Movies Banned/Censored in Australia
This list contains movies which have been refused classification in Australia and are therefore banned or have had to be edited to receive a classification of R18+. As R18+ only originated in November 1971 this list only contain movies that went to the classification board after that time. All information courtesy of http://refused-classification.com
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- DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsAl PacinoKitty WinnAlan VintFollows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.In December 1971, THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK was censored by 114-feet (01:16) to remove 'incitement to drug abuse'. The 113m R-rated version was released theatrically by 20th Century Fox.
- DirectorMac AhlbergStarsAnna GaëlGillian HillsLars LunøeThis adaptation of Emile Zola's novel "NANA," is about the sexual liaisons of a woman who through her relationships with different men, enjoys a life of pleasure and luxury. However, her lavish life-style does not always bring happiness.In May 1971, a 9855-feet (109:30) print of TAKE ME, LOVE ME was banned because of ‘indecency’. At the time, SOA was the highest classification available.
The Censorship Board began awarding the R-rating in October 1971. However, they were not officially issued until the R classification became operative on November 15 1971.
In October 1971, an 8768-feet (97:41) print of NANA, GIRL OF PLEASURE was censored by 87-feet (00:58) for an R-rating. - DirectorRoger FritzStarsHelga AndersKlaus LöwitschArthur BraussBest pals Werner and Mike meet lovely young Alice and take her to a gravel pit for a nightly swim. But fun turns into gravity, friends into rivals and adventure into brutal violence.In November 1971, an 8172-feet (90:48) print of LOVE BY RAPE was banned because of 'indecency and excessive violence'.
- DirectorMac AhlbergStarsGio PetréLars LunøeHjördis PettersonNewly married to a sexually perverted antique dealer, Siv submits herself to endless degradation before discovering that her husband harbors a diabolical secret.In December 1971, a 7163-foot (79:35) version of I, A WOMAN NO. 2 was banned because of 'indecency'.
- DirectorRolf ThieleStarsNorbert GastellWolfgang HessThomas PiperThe characters from the classic Grimm's Fairy Tales (Mother Goose, etc.) engaged in activities the Grimm Brothers probably wouldn't approve of.In November 1971, a 9173-feet (101:55) print of GRIMMS' MAERCHEN VON LUSTEN PAERCHEN was banned because of 'indecency'.
In November 1981, L and M Imports had a 72m videotape passed under the title of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SNOW WHITE. - DirectorPaul MorrisseyStarsJoe DallesandroGeraldine SmithPatti D'ArbanvilleA man desperate for money and no income, turns prostitute and interplays with a variety of clients and hustlers.In October 1971, a 770- feet (85:33) print of FLESH was banned because of 'indecency'.
In July 1973, Blake Films had a 2250.60-meter (82:02) print passed with an R-rating. There is no mention of this version being censored; however, the running time is several minutes shorter than the original submission. - DirectorRon JoyStarsMichele CareyHenry SilvaKeenan WynnA woman tracks down the five men who raped her, helped by an Apache.In November 1971, a 7899-feet (87:46) print of FIVE SAVAGE MEN was banned because of 'indecency and excessive violence'.
A 2272-meter (82:49) print was passed with an M-rating in October 1982.
In June 1991, an 84m videotape was passed with an R18+ (Medium level violence) rating. - DirectorsJack HillJuan IbáñezStarsBoris KarloffJulissaCarlos EastInvestigating strange frequencies from Earth's core, scientists unearth a living rock beneath a volcano. It craves hormones produced by human fear, leading them to abduct girls, sacrificing them to sustain the rock.In November 1971, an 8665-feet (96:17) print of FEAR CHAMBER was banned because of 'excessive violence'.
In February 1972, a censored 8261-feet (91:47) version was again banned because of 'excessive violence'. - DirectorJoseph W. SarnoStarsHelli LouiseGio PetréOle WisborgKatja lives alone with her widowed father, and the two of them share a deep affection. One day Katja's idyllic life is forever shattered when her father re-marries.In November 1971, an 8586-feet (95:24) feet print of DADDY, DARLING was banned because of 'indecency'.
