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I have this on 16mm...BUT


I own a 16mm print of this film.
When I first bought it, I was told that it was the UNCUT theatrical version, however when I looked at the leader, it read "TV Vers."
I therefore assumed that it was cut and stuck it on a shelf for a year. I finally threw it on the projector today. It clocks out at 97 minutes, only 1 minute shy of what this site lists as the complete running time (98 minutes). Furthermore, the content seems a lot harder than what I would have expected to have been playable on US TV in the 1970s. I shall explain as follows...

SPOILERS MAY FOLLOW!!!!!

The gang rape scene begins with the three thugs entering Betsy's room, pulling the sheet off her and revealing her fully nude for around 2 seconds. However, as soon as they near her (where the rape itself would begin), the reel ends and the next reel contains no additional rape footage.

The words whore, spick, as well as f--k are all used at least once, however Cathy Lee seems to have her presumably profane outburst muted when Jim is "shot" and Mr. Dee's dialogue is muted while his is driving in his car during the film's final fight scene (the sound of the car is heard, his voice is not).

However, the gore seems intact. The shots of Betsy's bloody body being "revived" are present, as are all of the blood spewing bullet holes during the film's fight scenes...

Since this print is the only way I have ever seen this film, I am curious to know if my print is in fact cut, or the choppy editing during the rape and the muted dialogue is just part of the movie.

If you have any info, please send me a PM or email me at [email protected]

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TV version? Not a chance -- at least not in the U.S.
Without dubbing, probably not from another country either unless it's Australia or New Zealand.

Sounds pretty uncut to me. The label is probably just wrong.

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the dialogue at the climax is not muted in the version released by Shout! Factory

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