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Empire of the Censors

Empire of the Censors

Genres

TV MovieDocumentary

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The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

28 May 1995

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Self - Host

Tom Dewe Mathews

Tom Dewe Mathews

Self

Derek Hill

Derek Hill

Self

Jeffrey Richards

Jeffrey Richards

Self

Roy Boulting

Roy Boulting

Self

Philip French

Philip French

Self

J. Lee Thompson

J. Lee Thompson

Self

Alexander Walker

Alexander Walker

Self

Michael Relph

Michael Relph

Self

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Self

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Self

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Self

Ken Penry

Ken Penry

Self

Ken Russell

Ken Russell

Self

Mary Whitehouse

Mary Whitehouse

Self

Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci

Self

Rosemary Stark

Rosemary Stark

Self

Kenneth Rive

Kenneth Rive

Self

James Ferman

James Ferman

Self

Margaret Ford

Margaret Ford

Self

Stephen Woolley

Stephen Woolley

Self

Jeremy O'Grady

Jeremy O'Grady

Self

Graham Bright

Graham Bright

Self

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Self

William Whitelaw

William Whitelaw

Self

Norman Abbott

Norman Abbott

Self

Nicolas Jones

Nicolas Jones

Self

Liz Wrenn

Liz Wrenn

Self

Shahrukh Husain

Shahrukh Husain

Self

David Alton

David Alton

Self

Michael Howard

Michael Howard

Self

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Self

Donald Cammell

Donald Cammell

Self

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