Empire of the Censors
Genres
Overview
The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
120 min
Release Date
1995-05-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
3.5
Richard E. Grant
Self - Host
Tom Dewe Mathews
Self
Derek Hill
Self
Jeffrey Richards
Self
Roy Boulting
Self
Philip French
Self
J. Lee Thompson
Self
Alexander Walker
Self
Michael Relph
Self
Dirk Bogarde
Self
Bryan Forbes
Self
Roman Polanski
Self
Ken Penry
Self
Ken Russell
Self
Mary Whitehouse
Self
Bernardo Bertolucci
Self
Rosemary Stark
Self
Kenneth Rive
Self
James Ferman
Self
Margaret Ford
Self
Stephen Woolley
Self
Jeremy O'Grady
Self
Graham Bright
Self
Margaret Thatcher
Self
William Whitelaw
Self
Norman Abbott
Self
Nicolas Jones
Self
Liz Wrenn
Self
Shahrukh Husain
Self
David Alton
Self
Michael Howard
Self
Oliver Stone
Self
Donald Cammell
Self
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