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The Australian censors were concerned about the effects of such films on female audiences. [ 1] All films are now unbanned. [citation needed] 1928–1941 (chronological) Dawn, Klondike Annie, Compulsory Hands, Applause, Cape Forlorn, All Quiet on the Western Front, Gang Bullets, and many more. Various.
Certain films, books and video games have, in effect, been banned from sale in Australia because they have been “refused classification” by the Australian Classification Board which was founded in 1970. Materials are generally refused classification because of explicit violent or sexual content.
The Australian Classification Board ( ACB or CB) is an Australian government statutory body responsible for the classification and censorship of films, video games and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in Australia. The ACB was established in 1917 as the Commonwealth Film Censorship Board. In 1988 it was incorporated for administrative ...
Between 1930 and 1941, All Quiet on the Western Front was one of many films to be banned in Victoria, Australia, on the grounds of "pacifism" by chief censor Creswell O'Reilly. [26] However, it was said to enjoy "a long and successful run" in other Australian states, though the book was banned nationally. [27] The film was also banned in Italy ...
The Australian Classification Review Board is a statutory censorship and classification body overseen by the Australian Government. The corporate body is responsible for reviewing classification decisions made by the Australian Classification Board concerning films, video games and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in Australia.
1974. La Patagonia rebelde ( Rebel Patagonia ) Banned under Isabel Perón 's government (1974–1976) and Jorge Rafael Videla 's regime during Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983). The historical film is about the suppression of a peasants' revolt, known as "Tragic Patagonia".
The film went before the Australian Classification Board on 1 April 1977, and was banned again for the third time. The ban status on the film in Australia has remained largely unchanged since then, due to in part that the film violates Australian obscenity laws.
Category. : Film controversies in Australia. Controversies involving films in the Australia, as topics of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning matters of conflicting opinion or point of view in Australia.