Love Camp 7
Dir Lee Frost / 1968 / USA
A 2094.43mtr (76m 33s) print was originally Refused Registration in February 1974. The reason for the ban was given as 'Indecency and Excessive Violence'. A Reconstructed Version was finally passed with an R rating in July 1974. This was only after the submitted print of 2630.40mtr (96m 08s) was cut by a further 59.13mtr (2m 09s). The reason for these extra cuts was given as 'Indecency'. It is unclear why the original submission was so short. It is possible that this was a transcription error by the censorship board.
In 1974 the Queensland Government set up their own Films Board of Review. An article in a 1976 issue of Cinema Papers magazine covered the the workings of this overly repressive group. It includes the following quote from Errol Heath, the managing director of Regent Trading.
"Love Camp 7 was shown to the board privately prior to any theatrical release being set for the film in Queensland. We were subsequently advised that although the board would not officially ban the film, they would go ahead and do so if we attempted to release it in Queensland."
In the early 80's it was released on tape by Starbase Video with a running time of 83m 13s. A re-release in the late 80's/early 90's appeared on a No Name Label. The tape again runs 83m 13s, and appears to be taken from the same print as the Starbase Video release. The cover gives the film the title NAZI LOVE CAMP 7.
The check against the uncut running time would seem to indicate that both Australian tape releases have been heavily censored of around eight and a half minutes of footage.
Siren Visual Entertainment gave the film an Australian DVD release in October 2005. This NTSC print runs 95m 37s and is fully uncut.
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