Irish Films

Irish movies, cut and banned before the November 1971 liberalisation of the Australian censorship system.


Wedding Night

Directed by Piers Haggard / 1970 / Ireland – UK / IMDb

June 1970 / Rated: AO / Length: 8889 feet / Time: 98:46 / Censored by 00:25 / Reason: indecency

Wedding Night (1970) - Australian daybill movie poster 1
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Post-November 1971 rating

Resubmitted by RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts Video, and passed with an M (Adult theme) rating in April 1991. The tape ran for 95-minutes.

Further reading

For more Piers Haggard, see BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW (1971) in Film Censorship Database No. 1.


The McKenzie Break

Directed by Lamont Johnson / 1970 / Ireland – UK / IMDb

February 1971 / Rated: A / Length: 9566 feet / Time: 106:17 / Censored by 00:06 / Reason: indecent language

The McKenzie Break (1970) - Australian daybill movie poster 1
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Post-November 1971 rating

Resubmitted by Corporate Video, and passed with a PG-rating in December 1988. The tape ran 102-minutes and was released on MGM/UA Home Video.

In March 2004, MGM Home Entertainment Group had a DVD passed with a PG (Low level coarse language, Low level violence) rating.


Paddy

Directed by Daniel Haller / 1970 / Ireland / IMDb

October 1970 / Rated: SOA / Length: 8006 feet / Time: 88:57 / Censored by 00:35 / Reason: indecency