In April 1972, a censored 8286-feet (92:04) version was passed with an R-rating. - DirectorJack HillStarsRoberta CollinsPam GrierJudith BrownBeautiful female prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison until five of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with reluctant help from two male fruit vendors.In October 1971, an 8539-feet (95:53) print of THE BIG DOLL HOUSE was banned because of 'indecency'.
In August 2004, THE BIG DOLL HOUSE was passed with an MA15+ (Adult themes; Drug use, Medium level sex scene; Medium level violence) rating. - DirectorsTony PalmerFrank ZappaStarsMark VolmanHoward KaylanIan UnderwoodThe great Frank Zappa's outrageous psychedelic precursor to today's music videos features "The Mothers of Invention" wreaking havoc in a typical American town. Ringo Starr narrates.In February 1972, an 8894-feet (98:49) version of 200 MOTELS was banned because of 'indecency'.
In August 1981, Valhalla Films had a 1053.12-meter (95:58) 16mm print passed with an R-rating. - DirectorAnnelise MeinecheStarsAnne Grete NissenIb MossinJoan GamstWhen a high-school girl complains of her inability to reach sexual climax, her doctor suggests that she keep a diary of her sexual encounters. She does just that and soon finds herself caught up in a sexual merry-go-round that includes making a hardcore porno film in Sweden, an escapade with a German sadist and a lesbian encounter.In September 1972, a 2555.14-meter (93:08) print of DIE JUNGFRAU VON 18 KARAT was banned because of 'indecency'.
It was resubmitted by Consolidated Exhibitors in March 1973 under the title UDEN EN TRAEVL. This longer 2934.00-meter (106:57) print was also banned because of 'indecency'.
In August 1974, a 2501.50-meter (91:11) 'reconstructed version' of DIE JUNGFRAU VON 18 KARAT was passed with an R-rating. - DirectorPavlos ParashakisStarsBarbaraErrikos BriollasEfi PloubiAlex, a painter from Athens, retreats to a remote village in order to get inspired for his work. When he falls for a young woman who lives alone in the woods, the superstitious villagers are soon attempting to drive him back to the city.In June 1972, a 7631-feet (84:47) print of THE WILD DAMNED NATURE was passed with an R-rating after being censored by 65-feet (00:43). The cuts were made to remove 'indecency'.
- DirectorCheh ChangStarsDavid ChiangLung TiPing WangChina 1925, a man returns to track down a kill the men who murdered his brother.In May 1972, a 9356-feet (103:57) print of VENGEANCE was banned because of 'excessive violence'.
The following month, a censored 8245-feet (91:37) print lost a further 306-foot (03:23) before being rated M. - DirectorRobert YoungStarsAdrienne CorriThorley WaltersAnthony HigginsAs the plague sweeps the countryside, a quarantined village is visited by a mysterious traveling circus. Soon, young children begin to disappear, and the locals suspect the circus troupe might be hiding a horrifying secret.In June 1972, a 7918-feet (88:13) print of Hammer’s VAMPIRE CIRCUS was banned because of 'excessive violence'. It was re-submitted in September 1972 in a censored version that ran 2338-meters (85:27). This too was Refused Registration.
It was finally passed with an R-rating in February 1973. The censor described the 2353.65-meter (86:02) print as a 'new version'. - DirectorJoseph StrickStarsRip TornJames T. CallahanEllen BurstynThe film depicts the adventures of expatriate American writer Henry Miller and his friends, as they pursue art, money, food, and sex in Paris.In January 1972, an 8029-feet (89:27) print of TROPIC OF CANCER was banned because of 'indecency'.
A censored 2401.87-meters (87:47) version was passed with an R-rating in July 1973. - DirectorsRobert ParrishIrving LernerStarsTelly SavalasRobert ShawStella StevensA group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers.In November 1972, a 2643.00-meter (96:20) print of A TOWN CALLED BASTARD was banned because of 'excessive violence'. A censored 2635.90-meter (96.05) 'reconstructed version' was passed with an R-rating in April 1972.
- DirectorJack O'ConnellStarsBirte ToveBaard OweClinton GreynA gorgeous Danish stewardess flirts brashly with her male passengers then beds them one after another in her Copenhagen home.In December 1972, a 2832.20-meter (103:14) print of SWEDISH FLY GIRLS was censored by 15:50-meters (00:34) for an R-rating. The cuts were made to remove 'indecency, and incitement to drug abuse'.
