Movies from Germany that were cut or banned in Australia.
Pre-November 1971 decisions are here.
Love by Rape
Directed by Roger Fritz / 1970 / West Germany / IMDb
In November 1971, an 8172-feet (90:48) print of LOVE BY RAPE was banned because of ‘indecency and excessive violence’.
Consolidated Exhibitors were the applicant.
What indecency & violence?
Matt reports.
Subkultur Entertainment (de) – 2015 – Blu-ray as MÄDCHEN MIT GEWALT – 97:46
These scenes likely contributed to the ban.
45:00 & 76:30 – Werner (Klaus Löwitsch) assaults Alice (Helga Anders).
90:30 – Mike (Arthur Brauss) stabs Werner in the leg.
The US release shortened and retitled it to THE BRUTES before resissuing it as CRY RAPE. This 81:34 version is also on Subkultur’s Blu-ray.
Sex in Denmark
Directed by Wolfgang Bellenbaum – Günter Vaessen / 1971 / West Germany / IMDb
In March 1978, a 2466.00-meter (89:53) print of SEX IN DENMARK was censored by 41.80-meters (01:31) for an R-rating.
The cuts were made to remove ‘indecency’.
Roadshow Distributors were the applicant; however, Blake Films were listed as the distributor on the poster.
Mike reports
Unknown source – 78:13 – German language, English subtitles
The indecency cuts were presumably to some fairly enthusiastic softcore copulation which occurs in the context of a live sex show viewed by the main characters. The rest of the sex in the film is very tame.