
Uncut in the US and UK. The special effects were upgraded for 2012 DVD.
Summary Review: Highly Entertaining
In the countryside of England, the Duc de Richleau, who is proficient in black magic, learns that guests of a friend are members of a satanic cult. A young man Simon
and his friend Tanith Carlisle will be baptized by the powerful leader Mocata to serve the devil. The two friends abduct Simon and Tanith expecting to save their souls but Mocata summons the Angel of Death and the Goat of Mendes to help him in a battle
between the good and the forces of evil.
The Devil Rides Out is a flawed but highly entertaining production by Hammer directed by Terence Fisher, one of the best British directors of horror genre, with a good story of
satanic cult. Christopher Lee this time is the good guy , fighting to save his protegee from the powerful forces of the darkness.
Versions
uncut
run:
95:08s
pal:
91:20s
G Rated
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate violence and horror for:
2012 Studio Canal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
To the Devil a
Daughter is a 1976 UK/West Germany horror by Peter Sykes. With Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman.
Uncut in the UK and US.
Summary Review: Swan Song
An excommunicated priest sets up a satanic cult that only looks Catholic on the outside. He convinces a man to sign over his daughter's soul so that she will become the devil's representative on earth on her eighteenth
birthday, but as that day nears, the man seeks the help of an American occult novelist to save his daughter, both physically and spiritually.
The completed film bore little resemblance to Wheatley's original story, and so unhappy
was Wheatley with the final result that he refused to allow Hammer to film any more of his books.
An enjoyable film which was a fine swan song for Hammer
Versions
uncu
run:
92:30s
pal:
88:48s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex and bloody violence. for:
The Abominable Snowman is a 1957 UK Sci-Fi horror by Val Guest. With Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing and Maureen Connell.
Never cut in the US or UK
Summary Review: Low key High
Altitude
A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
Nicely crafted little early Hammer film from the late
fifties, surprisingly low-key for this studio, not to mention thoughtful. Directed by Val Guest and written by Nigel Kneale, it is the tale of two men, one good, an Englishman, (naturally) and one bad, an American, and their quest for the Yeti, popularly
known as the abominable snowman in the high Himalayas.
Filmed on a tight budget, the picture is well-written, deliberately paced, and has relatively little action.
The
Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1959 UK horror mystery by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, André Morell and Christopher Lee.
Cut by the BBFC for 1959 cinema release. It seems likely that it was this
cut cinema version that has been released ever since.
Summary Review
Returning to his family's manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville
is confronted with the mystery of the supernatural hound that supposedly takes revenge upon the Baskerville family. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are brought in to investigate.
Adapted from Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes story, Terence Fisher's film of The Hound of the Baskervilles is probably the best attempt to immortalise the Great Detective on film. The movie has several things in its favour, notably a director at the
top of his game and Jack Asher's cinematography. The cast, too, is almost flawless.
Versions
cut
best available
Unrated
82:45s
cinema submitted 87:13s =83:44s
UK: An unknown version was passed without further BBFC cuts for mild horror and violence for:
a famous shot of Hazel Court's breast as she briefly unfurls a wrap during a modelling session. Apparently shot for a continental version which may have been located in France but it hasn't made it to any DVD releases yet. It is also reported that
Hammer Films retains a copy with the nude scene.
cuts to the climatic disintegration of Anton Diffring
The Stranglers of Bombay is a 1959 UK action historical horror by Terence Fisher. Starring Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson and Andrew Cruickshank.
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A" rated cinema release in 1959. Animal cruelty cuts were required for a 15 rated VHS release in 1996, but these video cuts were waived for 15 rated Blu-ray in 2018. There are now 3
versions on home video, a cut US Version, a UK Version and a slightly longer Integral Version.
Summary Notes
A murderous religious cult is way-laying travellers and stealing goods in nineteenth century
India. As the disappearances mount and trade becomes difficult, the British East India Company is forced to act. But they give the job to an upper-class officer completely out-of-touch with the country rather than the obvious candidate who has been in
India for years and well understands the people and culture.
Integral Version
Integral Version
run:
80:21s
pal:
77:08s
UK: The Integral Version is not mentioned in the BBFC database for:
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The Integral Version includes 1 extra 4s scene showing a thugee getting is forearm slit in am initiation ceremony. See details from movie-censorship.com
Uncut UK Version
Uncut UK Version
run:
80:17s
pal:
77:04s
UK: The Uncut Version is not mentioned in the BBFC database for:
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Cut UK Cinema Version/US Version
cinema category cuts
cut:
run:
79:43s
pal:
76:32s
sub:
80:41s
UK: The cut UK cinema version/US Version was passed 15 for moderate violence, threat, injury detail, gory images with the previous video cuts
waived:
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UK: T he cut UK cinema version was passed A (PG) after category cuts for:
Curse of the Werewolf is a 1961 UK horror film by Terence Fisher. With Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed and Yvonne Romain.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for 1961 cinema release. A less cut BBC version
turned up in 1995. Cuts were waived for 12 rated DVD in 2010. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: A fine job
In Spain, Leon is born on Christmas day to a mute servant girl who was raped by
a beggar. His mother dies giving birth and he is looked after by Don Alfredo. As a child Leon becomes a werewolf after getting a taste for blood on a hunting trip
Oliver Reeds portrayal of Leon Corledo is magnificent. He has a
great presence and a roughness to him that is perfect for playing a man cursed with lycanthropy.
