Talk:List of works rejected by the British Board of Film Classification

Natural Born Killers (1994)
The following text was added to Natural Born Killers (see history), but the source in the table didn't say what is below:

"Not refused a certificate, but its classification was delayed while the BBFC investigated reports that the film caused copycat murders in the US and France. When they were satisfied the film did not cause the murders, the US R-rated version of the film was passed 18 uncut. It was also passed 18 uncut for video release in February 1996 but this release was delayed by the distributor following the Dunblane school massacre in March that year. It was eventually released on VHS and DVD in 2001." (Needs a reference)

Cocksucker Blues (1973)
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"Documentary of the Rolling Stones' 1972 North American Tour, chronicling its drug use and sex. The film is under a court order which forbids it from being shown unless director Robert Frank is physically present. This ruling stems from the conflict that arose when the band, who had commissioned the film, decided that its content was inappropriate and potentially embarrassing, and did not want it shown. Frank felt otherwise — hence the ruling." (Needs a reference)

Fixing entries without references
There are two sources from The Independent that are photostories and each page examines a different film. People were placing templates because the references pointed to a page without the info or to the main article. So each one is now placed with a distinct title and its correct url. The references for two other films could not be verified with existing sources. Crtew (talk) 16:28, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Banned by whom?
Who banned these films (any of them)?

It appears that some were banned as videos (on VHS tape and possibly DVD). The BBFC have this power (not giving a certificate for video release) I believe. A law was passed saying videos had to have a certificate (age rating). This was then tendered out to the BBFC. (They didn't when VHS first appeared.)

However, I believe they never had the power or authority to ban films, and possibly still don't. Local authorities (councils) had the power to ban films and sometimes did (ignoring that the BBFC had passed the film and given it a rating). This was on a council by council, local bases.

I think a film refused a rating by the BBFC could still be legally shown in public cinemas. They certainly could be shown in films clubs.

It's possible that films weren't shown because they hadn't been rated, just because the cinemas wanted to be carful.

This needs to be covered here or on another page clearly linked to.

Don't know when I might be able to find any refs for this, and the only one I know about is Clockwork Orange, which wasn't actually banned.

Dannman (talk) 15:06, 5 May 2015 (UTC)


 * The article really is a bit of a mess, and certainly needs an introduction explaining how the BBFC works, in order to put their certifcation refusals into context. Even films with no BBFC certificate can be shown in cinemas with the approval of local councils, or can be imported on home video formats from abroad quite legally. Nick Cooper (talk) 12:52, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

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There is some confusion regarding the 1932 French film Poil de Carotte. According to the BBFC website, on October 27th, 1933, they refused the film a certificate when it was submitted to them, presumably because of the 12 years old child actor Robert Lynen appearing nude in one scene and because of his character's attempt to hang himself in another scene. Yet I have a photo showing Robert Lynen and his mother arriving in England on October 30th, 1933, to attend the London premiere of the film. So does this mean that it was premiered without a BBFC certificate? David Rayner. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidRayner (talk • contribs) 12:20, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

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