Faces of Death
Dir Conan le Ciliare / 1978 / USA
Roadshow had a 2956.1mtr (108m 03s) print Refused Registration in December 1980. The reason given was:Violence
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
An appeal to the Review Board in January 1981 failed.
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In November 1983 it was back before the censors this
time submitted by
M.C Stuart & Associates. The 113min (v) videotape was again
banned for reasons of:
Violence
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
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In the late 80's unofficial video releases did begin to surface in Australia. They attracted press coverage in February 1988 following their alleged link to a murder. Note that the M rating that is quoted below is definitely a fake.
(ARCHIVED) Brutal Video in Link to Murders. Sun-Herald 21.02.88
A BRUTAL video series being examined by
Melbourne police in connection with two murders is readily available in
Sydney and renting well.
The video, Faces of Death, comes in two parts, is rated "M" and
boasts "the brutal and explicit depiction of actual
death".
Video outlets in Sydney yesterday said the video, banned in 46 countries,
was rented out three times a week on average.
Detective Inspector Graeme McDonald, of Melbourne Homicide Squad, said a man was charged with murder hours after viewing the video and another alleged killer was believed to have seen it, but died before he could be charged.
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Presumably
prompted by the news reports the NSW Police picked up the tapes and submitted
them to the Censorship Board. In April 1988 a
108min videotape of FACES OF DEATH was again banned for reasons of:
Violence
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
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On March 30th a DVD was rated R18+(High Level Violence, Distressing Images and Themes). Umbrella Entertainment intend to release this in the near future. No news yet if this will be the uncut version.
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Umbrella Entertainment intended to release the first four FACES OF DEATH films on February 4th 2008 as part of a DVD box set. Unfortunately only part one escaped with an R18+, whilst the remaining three were banned. Part one was released in February 2008.
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Promo for the abandoned DVD box set.
Faces Of Death - Vol. I-IV (4 Disc Box Set)
(797568)
Coming Soon! Pre-Order Now - Available Monday, 04 February 2008
$AU39.83 (inc GST)
Possibly one of the most talked about series of all time, Faces of Death examines the many guises of death in the extreme close-up. Sure to shock and horrify, these brutal films are not meant for the faint of heart.
Volume I features a vicious pit bull fight, the clubbing of baby seals, a man setting himself on fire, an electrocution, San Francisco cultists dining on human organs, and a suicidal jumper taking his final leap.
Volume II shows guerrilla death squads in el Salvador, Napalm bombings in Vietnam, and a train disaster in India.
Volume III exposes viewers to a disaster on Germany’s Autobahn, a parachutist landing in a crocodile pit, and torture and murder in el Salvador.
Volume IV depicts a cremation, an electrocution, a terrorist destroyed by his own bomb, and a man-eating tiger turning on its trainer.
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Fullscreen Transfer Format: 4:3
Category: Box Sets
Documentary Horror
Region: 4 Format: DVD
Year: 1978
Distributor: Shock Rating: R18+
Running Time: 485 mins
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Umbrella Entertainment
E-mail Promo
February 2008
Faces of Death
Possibly one of the most talked about series of all time, Faces of Death
examines the many guises of death in the extreme close-up. Sure to shock and
horrify, these brutal films are not meant for the faint of heart. Volumes 2-4
have now been banned by the censor, only volume 1 is available
Faces of Death 2
Dir Conan le Ciliare / 1981 / USA
M.C Stuart & Associates had a 100min videotape Refused Registration in
November 1983.
The
reason given was:
Violence
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
***
In the late 80's unofficial video releases did begin to surface in Australia. They attracted press coverage in February 1988 following their alleged link to a murder. Note that the M rating that is quoted below is definitely a fake.
(ARCHIVED) Brutal Video in Link to Murders. Sun-Herald 21.02.88
A BRUTAL video series being examined by
Melbourne police in connection with two murders is readily available in
Sydney and renting well.
The video, Faces of Death, comes in two parts, is rated "M" and
boasts "the brutal and explicit depiction of actual
death".
Video outlets in Sydney yesterday said the video, banned in 46 countries,
was rented out three times a week on average.
Detective Inspector Graeme McDonald, of Melbourne Homicide Squad, said a man was charged with murder hours after viewing the video and another alleged killer was believed to have seen it, but died before he could be charged.
***
Presumably
prompted by the news reports the NSW Police picked up the tapes and submitted
them to the Censorship Board. In April 1988 a 84min
videotape of FACES OF DEATH 2 was again banned for reasons of:
Violence
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
***
It was back before the censors in 2007 following a submission by Umbrella Entertainment. Twenty-five years after the original ban, it was Refused Classification again on December 17th 2007.
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Umbrella Entertainment intended to release the first four FACES OF DEATH films on February 4th 2008 as part of a DVD box set. Unfortunately only part one escaped with an R18+, whilst the remaining three were banned.
Faces of Death 3
Dir John Alan Schwartz / 1985 / USA
Umbrella Entertainment had this DVD banned on December 14th 2007.
Umbrella Entertainment intended to release the first four FACES OF DEATH films on February 4th 2008 as part of a DVD box set. Unfortunately only part one escaped with an R18+, whilst the remaining three were banned.
Faces of Death 4
Dir John Alan Schwartz / 1990 / USA
Umbrella Entertainment had this DVD banned on December 14th 2007.
Umbrella Entertainment intended to release the first four FACES OF DEATH films on February 4th 2008 as part of a DVD box set. Unfortunately only part one escaped with an R18+, whilst the remaining three were banned.
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