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MFB: February 1974




Monthly Film Bulletin
February 1974
Vol. 41 No. 481




Adultery
Oswalt Kolle: Zum Beispiel: Ehebruch
(aka: Oswalt Kolle: Pay Example: Adultery)
W.Germany - 1969 - 94m - col
Target (X) (cut)
D: Alexis Neve
Series: The Wonder of Love (1967, Aug/1969).

American Graffiti
USA - 1973 - 110m - col / scope
CIC (AA)
D: George Lucas
Followed by: More American Graffiti (1979, Feb/1981).

Ben Gurion
42:6 - Ben Gurion
Israel/Switzerland - 1969 - 103m - col
Gala (A) (cut)
D: David Perlov

B.G. Remembers
בן גוריון זוכר
(USA: Ben Gurion Remembers)
Israel - 1972 - 82m - col
LMG (U)
D: Simon Hesera

The Black Decameron
Il decamerone nero
(aka: Africa Erotica)
Italy - 1972 - 95m - col / scope
Eagle (X) (cut)
D: Piero Vivarelli

Blow-Out
La grande bouffe
France/Italy - 1973 - 133m - col
Gala (X - London)
D: Marco Ferreri
Rejected by the BBFC in 1973, then 'approved' uncut for video in 1994 when submitted by Arthouse.

Booby Trap
(aka: Hot, Fast and Loose)
USA - 1973 - 90m - col
Darvill (X) (cut)
D: Dwayne Avery

Busting
USA - 1973 - 92m - col
United Artists (X) (cut)
D: Peter Hyams


Coup pour coup
(aka: Blow for Blow)
France/W.Germany - 1972 - 90m - col
The Other Cinema
D: Marin Karmitz

The Day of the Dolphin
USA - 1973 - 104m - col
Avco Embassy (A)
D: Mike Nichols
4-channel stereo

Destiny
Der müde Tod
(aka: Between Two Worlds)
(aka: Between Worlds)
(aka: Beyond the Wall)
Germany - 1921 - silent - bw
[No distributor or certificate]
D: Fritz Lang

Executive Action
USA - 1973 - 91m - col
Scotia-Barber (A)
D: David Miller

Follow That Guy With the One Black Shoe
Le grand blond avec une chassure noire
(USA: The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe)
France - 1972 - 89m - col
Columbia-Warner (AA)
D: Yves Robert
Followed by: Return of the Tall Blond (1974, Sep/1976).

From Bangkok With Orders to Kill
The Yellow Killer
黃色殺手
(USA: Kung Fu-ry!)
Hong Kong - 1972 - 81m - col / scope
Fox-Rank (X) (cut)
D: Jimmy Shaw Feng

Gordon's War
USA - 1973 - 90m - col
Fox-Rank (X) (cut)
D: Ossie Davis

Hit!
USA - 1973 - 134m - col
CIC (X)
D: Sidney J. Furie

Janice
USA - 1973 - 84m - col
Contemporary (X)
D: Joseph Strick





Jeremy
USA - 1973 - 90m - col
United Artists (A)
D: Arthur Barron

Kung Fu: The Headcrusher
Tough Guy
硬漢
(USA: Revenge of the Dragon)
(aka: Kung Fu Master Bruce Lee Style)
Hong Kong - 1972 - 90m - col / scope
Miracle (X) (cut)
D: Joseph Kong Hung (credited as 'Joseph Velasco' on some prints)
Initially rejected by the BBFC, then passed with cuts.

Lost in the Desert
Dirkie
S.Africa - 1970 - 84m - col / scope
Columbia-Warner (U)
D: Jamie Uys

The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury n. 2
Italy - 1972 - 94m - col / scope
Cinecenta (X) (cut)
D: Lucio Dandolo [as: Lucio Giouchin]

Magnum Force
USA - 1973 - 122m - col / scope
Columbia-Warner (X) (cut)
D: Ted Post
Series: Dirty Harry (1971, May/1972).

Nosferatu
Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens
(USA: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror)
(aka: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Shudders)
(aka: Orlok the Vampire)
Germany - 1922 - silent - bw
BFI (A)
D: F.W. Murnau
Rejected by the BBFC when submitted by Y. Froehlich in 1922 as Dracula, then passed uncut in 1973.

On the Game
(USA: Sex Through the Ages)
UK - 1973 - 87m - col
Eagle (X) (cut)
D: Stanley A. Long




Payday
USA - 1972 - 103m - col
Fox-Rank (A)
D: Daryl Duke

Soft Beds, Hard Battles
(USA: Undercovers Hero)
UK - 1973 - 107m - col
Fox-Rank (X)
D: Roy Boulting

The Stewardesses
USA - 1969 - 93m - col / 3-D
Border (X) (cut)
D: Allan Silliphant [as: Alf Silliman Jr.]
Initially rejected by the BBFC when submitted by Rank, then passed with cuts.

The Stone Killer
USA - 1973 - 96m - col
Columbia-Warner (X) (cut)
D: Michael Winner

Take Me High
UK - 1973 - 90m - col
MGM-EMI (A)
D: David Askey

Toys Are Not for Children
(aka: Virgin Dolls)
USA - 1972 - 85m - col
Darvill (X)
D: Stanley H. Brasloff

The Way We Were
USA - 1973 - 118m - col / scope
Columbia-Warner (A)
D: Sydney Pollack

White Cargo
UK - 1973 - 62m - col
Border (AA)
D: Ray Selfe

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