Censoring the Classics

[Michael Brooke]

It's not legally possible to release everything uncut without the repeal of such legislation as the 1937 Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act or the 1978 Protection of Children Act, and that's basically not going to happen - especially the latter.

And because those revolve around matters of fact rather than opinion ("Was an animal treated cruelly for the purposes of the film?" "Is this an actual recording of a criminal act of underage sexual activity?"), they're very hard to get around.