In September 1985, Roadshow Home Video had a 98m version passed with an R-rating. - DirectorGordon Parks Jr.StarsRon O'NealCarl LeeSheila FrazierThe daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.In September 1972, a 2619.00-meter (95:28) print of SUPER FLY was banned because of 'indecency and incitement to drug abuse'.
Warner Bros then made a successful appeal to the Films Board of Review. They overturned the ban, and passed it with an R-rating in February 1973. - DirectorTheodore GershunyStarsGeorge ShannonMary WoronovLynn LowryAfter an actress is murdered by a pornographer during an erotic "game" that is made to look like a suicide, her lesbian lover uses another aspiring starlet as a pawn to exact revenge.In August 1972, a 2468.88 (90:14) print of SUGAR COOKIES was banned because of 'indecency'. Consolidated Exhibitors censored it down to 1928:00 (70:28), but this too was banned in November 1972.
In November 1974, the Film Censorship Board listing stated the following:
Sugar Cookies: Previously listed as rejected on Lists No 8/72. After review film classified as 'Restricted' Film Censorship Board and Films Board of Review.
Presumably, this uncut version of SUGAR COOKIES went on to play theatrically in Australia. - DirectorCharles NizetStarsSally BlairTina BrownLloyd DavishA tribe of Amazon women use a magnetic force to pull down airplanes flying over their island. They enslave all the men aboard the planes and use them as their sex slaves.In June 1972, a 6926-feet (76:57) print of SLAVES OF LOVE was Refused Registration because of 'indecency'.
A 1655-meter (60:19) 'reconstructed version' was finally passed with an R-rating in August 1973.
In July 1979, a 2007.94-meter (73:11) 'reduced version' was passed with an R-rating. - DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsCharlton HestonJames BrolinYvette MimieuxA Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707, forcing the crew to fly to Russia amidst tensions and stereotypes of the early 1970s.In August 1972, a 2773.06-meter (101:05) print of SKYJACKED was banned by the Censorship Board. This decision was made on the orders of Don Chipp, the Liberal Minister for Custom and Excise.
Following their win at the December 1972 election, the Labour Government soon reconsidered the ban. On the orders of the Attorney-General, Lionel Murphy, the film was resubmitted to the Censorship Board.
The same 2773.06-meter (101:05) print was finally passed with an M-rating on March 1st 1973. - DirectorNorbert TerryStarsBarbro HedströmVincent GauthierRenée Saint-CyrA young man who disguises himself as a girl in order to gain access to a girl's College.In March 1972, a 9628-feet (107:16) print of THE SEXY DOZEN was banned because of 'indecency'.
The ban was overturned in May 1972, and an R-rating awarded following an appeal to the Film Board of Review. The 2934.61-meter (107:16) print was confirmed with an R-rating in July 1972. - DirectorPeter Perry Jr.StarsHarvey ShainWilliam RotslerDee LockwoodAn outrageously bawdy, sexed-up version of the world's most famous love story.In May 1971, a 3600-foot (100:00) 16mm print of THE SECRET SEX LIVES OF ROMEO AND JULIET was banned because of 'indecency'. At the time, the highest rating available was SOA (Suitable only for Adults) which was equivalent to the M-rating.
Following the introduction of the R-rating, it was resubmitted in a 1078.22-meter (98:15) 16mm print. This too was banned because of 'indecency' in September 1972.
A censored 1042.00-meter (94:57) 16mm print was passed with an R-rating in December 1974. - DirectorErnst HofbauerStarsGünther KieslichWolf HarnischHelga KruckMockumentary about German schoolgirls openly talking about their scandalous sexual experiences. Some of these are illustrated through inserted vignettes. Also, a street reporter asks actual common folk about their views on sex.In April 1972, an 8083-feet (89:49) print of SCHOOLGIRL REPORT was banned because of 'indecency'.
In June 1973, a censored 2274.10-meter (82:53) print lost a further 10.96-meter (00:24), before being awarded an R-rating. The extra cuts were again made to remove 'indecency'.