The movie is heavy on atmosphere and creepy visuals. Terence Fisher, one of Hammers prime directors did a fine Job in bringing to
life the tale of the werewolf. This is another jewel in his crown of great horror films.
Versions
uncut
run:
88:55s
pal:
85:22s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, brief gory images, sexual threat:
2020 Shout! Factory RA Blu-ray at US Amazon (includes a disk extra: Censoring The Werewolf)
2016 Universal Hammer Horror 8 Film Collection R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
2014
Universal Hammer Horror Series R1 DVD at US Amazon
2005 Universal Hammer Horror Series
R1 DVD at US Amazon
The film has been completely restored with all the missing footage intact.
pre-cut
cut:
run:
87:02s
pal:
83:33s
UK: A BBC Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
1995 Warner VHS
From IMDb:
The 1995 Warner VHS featured a print often shown by BBC which featured different cuts. Much of the material cut for the 1961 release is intact except for a reduced stabbing. However additional shots were
missing including scenes showing dead bodies, shots of dead goats, and much of the climactic killing of the werewolf, including his deafening by the bells, the bloody gunshot wound, and some shots of his dead face over the closing credits.
cut:
5m
run:
pal:
sub:
88:24s
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1961 cinema release
From IMDb. The film had considerable problems with the BBFC on its initial cinema release and was subsequently cut by around 5 minutes. Among the scenes edited:
heavy cuts to the repeated stabbing of the Marquis (reduced to 1 stab)
the murder of the prostitute where scenes of biting and a shot of her dead body were completely removed
the killing of the werewolf in the bell tower which saw shots of his screaming when the bells ring, a blood spurt from a gunshot, and a closeup of his blood-dripping face also removed.
In
addition the film was also cut to edit scenes of the servant girl waking in the dungeon
a shot of the Marquis picking a scab from his face
The Damned is a 1963 UK Sci-Fi horror drama by Joseph Losey. Starring Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field and Viveca Lindfors.
Cut prior to 1963 X rated cinema release over child concerns. It was
further cut for US theatrical release. The cuts were restored in 2010 for 12 rated DVD and MPAA Unrated home video release in the US.
Summary Notes
An American tourist, a youth gang
leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.
Director's Cut
uncut
run:
95:09s
pal:
91:21s
UK: The Director's Cut/Restored
Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence for:
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This is the
original version created by the Director before it was edited down a little for UK cinema in 1961 Presumably the distributors were worried scenes involving children and violence It was further cut for the US release.
US Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
run:
87:07s
pal:
83:38s
UK: A shortened version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
1996 Encore VHS titled These Are the Damned
The shorter US Version replaces the shooting of Freya by Bernard with a scene showing the shots being fired by a helicopter gunman.
UK Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
run:
94:27s
pal:
90:40s
UK: The UK Theatrical Version was passed X (16) uncut for:
1961 cinema release titled The Damned
From IMDb:
Although submitted to the BBFC in 1961 the UK release was held back by almost a year after director Joseph Losey delayed making a requested censor cut which showed King beating Wells with his umbrella.
Losey eventually made the cut and the film was released in 1963.
The Terror of the
Tongs is a 1961 UK horror adventure thriller by Anthony Bushell. With Christopher Lee, Yvonne Monlaur and Geoffrey Toone.
Extensively cut for 1961 cinema release. Home video releases since have featured the same cut version
Summary Notes
A secret society of Hong-Kong at the beginning of the century
called "The Red Dragon Tong" kidnaps the captain of a ship in the harbour of Hong-Kong as he tries to detain the killers of his daughter. Because the secret society is very powerful it is not easy to free him from their hands.
Versions
best available
cut:
run:
76:13s
pal:
73:10s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 15 for strong violence without further cuts for:
Reel 3 - remove shot of first officer's mutilated hand. Remove shots of Helena's hand being held down by Tong men on a table and her reactions as her fingers are stuck by the axe. [The BBFC later added: We feel that the scene
can be revised in such a way as to give the impression that she faints from the shock of the man rushing into the room rather than the severing of her fingers by the axe].
Reel 7 - there must be a considerable
reduction in the torturing of Sale: in particular remove all shots of the needles in contact with his flesh.
Reel 8 - remove shot of torturer lying on the ground with axe in his body and blood all around it.
Reel 9 - remove close shot of man's bloody body after it has been repeatedly stabbed and shots of his mutilated hand.
The Phantom of
the Opera is a 1962 UK horror music mystery by Terence Fisher. Starring Herbert Lom, Heather Sears and Edward de Souza.
Cut for an 'A' rating on cinema release, but has been uncut for all PG rated DVD and Blu-ray releases. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. (Thanks to Tim for an update).
Summary Notes
The corrupt Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) steals the life's work of the poor composer Professor L. Petrie. (Herbert Lom). In an attempt to stop the printing of music with D'Arcy's name on it, Petrie breaks into the printing office and accidentally starts a fire, leaving him severely disfigured. Years later, Petrie returns to terrorize a London opera house that is about to perform one of his stolen operas.
The film was always cut in the US and so US prints were used as the basis for all the uncut releases on DVD and Blu-ray.
cut
cut:
run:
84:03s
pal:
80:41s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG
for:
1987 CIC VHS
The BBFC makes a point of noting that this is the cut cinema version. It is believed that this was in fact the uncut version, but as it wasn't released, this remains unconfirmed.
UK: Passed A after BBFC cuts for
category for:
1962 cinema release
From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:
edited out the eye-stabbing of the rat-catcher
edited out shots of a hanging body
extensive edits to scenes showing the creation and final unmasking of the Phantom.
