✨ Chief Censor's Film Decisions
24 MAY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1627
CHIEF CENSOR’S DECISIONS: 2 April 1979–30 April 1979
PURSUANT to section 33 of the Cinematograph Films Act 1976, the entries in the Register for the above period are hereby published.
KEY TO DECISIONS
G—Approved for general exhibition.
GY—Approved for general exhibition: recommended as more suitable for persons 13 years of age and over.
GA—Approved for general exhibition: recommended as more suitable for adults.
G—Approved for general exhibition: recommended . . . . . . . . . . (as specified).
R(age)—Approved for exhibition only to persons . . . . years of age and over (as specified).
R–F.S.—Approved for exhibition only at . . . . . . . . . . film festivals (as specified).
R—Approved for exhibition only . . . . . . . . . . (as specified).
Ex—Exempted from examination and approved for exhibition . . . . . . . . . . (with any conditions as specified).
SCHEDULE
Applicant Maker Title Silent(S) or Trailer(T) No. Gauge Running Reasons for Decision Country Remarks
of Time Refusal, and of
Copies Minutes Excisions, Cert. No. Origin
or Alterations
Monday, 2 April 1979
French Embassy Impex Films THE GREAT OCEAN 1 16 mm 99 — G 841 France English dialogue.
Gospel Films O.R.F.I.F. (LE GRAND OCEAN)
N.Z. Film Ken Anderson PILGRIM’S ADVENTURE 2 16 mm 35 — G 842 U.S.A.
Services Ltd. Films
Everard Films Pathé Spotlight on the World 1 35 mm 8 — Ex. 1004 France Exempted, English
Ltd. 11/79 dialogue.
Pacific International THE WILDERNESS 50 35 mm 99 — G 843 U.S.A.
Pictures Inc. FAMILY
Tuesday, 3 April 1979
Sixteen Robert M. Sherman CONVOY 2 16 mm 110 — R 591 U.S.A.
Millimetre Production
Cretans Studio Alpha THE BLUFFER 1 35 mm 96 — G 844 Greece Greek dialogue.
Association of (MPLOPATZIS)
N.Z. Inc.
Cretans Finos Films WE’RE ALL TO LIVE 1 35 mm 93 — G 845 Greece Greek dialogue.
Association of (OILITHA-ZISOU MEN)
N.Z. Inc.
Fox American A SMALL TOWN 1 16 mm 91½ s. 26 (2) (c) GA 1206 U.S.A.
International IN TEXAS violence,
Pictures offensive
language,
anti-social
behaviour
Wednesday, 4 April 1979
Fox Cinema ’77 THE ISLAND OF 1 16 mm 99 — R 592 U.S.A. 13 years and over.
DR MOREAU
French Embassy President Films/ THE HEIR 1 16 mm 113 — GA 1208 France French dialogue,
Cinetel/Euro (L’HERITIER) English
International Films subtitles.
French Embassy Klangfilm Studios/ LE GRAND JEU 1 16 mm 116 — GA 1209 France/ French dialogue,
Films Sonores Italy English
Tobis subtitles.
Columbia Beverly Films ASHANTI 10 35 mm 115½ s. 26 (2) (c) GA 1209 Switzerland English dialogue.
Warner SA Geneva, violence and
Switzerland sex
Fox Film 21–Mars Bilitis (T) 1 35 mm 2½ s. 26 (2) (c) G 846 U.S.A.
Filmways International sex
Lina Wertmuller Love and Anarchy (T) 1 35 mm 24 s. 26 (2) (c) G 847 Italy Dubbed in
violence English.
Thursday, 5 April 1979
N.Z. Film Pathé Spotlight on the World 1 35 mm 8 — Ex. 1005 France English dialogue.
Services Ltd. 12/79
Cinema MGM Incorporated NORMAN . . . IS THAT 1 35 mm 91 — R 595 U.S.A. 13 years and over.
International California YOU?
Corporation
Film Easton Films SWEENEY 2 1 35 mm 107½ — R 593 U.K. 16 years and over.
Distributors Production
Fox Lion’s Gate Film QUINTET 1 35 mm 118 — R 594 U.S.A.
Fox Lion’s Gate Film Quintet (T) 1 35 mm 1½ — G 848 U.S.A.
Fox Pantheon-William BUTCH AND 1 35 mm 111 — GY 852 U.S.A.
Goldman SUNDANCE—THE
Production EARLY DAYS
Wellington Kirti Films JESAL TORAL 1 35 mm 130½ — Ex. 1006 India Exempted.
Indian Approved for
Association exhibition to
members of
the Indian
community and
subject to
display of film
synopsis in
cinema foyer.
Indian dialogue.
Friday, 6 April 1979
N.Z. Federation Film Polski LOKIS 1 16 mm 97 — GA 1211 Poland Polish dialogue.
of Film Societies English
subtitles.
Fox Werner Hertzog NOSFERATU THE 1 35 mm 96 — R 596 West 13 years and over,
Film production, VAMPYRE Germany/ Dubbed in
Munich/Gaumont France/ English.
United Cinema S.O.F.I.D.O.C.S.A., MALPERTUIS 1 35 mm 95 — R 597 Belgium/ 18 years and over.
Enterprises Ltd. Brussels/ France/ English
Société d’ Exp- West dialogue.
ansion du
Spectacle; Les
Productions
Artistes
Associés,
Paris/Artemis
G.m.b.H., Berlin
E
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