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Title: If....
Year: 1968
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/
Dir: Lindsay Anderson
Noted Cast:
Malcolm MacDowell
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DVD Company: Criterion (2 Disk)
Link: <http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews31/if.htm>
Size: Disk1: 6.83GB D9/Disk2: 3.73GB D5
Compression: None
Removed: Nothing
Untouched -- 1:1
No Reposts
Pars: 10%
Color: B&W/Eastmancolor
Length: 111 min
Aspect: WS Anamorphic 1.66
TV System: NTSC
Audio: Dolby -- Eng 1.0
Subs: Eng
Extras: Commentary/Interviews/Documentary by Anderson/Original Trailers
Note: from Beaver site--"'Nice review for this film, but you should mention this is NOT the original version of the film. This is in fact the censored version. I was very disappointed that Criterion did not label it as such. I have seen the DVD and was disappointed that so many years after its original release Criterion has chosen to release a censored version and claims it is the original. Some of the reviews on Amazon.com provide more detail. I think the people who read your website deserve to know.'"
From Imdb-- Yes, this film is surreal and brilliant. I saw the original uncut version in its theatrical release & later at UT in a film studies class. The VHS & Criterion versions are NOT the complete film. They have been heavily censored. Among the deletions are: full frontal male & female nudity (at least 5 minutes total), a sex scene where McDowell is "deflowering" (his words) a coed...again both totally nude and a dream sequence where males are being sexual active with each other. It's a shame that the advertised "English" release version is still not the complete version..If you don't believe me: find an old 1969 Playboy magazine where they used to have a feature titled "sex in the cinema" and you will see photos of the original film & they are not in the versions mentioned above! If the original version was released into the theaters today it would have to receive NC-17..no doubt about it. I'm guessing there are at least 10 minutes missing in all available releases. It may have something to do with the actors not agreeing to sign off on some of their contents!
My comment: there were several films from the late 1960's early 1970's that were originally released with X rating (usually with frontal nudity) which were subsequently cut for R ratings in the 1970's and never restored.
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