When released in 1962 Hammers version of this famous tale was intended to be an X Certificate, so they were horrified when informed that it was to be part of a double-feature with the A Rated Captain Clegg (aka Night Creatures)
for its British theatrical release. Two scenes were lost to British audiences-- the dispatching of Patrick Troughton's rat-catcher by The Dwarf (quick but very nasty) and the Phantom tearing off his mask to the stunned audience. Both these scenes are
on this DVD version and add some much-needed grislyness to the film.
The Old Dark House is a 1963 UK / USA comedy horror mystery by William Castle. Starring Tom Poston, Robert Morley and Janette Scott.
Originally passed X uncut by the BBFC but the distributors decided to cut
the film for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1966. The uncut version was passed PG for 1996 VHS. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
An American who sells cars in
England receives a mysterious invitation from an old, eccentric millionaire to visit his house in which he lives with his twin brother.
Versions
uncut
run:
82:50s
pal:
79:31s
UK: Passed PG uncut:
1996 Encore Entertainment [1962 film] VHS
From IMDb. The 1996 Encore video version (now rated PG) featured the original uncut print.
The uncut version exists in both in colour and in black&white
category cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
83:25s
UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts:
1963 cinema release
From IMDb:
The film was originally passed as an uncut X by the BBFC in April 1963 and an accompanying poster produced, though for various reasons the film was not released in the UK until 1966. It was then passed with heavy cuts to
remove some of the darker elements with an A certificate and released in September 1966.
The Gorgon is a 1964 UK horror by Terrence Fisher. With
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Richard Pasco.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1964 cinema release. Hopefully uncut for 15 rated VHS in 1986 and 12 rated DVD in 2010.
Summary Review: A Fine Hammer
Horror
In the early 20th century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone.
This is a fine Hammer film, not overly scary, but incredibly
atmospheric with its swirling mists, huge cavernous palatial sets, and wonderful direction and casting. Terence Fisher does a first-rate job showing us the conspiracy going on in this village. The film belongs to Christopher Lee, who play an eccentric,
gruff scholar helping the other son of the newly killed father.
Versions
uncut
run:
83:17s
pal:
79:57s
UK: Passed 12 without BBFC cuts for moderate violence, horror and gory moments for:
2020 Powerhouse Standard Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2017 Powerhouse Films
Hammer Volume One: Fear Warning R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2008 Sony Icons of Horror Collection R1 DVD
at US Amazon
Thanks to Tim:
The cuts to The Gorgon was just an instruction to darken the sight of the creature's severed head at the end. I guess what with remastering and all this darkening has probably been corrected.
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
83:35s
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1964 cinema release
From IMDb:
The BBFC darkened shots of the Gorgon's decapitated head
v Captain Clegg
- 1962 UK horror mystery adventure by Peter Graham Scott.
Captain Clegg is a 1962 UK horror mystery adventure by Peter Graham Scott. Starring Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain and Patrick Allen.
Uncut in the UK and US. Home videos are noted as running around 80m but the BBFC noted an unlikely running time of 105 minutes for 1962 cinema release
Promotional Material
Captain Collier (Patrick Allen) and his band of sailors show up to an English coastal town to investigate reports of Marsh Phantoms who ride by night spreading terror to the town. The Captain suspects that the local reverend (Peter Cushing) might be hiding something. Are the phantoms genuine or a cover for illegal smuggling activities?
Versions
uncut
run:
82:01s
pal:
78:44s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence,
threat, horror for:
The Plague of the Zombies is a 1966 UK horror by John Gilling. With André Morell, Diane Clare and Brook Williams.
Always uncut in the UK and US. It was reported that an early script was
rejected by the BBFC.
Summary Review: A decent offering
Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. Doctor Thompson is helpless and asks professor James
Forbes for help.
This film is fine and has a strong and commanding lead role by Andre Morell. It's a good story, is well put together, and interestingly is set in 1860 in darkest Cornwall
Overall this is a
decent offering from the Hammer team.
Versions
uncut
86:18s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
2012 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
Rasputin: The Mad
Monk is a 1966 UK drama by Don Sharp. With Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Richard Pasco.
Cut by the BBFC for 1966 cinema release. the cuts persisted to VHS. Uncut
for DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US
Summary Review: Pretty Good
The movie chronicles the events of history's man of mystery, Rasputin. Although not quite historically accurate and little
emphasis is put on the politics of the day, Rasputin's rise to power and eventual assassination are depicted in an attempt to explain his extraordinary power and influence.
Noted for stunning visuals on a small budget and a good
score but otherwise an average Hammer horror. Entertaining enough but won't stand up to repeated viewing.
Versions
uncut
run:
91:32s
pal:
87:52s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
UK 2012 Studio Canal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2004 Starz/Anchor Bay Double Bill R1
DVD at US Amazon
cut
cut:
~33s
run:
90:57s
pal:
87:19s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 15
without furtherr BBFC cuts for:
UK 1999 15 rated Warner VHS
UK 1995 15 rated Lumiere VHS
UK 1991 15 rated Castle VHS
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
UK 1966 X rated cinema release
From IMDB. The BBFC cuts were:
the Rasputin/Sonia love scene was shortened to end on the shot of Rasputin tearing open the back of Sonia's dress. The uncut version continues the scene for another 20s climaxing as she gets into bed and Rasputin pulls the
blanket off her (unseen) naked body.
