Film Censorship Decisions




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 146

CHIEF CENSOR'S DECISIONS: 3—28 November 1980

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 specified).
R(age)—Approved for exhibition only to persons …… years of age and over (as specified).
R—F.S.—Approved for exhibition only to members of approved film societies.
R—F.F.—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. of Copies Gauge Running Time Minutes Reasons for Refusal, Excisions or Alterations Decision and Cert. No. Country of Origin Remarks

Cinemediа Distribution Film Polski SPIRAL-SPIRALA 1 35 mm 86½ GA 1455 Poland Polish dialogue, English subtitles.
Cinemediа Distribution Film Polski/ Norsk Film DAGNY 1 35 mm 88 R 1049 Poland/ Norway 16 years and over. Norwegian and Polish dialogue, English subtitles.

Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. Hank Films Ltd. The Shining (Teaser T) 20 35 mm 1½ G 2163 U.K.
Cinema International Corporation Rastar/Mort Englebert Production SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT RIDE AGAIN 7 35 mm 101 GY 1108 U.S.A. Censor’s note: Contains coarse language.
Cinema International Corporation Rastar/Mort Englebert Production Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again (T) 14 35 mm 2½ G 2164 U.S.A.
Cinemediа Distribution Film Polski NIGHTMARES—ZMORY 1 35 mm 104½ R 1050 Poland 16 years and over. Polish dialogue, English subtitles.
Cinemediа Distribution Film Polski KING CASIMIR THE GREAT—KAZIMIERZ WIELKI 1 35 mm 154 GA 1456 Poland Polish dialogue, English subtitles.
Fox Martin Ransohoff Production A Change of Seasons (T) 1 35 mm 2 R 1051 U.K. 16 years and over.
Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. International Film Production Inc. Superman II (T) 30 35 mm 2½ G 2165 U.K.
Wellington Chinese Language School C.M.P.C. THE LAWMAN 1 16 mm 93 Ex. 1855 Taiwan Exempted. Approved for exhibition to members of the Chinese Language School. Chinese dialogue, Chinese and English subtitles.

Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. Trans-Cinema-TV- Inc. Production Supersnooper (T) 8 35 mm 34 G 2166 U.S.A.
Fox Samson Production Weekend of Shadows (T) 1 35 mm 1 G 2167 Australia
Cinema International Corporation Carl Reiner Film The Jerk (T No. 1) 4 35 mm 2½ G 2168 U.S.A.
Embassy of U.S.S.R. Central Popular Science Film Studio Russia’s Eighteenth Century Architecture 2 16 mm 27½ G 2169 U.S.S.R. English narration.
Embassy of U.S.S.R. Riga Film Studio State Concern for the Children 2 16 mm 25 G 2170 U.S.S.R. English narration.

Pacific Island Enterprises Ltd. Conacine (Mexico)/ Izaro Films (Spain)/ Care Productions S.A. (Panama) GUYANA—CRIME OF THE CENTURY 1 35 mm 108½ R 1053 Mexico/ Spain/ Panama 18 years and over. Censor’s note: Some content may disturb. English dialogue.
N.Z. Film Services Ltd. Pathé Spotlight on the World 43/80 1 35 mm 7½ Ex. 1856 France Exempted. English narration.

Cinema International Corporation Howard W. Koch Production Flying High! (T) 2 35 mm 3 s. 26 (2) (c) violence and sex G 2171 U.S.A.

Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. German National Tourist Board There’s a Lot to Europe 2 35 mm 10 G 2172 West Germany English narration.
Cinema International Corporation Gerald Holdworth Production Show of Strength 1 35 mm 20 G 2173 U.K.

Cinema International Corporation Carl Reiner Film The Jerk (T No. 2) 6 35 mm 2 G 2174 U.S.A.
Pacific Island Enterprises Ltd. Conacine (Mexico)/ Izaro Films (Spain)/ Care Production S.A. (Panama) Guyana—Crime of the Century (T) 1 35 mm 3 s. 26 (2) (c) violence, cruelty, and sex G 2175 Mexico/ Spain/ Panama English dialogue.
Columbia Films (N.Z.) Ltd. Danchuck Productions SPIDER-MAN: THE DRAGON’S CHALLENGE 1 35 mm 96 GY 1109 U.S.A.



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