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London in the Raw (1964)
The world's greatest city laid bare. Thrill to its gay excitement, its bright lights, but be shocked by the sin in its shadows!Director: Norman Cohen and Arnold L. Miller
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:* The Film: Original theatrical release
* The Film: Shorter re-release version
Extras (Play All - 117:14):
- Shorter cut (44:59)
- "Pub" 1962 short film (15:15)
- "Chelsea Bridge Boys" 1965 short film (29:59)
- "Strip" 1966 short film (25:09)
- Theatrical Trailer (1:52) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 40-page liner notes booklet "The girls are naked and they dance!: From London in the Raw to Strip" by Stewart Home, "The Long and the Short of It" by Vic Pratt, "London in the Raw Review" from the Monthly Film Bulletin (August 1964), "Arnold Louis Miller (1922-)" by William Fowler, "Stanley A. Long (1933-)" by Vic Pratt, "Pub" by Peter Davis, "Chelsea Bridge Boys" by Steffan Lamm and "Strip" by Don DeFina.
Reissued in a dual format Blu-ray+DVD set. -
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OVERALL: R0
Currently the only release we have specs for.
Do note, this title is due for release in early 2011 in the US by Redemption / Jezebel.
Trivia:
London in the Raw was submitted to the BBC as part of the usual consultation process BEFORE a final release version was arrived at; the following edits were made. However, All of the censored material is present in the much shorter "Alternative Cut" which omits a lot of the non-sex-related material found in the UK cinema release.
The original submitted runtime to the BBFC was (82:07 NTSC = 78:50 PAL).
Thanks to Rewind user Tim_Rogerson for details of the BBFC cuts taken from John Hamilton's book "Beasts in the Cellar":
(1.) Reel 1:
In sequence in which prostitute entices man to her room, remove all shots in the room after the woman puts money in her blouse. Remove whole sequence in which men watch women in static poses on a stage.
(2.) Reel 2:
Shorten the sequence in which beatniks paint a half-naked model. Shorten the sequence in the Paint Box Club, and in particular remove all close shots of the two models.
(3.) Reel 4:
Remove entire sequence in Pink Elephant Club in which female impersonator appears.
(4.) Reel 5:
In Venus Room, there must be considerable reduction of shots of nude or semi-nude women. In particular close shots should be removed and also the final long shots of the women on the stage. In the montage at the end, remove all close shots of naked or semi-naked nude women and of the female impersonator. -
CUTS:
- R0 Flipside #2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Contains the original, uncut theatrical release version (73:38 PAL) and the alternate, shorter, racier re-release edition which bizarrely restores material originally cut for the first release (44:59 PAL)
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Comparison added by Nigel_Badnell on 12/03/11
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 30/08/20UPDATE LOG:
24/03/11: Added details of BBFC cuts. Added note that the shorter Alternative Cut contains all censored material.
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22/03/11: Added censor cuts and note about US release.
12/03/11: Initial entry
27/08/20: Added trivia nite to winner notes.
39/08/20: Typo.
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