Two shots were shortened in the scene in which Peter is disfigured by acid in order to remove close shots of Peter's scarred face.
Hammer films in 2012 are appealing for information about lost footage from:
an extended fight scene, saying that it was definitely filmed, but there is no known surviving materials. Film restorers have noted a burning log, that suddenly appears on the stone floor toward the end of the fight between Rasputin and Ivan (Francis
Matthews), a clear indication that there is definitely footage missing from this final fight
Also for footage from a scene depicting the suicide of Sonia, if it was ever filmed.
The Reptile is a 1966 UK horror by John Gilling. With Noel
Willman, Jennifer Daniel and Ray Barrett.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1966. This cut versions seems to have been distributed ever since and is the best available.
Summary Review: A Little Hammer Gem
The
production was filmed back to back with The Plague of the Zombies, and used many of the same sets, including exterior shots in the grounds. It also shared the problems of a low budget.
When his brother Charles Spalding
mysteriously dies, Harry Spalding and his wife Valerie decide to move to the inherited cottage in a small village in the country. They are coldly received by the locals. Harry and Valerie find that the locals are being killed by some snake and they feel
threatened.
A tight and effective picture. There is a lovely sense of mystery dripping throughout the piece, and it's real nice to see a Hammer film being driven by its characters.
The
performances from the cast are uniformly strong. The Reptile is a little Hammer gem waiting to be discovered.
Versions
run:
89:54s
pal:
86:18s
best available
UK: Presumably the cut Cinema Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
This is a newly restored version so will surely be the best available. However Hammer have put out a call trying to locate lost or censored footage from the following scene:
An extended knife in neck/snake bite scene (this is thought to exist, but no known evidence).
This rather suggests that this is the footage censored from the 1966 cinema release and that it is still missing from home video releases
US: Presumably it is the cut Cinema Version is MPAA Unrated for:
Hands of the Ripper is
a 1971 UK horror by Peter Sasdy. Eric Porter, Angharad Rees and Jane Merrow.
Originally cut both for UK and US releases. Later uncut on UK home video and US Blu-ray
Summary Comments:
Dark London Atmosphere
The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal
murder of her mother by her father. Fifteen years later she is a troubled young woman who is seemingly possessed by the spirit of her father. While in a trance she continues his murderous killing spree but has no recollection of the events afterwards. A
sympathetic psychiatrist takes her in and is convinced he can cure her condition. Soon, however, he regrets his decision.
Peter Sasdy filled this movie with a lot of dark London atmosphere, a straight on plot that never gets
boring, good actors...and blood.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
81:38s
UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts after the hat pin cut was restored for:
US: So as to obtain an R rating, the murders of Long Liz and the housemaid were trimmed, notably the second stab wound on the latter.
cut
submitted
85:06s =81:42s
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
1971 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
Remove horror shots of Liz's eye gouged with pins - as she lies on the ground'
It is also reported that a throat slashing was also removed
Note the BBFC noted a submitted time 88:39s. However this seems out of sync with all other reported runtimes. However stepping this down by one level of 24 to 25 frames per second correction to 85:06s results in a running time that is consistent with
all other releases.
Demons of the Mind is a 1972 UK horror thriller by Peter Sykes. With Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills.
This Hammer thriller was cut by the BBFC for an X theatrical release in
1972. These cuts have persisted to all video versions since, which are all 18 rated. The 1990 Warner VHS was further cut by the BBFC. The same cut Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Lush Looking
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
Lush looking and
skillfully illustrated Hammer Gothic horror period piece that might not have the class of some other Hammer entries, but it sure was entertaining.
Versions
cut
cut:
run:
89:09s
pal:
85:35s
best available
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong bloody violence with
the 1990 video cuts waived for:
2017 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
It is assumed that the material cut for the Theatrical Version has been lost and that this is the best available version.
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts for the Theatrical Version were:
Reel 4 - Reduce montage in which Fredericks wife is seen with gashes on her body.
Reel 7 - Considerably reduce throttling of the village girl by Emil, remove shot of him stuffing earth
into her mouth and remove, as far as possible, shots of her face afterwards, also remove shots of Fredericks wife cutting her throat.
Reel 8 - Reduce the killing of Aunt Hilda by Emil, and remove the close shot
of her dead face.
Reel 9 - Reduce as much as possible the shots of Fredericks body after he has been transfixed by a stake and the sounds of the cries.
cut
cut:
18s+
run:
88:02s
pal:
84:31s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 after 18s of further BBFC cuts for:
1990 Warner VHS
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC additional cuts for video were:
At 34m - During flashback montage superimposed on extreme close up of eye, after phrase on my wedding night remove visual of woman lying naked streaked with blood feeling her breasts as narrator shows excitement and
disgust at the pain in the blood .
At 66m - In intercuts between woman being strangled on grass and woman strangling herself on bed, remove brief shot of woman's corpse lying bare breasted on grass
streaked with blood.
Never Take Sweets From a Stranger is a 1960 UK horror mystery thriller by Cyril Frankel. Starring Gwen Watford, Patrick Allen and Felix Aylmer.
Uncut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1960. Later uncut and 12 rated on 2017 Blu-ray. The US Theatrical Version was cut for dialogue.
Summary Notes
Jean Carter,
nine-year-old daughter of the town's newly-appointed school principal, Peter Carter and his wife Sally, is playing in the woods with her 11-year-old friend Lucille, when Jean discovers she has lost her purse containing her "candy" money. Lucille tells
her she knows where they can get sweets for nothing, and leads her to an imposing mansion, from which the owner, Clarence Olderberry, Sr., a tall, gaunt man of 70 has been watching the girls from a window.
