✨ Film Censorship Decisions
26 MAY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1671
CHIEF CENSOR'S DECISIONS: 1—30 March 1983
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) No. Gauge Running Reason for Decision Country Remarks
or Trailer(T) of Copies Time Minutes Refusal, and Cert. No. of Origin
Excisions,
or Alterations
Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. Warner Bros. Inc. Best Friends (T) (No. 1) 10 35 mm 1½ — G 3726 U.S.A.
Twentieth Century Fox Twentieth Century WITHOUT A TRACE 1 35 mm 122 — GY 1409 U.S.A.
Distribution (N.Z.) Ltd. Fox Film
N.Z. Federation Film Citél Films/SSR MESSIDOR 1 16 mm 117½ — R 1643 Switzerland/
Societies Inc. Genève/Action France
Films/Gaumont
Paris
United International ITC Entertainment SOPHIE'S CHOICE 4 35 mm 152⅔ — R 1644 U.S.A.
Pictures (N.Z.) Ltd. Ltd.
United International ITC Entertainment Sophie's Choice (T) (No. 1) 12 35 mm 2⅓ — G 3727 U.S.A.
Pictures (N.Z.) Ltd. Ltd.
Twentieth Century Twentieth Century Without a Trace (T) (No. 1) 2 35 mm 1½ — G 3728 U.S.A.
Distribution (N.Z.) Ltd. Fox Film
Amalgamated Theatres Arranana Park Film The Sun City to Surf 1982— 1 35 mm 12 — G 3729 Australia
Ltd. Studios The Great Fun Run
Kerridge Odeon Film Les Productions KAMOURASKA 1 35 mm 124 — R 1645 Canada/France 18 years and over.
Distributors Carle/Lamy Park English subtitles.
Film/UPF Grimco New applicant. See
Amusement entry on 27/5/75.
Twentieth Century Fox Hemdale/FGH TURKEY SHOOT 1 35 mm 94½ — R 1646 Australia 20 years and over.
Distribution (N.Z.) Ltd. Consortium Pty. Censor's note: This
film contains
violence. Films
Censorship Board
of Review decision
replacing that of
1/12/82.
Twentieth Century Fox Hemdale/FGH Turkey Shoot (T) (No. 1) 1 35 mm 2½ — R 1647 Australia 16 years and over.
Distribution (N.Z.) Ltd. Consortium Pty. Films Censorship
Board of Review
decision replacing
that of 1/12/82.
National Film Library National Film Board China: A Land Transformed 1 16 mm 26 — Ex 2472 Canada Exempted.
National Film Library Becker and Co. Do You Mind If I Smoke? 6 16 mm 29 — Ex 2473 Australia Exempted.
National Film Library Coronet So You Wanna' Make a Film 1 16 mm 9 — Ex 2474 U.S.A. Exempted.
National Film Library L. & S. Ed. Supply Tillie, The Unhappy 1 16 mm 12 — Ex 2475 Australia Exempted.
Corp. Hippopotamus
National Film Library L. & S. Ed. Supply Village of the Rain Forest, 1 16 mm 23 — Ex 2476 Australia Exempted.
Corp. Nigeria
National Film Library Joselyn Allison United—Don Peebles 3 16 mm 27 — Ex 2478 New Zealand Exempted. New
N.Z. Save The A Word in the Hand 6 16 mm 15 — Ex 2479 New Zealand applicant. See entry
Children Fund on 22/5/81.
English commentary.
U.S.S.R. Embassy Moscow Around the Soviet Union No. 2 16 mm 9½ — G 3730 U.S.S.R. English commentary.
Documentary Film 183
Studios
U.S.S.R. Embassy Moscow Around the Soviet Union No. 2 16 mm 9½ — G 3731 U.S.S.R. English commentary.
Documentary Film 184
Studios
U.S.S.R. Embassy Moscow Getting to Understand One 2 16 mm 20 — G 3732 U.S.S.R. English commentary.
Documentary Film Another
Studios
U.S.S.R. Embassy Moscow All About the U.S.S.R. 2 16 mm 25¼ — G 3733 U.S.S.R. Russian dialogue.
Documentary Film Constitution and Soviet
Studios Laws
U.S.S.R. Embassy Maxim Gorky Film THE CIRCUS SONATA 2 16 mm 50 — G 3734 U.S.S.R. English commentary.
Studios
U.S.S.R. Embassy Moscow Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev— 2 16 mm 27 — G 3735 U.S.S.R. English commentary.
Documentary Film Pages From His Life
Studios
Columbia Films (N.Z.) Ltd. Rastar-Gordon BLUE THUNDER 1 35 mm 111 — R 1648 U.S.A. 13 years and over.
Carroll Production Censor's note:
Contains some
offensive language.
Columbia Films (N.Z.) Ltd. Rastar-Gordon Blue Thunder (T) (No. 1) 1 35 mm 3 — G 3736 U.S.A.
Carroll Production
Monday, 7 March 1983
National Film Library Filmfair A Sticky Time (Paddington 15 16 mm 6 — Ex 2480 U.S.A. Exempted.
Bear Series)
National Film Library Filmfair A Spot of Decorating 15 16 mm 6 — Ex 2481 U.S.A. Exempted.
(Paddington Bear Series)
National Film Library Filmfair A Family Group (Paddington 15 16 mm 6 — Ex 2482 U.S.A. Exempted.
Bear Series)
National Film Library Filmfair Paddington Turns Detective 15 16 mm 6 — Ex 2483 U.S.A. Exempted.
(Paddington Bear Series)
National Film Library Filmfair Paddington Hits the Jackpot 15 16 mm 6 — Ex 2484 U.S.A. Exempted.
(Paddington Bear Series)
National Film Library Filmfair Paddington Goes 15 16 mm 6 — Ex 2485 U.S.A. Exempted.
Underground (Paddington
Bear Series)
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