[ExI] the king's speech

[BillK]

On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Eugen Leitl  wrote:
> Didn't the US version censor out 'fuck' for something else?
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Wikipedia:
The film was initially given a 15 rating by the British Board of Film
Classification for its release in the United Kingdom, due to scenes
where Logue encourages the King to shout profanities to relieve
stress. At the London Film Festival, Hooper criticised the decision,
questioning how the body could certify the film "15" for bad language
but allow films such as Salt (2010) and Casino Royale (2006) to have
12A ratings despite their graphic torture scenes. Following Hooper's
criticism, the board lowered the rating to "12A", allowing children
under 12 years of age to see the film if they are accompanied by an
adult.[52][53] Hooper levelled the same criticism at the Motion
Picture Association of America, which gave the film an R rating,
preventing anyone under the age of 17 from seeing the film without an
adult.[54] This rating was not appealed.[

An alternate version, with some of the profanities muted out of the
soundtrack, was classified PG-13 by the MPAA;[59] this version was
released to theatres across the United States on 1 April 2011,
replacing the R-rated cut.[60]
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BillK