Versions
uncut
run:
84:27s
pal:
81:04s
UK: A short version was passed 12 uncut
for child abuse theme and references, moderate threat for:
The Full Treatment is a 1960 UK mystery drama by Val Guest. Starring Claude Dauphin, Diane Cilento and Ronald Lewis.
Passed X uncut for 1960 release but was cut for US release. A toned down TV version seems to have become the home video version but an extra scene was found for for 2018 Blu-ray
Summary Notes
High-strung race car driver Alan Colby is trying to recover from a serious head injury. Alan and his lovely new wife Denise go on vacation to the South of France for some much needed rest and relaxation. But Alan is having trouble
resisting his more violent impulses. Suave local psychiatrist David Prade offers to help Alan out.
Versions
uncut Theatrical Version
run:
120:07s
pal:
115:19s
UK: Passed X (16) uncut for:
1960 cinema release
UK Video Version
run:
109:37s
pal:
105:14s
UK: A longer UK version was included without an obvious BBFC database entry for:
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+ cut TV version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The UK Video Version has an additional scene with Alan showing and a not quite clear topless Denise in the bath.
TV Version
cut
cut:
run:
107:29s
pal:
103:11s
UK: A cut US TV version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, threat for:
2021 Powerhouse Standard Edition [UK video version + cut TV version] R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
2018 Powerhouse Hammer Volume 2 [UK video version
+ cut TV version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
From IMDb. The TV arm of Columbia, Screen Gems, syndicated a toned down 107 min. print to US television for years. The running time of the UK release seems to tally with the TV version. US: Presumably the TV version is MPAA Unrated for:
The Shadow
of the Cat is a 1961 UK horror mystery thriller by John Gilling. With Conrad Phillips, Barbara Shelley and André Morell.
Passed X after BBFC cuts for the 1961 cinema release. Unreleased until cuts were waived for the 12 rated DVD in 2014.
Summary Review: Efficient and Entertaining
Nominally made by BHP
Productions for contractual reasons, but nevertheless it was actually made by the Hammer Films team.
Was it supernatural force or psychotic compulsion . . . that drove five maddened murderers to destroy themselves? ... Or maybe just a
cat.
The film moves confidently and swiftly along. Director John includes enough shocks to hide the holes in the plot, and to keep it interesting. The cast do their jobs efficiently and entertainingly.
Versions
uncut
run:
78:37s
pal:
75:28s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, horror with previous cuts waived for:
Taste of Fear is a 1961 UK horror mystery thriller by Seth Holt. With Susan Strasberg, Ann Todd and Ronald Lewis.
Uncut in the US and UK
Summary Review: Edge-of-the-seat
A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.
An edge-of-the-seat Hammer thriller
scripted by Jimmy Sangster and directed by Seth Holt.
If you like Hammer films and Hitchcock-style thrillers then this film is a real treat.
Versions
uncut
run:
81:19s
pal:
78:04s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for infrequent moderate horror:
2019 Powerhouse Hammer Volume Four R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Maniac is a 1963 UK crime horror by Michael Carreras With Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray and Donald Houston.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1963 cinema release. The BBFC reported that
cuts were waived for 12 rated Blu-ray in 2017, but the running time still matches the cut version.
Summary Review: Forgotten
An American painter has an affair with a bar owner is a French village and
agrees to help her murderer husband escape from a prison for the criminally insane.
Let down by some poor acting. Script, direction and photography are said to be good though.
Versions
uncut
run:
86:14s
pal:
82:47s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, threat, references to sexual violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2017 Powerhouse Films Hammer Volume One: Fear Warning R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
Thanks to Tim who comments:
I'm also fairly sure that the Indicator print of Hammer's Maniac is the BBFC cut print (despite the BBFC statement about waived cuts) since all the releases I've seen are the BBFC cut
print but I don't own it so can't be definite.
In fact the running time is also 2:14s shorter than the version submitted for cinema release in 1963.
Paranoiac is a 1963 UK horror by Freddie Francis. With
Janette Scott, Oliver Reed and Sheila Burrell.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1963. The same cut version has been released since but has been downrated to a BBFC 12 rating for DVD and Blu-ray
Summary Review: Efficient thriller
Wealthy psychotic who is is coddled by his aunt in their palatial mansion is visited by his supposedly long lost brother.
An odd, low key black & white film is beautifully directed by Freddie Francis. The plot has plenty of twists and turns to keep you off guard.
The acting is
good. Reed especially is fantastic, his violent rages are frightening and you can always see the madness lurking underneath him.
An efficient thriller which keeps you entertained and guessing.
Recommended.
Versions
cut
best available
76:42s
Cinema submitted
80:29s
UK: Passed 12 for moderate horror without further BBFC cuts for:
2 2017 Final Cut Entertainment RB Blu-ray/R2 Combo at UK Amazon
It seems likely that the Eureka release was the same 1963 cut cinema release but this is not absolutely confirmed. See article from
dvdoutsider.co.uk .
UK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for:
1963 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Universal Hammer Horror 8 Film Collection R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
2014
Universal Hammer Horror Series R1 DVD at US Amazon
2008 Sony Icons of Horror
Collection R1 DVD at US Amazon
v Nightmare
- 1964 UK horror thriller by Freddie Francis.
Nightmare is a 1964 UK horror thriller by Freddie Francis. With David Knight, Moira Redmond and Jennie Linden.
