British movies made in 1970, cut and banned before the November 1971 liberalisation of the Australian censorship system.
Brotherly Love
Directed by J. Lee Thompson / 1970 / UK – USA / IMDb
Date: 06-1970 / Rated: AO / Length: 10118 feet / Time: 112:25 / Censored by 00:08 / Reason: indecent language
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Directed by Douglas Hickox / 1970 / UK / IMDb
Date: 11-1970 / Rated: SOA / Length: 8545 feet / Time: 94:57 / Censored by 00:33 / Reason: indecency and indecent language
Post-November 1971 rating
Resubmitted by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment and passed with an M-rating in February 1985. The tape ran 90-minutes.
The Executioner
Directed by Sam Wanamaker / 1970 / UK / IMDb
Date: 07-1970 / Rated: A / Length: 9948 feet / Time: 110:32 / Censored by 00:04 / Reason: violence
Eyewitness
Directed by John Hough / 1970 / UK / IMDb
Date: 11-1970 / Rated: A / Length: 8132 feet / Time: 90:21 / Censored by 01:10 / Reason: violence
Post-November 1971 rating
Resubmitted by Universal Pictures Video and passed with an M (Medium level violence) rating in June 2004. The DVD ran 88-minutes.
Figures in a Landscape
Directed by Joseph Losey / 1970 / UK / IMDb
Date: 03-1971 / Rated: A / Length: 9787 feet / Time: 108:45 / Censored by 00:10 / Reason: violence
Post-November 1971 rating
Resubmitted by CBS/Fox Video and passed with a PG rating in February 1984. The tape ran 100-minutes.
Fragment of Fear
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian / 1970 / UK / IMDb
Date: 01-1971 / Rated: A / Length: 8881 feet / Time: 98:41 / Comment: Second version
Post-November 1971 rating
Resubmitted by RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video and passed with an M rating in March 1988. The tape ran 91-minutes.
Girly
Directed by Freddie Francis / 1970 / UK / IMDb
Date: 04-1971 / Rated: Banned / Length: 9137 feet / Time: 101:31 / Reason: indecency
Date: 08-1971 / Appeal: Against refusal of the Film Censorship Board to register / Length: 9137 feet / Time: 101:31 / Result: Decision of the Film Censorship Board confirmed
Post-November 1971 rating
Resubmitted by Incamera and passed with an R-rating in April 1972. The print ran 9137-feet (101:31), the same length as the version that was previously banned.
Groupie Girl
Directed by Derek Ford / 1970 / UK / IMDb
Date: 05-1971 / Rated: Banned / Length: 7881 feet / Time: 87:34 / Reason: indecency and incitement to drug abuse
Post-November 1971 rating
Resubmitted by Roadshow Distributors and passed with an M-rating in March 1974. The print ran 2402.13-meters (87:34), the same length as the version that was previously banned.
In the early 1980s, Video Classics released GROUPIE GIRL on tape. The cover incorrectly labels it as being R-rated.
Further reading
See also the Directed by Derek Ford page in the Film Censorship Database No. 1.
