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Empire of the Censors

May 28, 1995
2h 0m
★ 3.5

Overview

The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.

Genres

TV Movie
Documentary

Production Companies

BBC
Barraclough Carey Productions

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Cast

Richard E. Grant

Self - Host

Richard E. Grant

Tom Dewe Mathews

Self

Tom Dewe Mathews

Derek Hill

Self

Derek Hill

Jeffrey Richards

Self

Jeffrey Richards

Roy Boulting

Self

Roy Boulting

Philip French

Self

Philip French

J. Lee Thompson

Self

J. Lee Thompson

Alexander Walker

Self

Alexander Walker

Michael Relph

Self

Michael Relph

Dirk Bogarde

Self

Dirk Bogarde

Bryan Forbes

Self

Bryan Forbes

Roman Polanski

Self

Roman Polanski