Cut by the BBFC for its 1964 cinema release. The consensus is that US and European DVD releases are uncut
Summary review: One of the best
Janet is a young student at a private school;
her nights are troubled by horrible dreams in which she sees her mother, who is in fact locked in an insane asylum, haunting her. Expelled because of her persistent nightmares, Janet is sent home where the nightmares continue.
This is one of the best of Hammer's horror/thrillers. It is more than likely overlooked because it does not have an major stars in it.
Imaginative production, courtesy of Hammer regulars Freddie Francis and Jimmy Sangster, makes it a compelling mystery oozing with a Gothic atmosphere.
Versions
uncut
run:
82:14s
pal:
78:57s
UK: Passed 12
uncut for moderate violence, injury detail for:
Fanatic is a 1965 UK horror thriller by Silvio Narizzano With Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers and Peter Vaughan.
The BBFC originally asked for cuts but these were waived on appeal. The
1965 cinema release was therefore uncut and X rated. Uncut home video releases were 15 rated in the UK and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Effectively creepy
A young woman is terrorized by her
fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
This effectively creepy little Gothic horror tale is one of Hammer's finest psychological-thrillers
Tallulah Bankhead in her last film manages to
be both amusing and terrifying at the same time. It's a blissful performance, it's her finest hour on screen.
Versions
uncut
run:
96:09s
pal:
92:18s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate violence and sexual threat:
2020 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition R0 Blu-ray titled Fanatic at UK Amazon
2017 Powerhouse Films Hammer Volume One: Fear Warning R0 Blu-ray titled Fanatic at UK
Amazon
2006 Sony R2 DVD titled Die! Die! My Darling! at UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Mill Creek Hammer 20 Films Set (RA) Blu-ray titled Die! Die! My Darling! at US
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UK: Passed X (16) uncurt for:
1965 cinema release titled Fanatic
Thanks to Tim:
The film was never cut by the BBFC despite the cuts noted on their website. A number of cuts were requested originally, but Hammer successfully appealed and the cuts were waived. Apart
from the title change the UK and US prints are the same.
An American wakes up in an English hospital unable to remember anything of his life before a recent car accident. With only a photograph torn from a newspaper to guide him, and an unknown
benefactor, he attempts to unravel what looks increasingly like a bizarre murder.
Not the best of Sangster's Hammer thrillers but holds up well and is still enjoyable
Bette Davis stars as an English nanny whose sense of reality is clouded due to some deep dark secret in her past.
The film rachets up the tension from the very beginning.
The one problem, as with all films dealing with troublesome kids is that William Dix's Joey is so rotten in the beginning that one wants someone to knock him off. But watch this for Davis
Crescendo is a 1970 UK horror thriller by Alan Gibson. With Stefanie Powers, James Olson and Margaretta Scott.
There was a cut US PG rated theatrical version of Crescendo, but all other releases have been uncut
Summary Review:
Psycho Genre
This is one of the last examples of Hammer's psycho
genre, similar in style and plotline to those the company made in the early sixties such as Maniac, Paranoiac, Nightmare and Scream of Fear/Taste of Fear.
It probably isn't one of Hammer's greatest achievements but is by no means
one of the worst. The photography is very effective in places and the setting is quite haunting in a picturesque kind of way.
Fear in the Night is a 1972
UK mystery thriller by Jimmy Sangster. With Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Ralph Bates.
This Hammer horror was always uncut in the UK, originally X rated for 1972 cinema release, 15 rated on VHS and then 12 rated for DVD. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summery Review: Macabre macabre
A young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown moves with her husband to a boys' school, but finds herself being terrorized by a mysterious one-armed man - and nobody believes her.
Director Jimmy
Sangster delivers enough startling imagery (Cushing's shattered glasses; a gloved prosthetic arm) and well-handled scenes of suspense to ensure that the film is certainly never dull. Fear in the Night is a solid slice of macabre entertainment.
Versions
uncut
run:
93:40s
pal:
89:55s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate threat and horror for:
2017 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
Straight on Till Morning is a 1972 UK horror by Peter Collinson. With Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant and James Bolam.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1972. It is unknown if these cuts persist to 18 rated home video. MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Incredibly bleak
A timid,
withdrawn woman meets a man she believes is finally the love of her life, unaware that he is a vicious serial killer.
Incredibly bleak psychological thriller from Hammer really captures the darkest side of the sexual revolution.
Tushingham is excruciatingly naive as the beleaguered mouse-child, Briant impossibly fey as the brooding beast-man, and the whole drama is absurdly lighthearted and gruesome at once. By far the best thing Hammer ever churned out.
Versions
run:
95:33s
pal:
91:44s
UK: An unknown version was passed 18 for strong sex and violence without BBFC cuts for:
2018 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/r2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
Cash on Demand is a 1961 UK crime thriller by Quentin Lawrence. Starring Peter Cushing, André Morell and Richard Vernon.
There are no indications of censorship but the film has been released with
several different runtimes.
Summary Notes
A ruthless crook abducts the wife and child of a bank manager and then masquerades as an insurance company detective while scheming to
rob the institution in this crime drama. Unfortunately, some of the manager's employees learn about the plot and the terrified manager must beg them to remain silent. Fortunately, the cops have been on the case all along.
Versions
US Extended Version
run:
80:01s
pal:
76:49s
UK: The US extended version was passed PG
uncut for mild threat:
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The Pirates of Blood River is a 1962 UK action romance by John Gilling. Starring Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett and Christopher Lee.
Heavily cut from X to U for 1961 UK cinema release. An unknown cut version
was passed 12 for 2020 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
In a village of Huguenot refugees, Jonathon Standing is exiled by his father to a nearby penal colony for his improper relationship with
a married woman. This penal colony is then invaded by pirates who force Jonathan to lead them back to his village, convinced that it contains a great treasure.
Versions
best available
run:
90:32s
pal:
86:55s
UK: A cut version was passed 12 for moderate
violence, occasional bloody images without further BBFC cuts:
This movie was originally given a BBFC X (16) certificate for its cinema release. Hammer then decided they wanted an A certificate, so it was trimmed of violence with heavy cuts to the killing of Maggie by piranhas.
After
reconsidering again, Hammer decided to settle for a U certificate, so further cuts were made which edited:
all of the piranha scenes
the blindfolded sword-fight,
the attack on the farm,
a shot of a hanged man's legs, and
the overdubbing of words such as harlot and adulterer.
The Devil-Ship Pirates
is a 1964 UK action adventure thriller by Don Sharp. Starring Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir and John Cairney.
BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated cinema release in 1964.
UK home video releases are PG rated and uncut. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
A pirate ship, fighting in 1588 on the side of the Spanish Armada, suffers damage
and must put into a village on the British coast for repairs. The village is small and isolated and the Spanish convince the villagers that the English fleet has been defeated and that they, the Spanish, are now their masters. This results in the
villagers' sullen cooperation, but rumors and unrest begin to spread and soon the Spanish pirates find themselves facing a revolt.
The Brigand of Kandahar is a 1965 UK historical adventure by John Gilling. Starring Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed and Duncan Lamont.
BBFC cuts were required for a U rated cinema release in 1965. Presumably
the same version was submitted for BBFC PG rated DVD release in 2011 and 2024 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
In 1850, a British garrison defends Fort Kandahar on the North West Frontier
of British India. Lieutenant Case is a mixed race British officer under the command of Colonel Drewe. Case is despised by his colonel and a few jealous fellow officers for being part-native. However, due to his background, Case is useful to the British
who use him to infiltrate the local tribes. The tribes, united under a war chieftain named Ali Khan, have been fomenting revolt against the British colonial forces. Disguised as a native, Lieutenant Case collects valuable intelligence for his regiment.
Unfortunately, during a spying mission, Case and a fellow officer, Captain Connelly are discovered. Case escapes under the cover of darkness but Connelly is captured. On his return to Fort Kandahar, Case is accused of deliberately abandoning Connelly to
the enemy and of cowardice as he made no attempt to rescue Connelly. The love affair between Connelly's wife and Case is well-known at the fort and many officers ...
Versions
best available cut
cut:
run:
78:12s
pal:
75:04s
UK: Presumably the cut cinema version was
passed PG uncut for mild violence:
The Lost Continent is a 1968 UK / USA fantasy adventure by
Michael Carreras and Leslie Norman (uncredited). Starring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef and Suzanna Leigh.
The US theatrical release was cut for an MPAA G rating. The cut footage
was located and spliced back into the a US theatrical print to create the Extended Version released on home video. However the restored footage was slightly lower quality, and the final result was significantly shorter than the original UK Theatrical
Version.
Summary Notes
On their way to South America, the passengers and crew of an old freighter face many challenges. The captain has taken on illegal cargo - a dangerous
consignment of phosphorous that will explode if it comes into contact with water - something that worries the crew but less so for the passengers who all seem to have good reasons to continue their trip. When the ship takes on water some of the crew
mutiny and eventually abandon ship. For those who stay aboard, they soon find themselves trapped in a huge bed of living seaweed and find a several centuries old Spanish galleon that has been trapped for all of that time - now manned by the descendants
of the original crew. They will have to help them if they are to survive.
Versions
best available
run:
96:43s
pal:
92:51s
US: The US Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated:
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The US theatrical release was cut for an MPAA G rating. The cut footage was located and spliced back into the a US theatrical print to create the Extended Version. However the restored footage was slightly lower quality, and the final result was
significantly shorter than the original UK Theatrical Version.
cut
run:
87:04s
pal:
83:35s
MPAA
UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 12 for
moderate violence without further BBFC cuts
2010 Optimum Releasing video
US: The US Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA G rating.
uncut
run:
103:43s
pal:
99:34s
UK: The UK Theatrical Version was passed X (16) uncut:
BFI's Monthly Film Bulletin (MFB) magazine used to give exact film footage for all films on their UK cinema release. MFB notes the cinema footage as 8576 feet, which would be 95:17s at 24 frames per second. That's
more or less the running time when the film was passed for video on 19 March 1986, 91:17 with PAL speed-up. The version on Indicator's Blu-ray runs 95:28 at 24 fps. So I suspect the home viewing version is identical to the cinema release, with maybe
differences in distributor idents etc.
I think is likely was that the film completed editing between BBFC cinema certification and release, shortening the film by some four minutes. Having now watched it, I'm sure it could have done with tightening.
v Shatter
- 1974 UK / Hong Kong action drama by Michael Carreras and Monte Hellman (uncredited).
Shatter is a 1974 UK / Hong Kong action drama by Michael Carreras and Monte Hellman (uncredited). Starring Stuart Whitman, Lung Ti and Lily Li.
A co-production between Hammer and the Hong Kong Shaw Brothers was cut by
the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1975. A uncut version is set for 2020 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
Shatter, an international hitman, is hiding out in Hong Kong after he has
completed a contract out on an African leader. Shatter soon finds out that everyone wants him dead, including the crime syndicate, the cops and the brother of the African leader he killed. Shatter teams up with a kung fu expert to try to get the money
that is owed to him. Various double crosses and fight scenes ensue.
The U.S Anchor Bay DVD featured the UK cinema print which was cut to remove a hook impaling and a man being shot and spitting blood during the dock fight.
Beyond the Rave is a 2008 UK horror thriller by Matthias
Hoene Starring Nora-Jane Noone, Jamie Dornan and Tamer Hassan
There are no censorship issues with this film split into episodes.
Summary Notes
An
English soldier must find and win back his girlfriend from the clutches of a mysterious group of hardcore ravers before he flies to Iraq in the morning.
Let Me In is a 2010 UK/USA Hammer horror mystery by Matt
Reeves. With Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz and Richard Jenkins.
Always uncut in the UK and US.
Summary Notes
In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the twelve year-old Owen is a lonely and outcast boy bullied in school by Kenny and two other classmates; at home, Owen dreams of avenging himself against the trio of bullies. He befriends his
twelve-year-old next door neighbor, Abby, who only appears during the night in the playground of their building. Meanwhile, Abby's father is a wanted serial-killer who drains the blood of his victims to supply Abby, who is actually an ancient vampire.
Abby advises Owen to fight Kenny; however, soon he discovers that she is a vampire, and he feels fear and love for the girl. Meanwhile a police officer is investigating the murder cases, believing that it is a satanic cult.
Versions
uncut
run:
115:46s
pal:
111:08s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, horror and language for:
2019 Icon [Horror Myths Box Set] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
The Resident is a 2011 UK/USA mystery thriller by Antti
Jokinen. With Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lee Pace.
Always uncut in the UK and US
Summary Notes
In New York, Dr. Juliet Bliss Devereau of the Brooklyn General Hospital has ended her relationship with her boyfriend Jack and is seeking
an apartment in Brooklyn to live alone. She finds a bargain in an old apartment building owned by the handsome and lonely Max and one night she misinterprets his signals and dates him. However she concludes that it is too soon to have a love affair and
she asks Max to leave her apartment. However she does not know that Max is a deranged man obsessed on her and that he spies her from secret openings in her apartment.
Versions
uncut
87:31s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, sexual threat and strong language for:
2011 Icon Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Wake Wood is a 2010 Ireland/UK horror thriller by David
Keating. With Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle and Timothy Spall.
Uncut for UK and US release
Summary Notes
Still grieving the death of their only child, Alice, a young couple relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where they stumble on a group
of villagers practising Pagan rituals. They soon learn that this ritual has the power to bring back the dead, and would allow them three dats with their beloved daughter.
They agree terms with the village leader (Timothy Spall) but then far
bigger questions loom... what will they do when it's time for Alice to go back? Will she go back peacefully? Or are there more sinister forces at work?
Wake Wood is a genuinely creepy horror film that leaves you feeling more
than a little bit unsettled after it is over. Filmed in suitably eerie locations in Ireland it is one of the most atmospheric films I have seen in a very long time.
Versions
uncut
run:
90:05s
pal:
86:29s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence and
gory images for:
2011 Technicolor/Momentum Pictures Home Ent R2 DVD at UK Amazon released
on 28th March 2011
The Woman in Black is a 2012 UK/Canada/Sweden ghost story by
James Watkins. With Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer and Ciarán Hinds.
Cut by the BBFC for a 12 rating. Passed uncut at 15 but unreleased. Uncut in the US with a PG-13 rating
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.
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.
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.
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 Quiet Ones is a 2014 USA horror by John Pogue. Starring Jared Harris, Sam Claflin and Olivia Cooke.
Uncut in the UK (15 rated) and US (PG-13 rated).
Promotional Material
Jared Harris and Sam Claflin star in this British horror film inspired by real events. In the 1970s Professor
Coupland (Harris) encourages a group of his university students, which includes Brian McNeil (Claflin), to undertake a dangerous experiment. To test the theory that poltergeists are created by negative human energy, Brian and his fellow students use a
disturbed patient as their subject. However, the results of the experiment prove to be both terrifying and deadly. The film also stars Olivia Cooke and Erin Richards.
Versions
uncut
93:54s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong horror for:
2014 Lionsgate R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 18th August 2014
2014 Lionsgate R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 18th August 2014
US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for intense sequences of violence and terror, sexual content, thematic material, language, and smoking throughout for:
The Lodge is a 2019 UK horror thriller by Severin Fiala and Veronika
Franz. Starring Jaeden Martell, Richard Armitage and Alicia Silverstone.
There are no censorship issues with this release.
Promotional Material
A bone-chilling nightmare from the directors of Goodnight Mommy, The Lodge follows a family who retreat to their remote winter cabin over the holidays. When the father (Richard Armitage) is forced to abruptly
depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan (It's Jaeden Martell) and Mia (Lia McHugh) in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace (Riley Keough). Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from
Grace's dark past.
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2020 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2020 Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon
Doctor Jekyll is a 2023 UK horror mystery drama by Joe
Stephenson Starring Eddie Izzard, Scott Chambers and Lindsay Duncan
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes
A modern re-imagining of the infamous Dr. Jekyll from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde featuring a trans comedian.
Versions
uncut
run:
88:50s
pal:
85:17s
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language, bloody violence, horror:
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