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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

1996
Documentary

A six-part series exploring the 100 year evolution of sexuality and censorship in motion pictures. The series journeys backward in time, leading off with the most explicit excerpts and the most recognizable stars.

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Production

ZM Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 27, 1996

Last Aired

November 1, 1996

Networks

Showtime

Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Going All the Way
Air date: 1996-09-27
The resurgence of sex-themed films in the 1980s and 90s. Archival material examines the depiction of sexual themes in films.
E2
Look Ma, No Clothes
Air date: 1996-10-04
Hollywood challenges the production codes; ratings emerge. Filmmakers: Russ Meyer, Ingmar Bergman, and Federico Fellini.
E3
Hollywood Comes of Age
Air date: 1996-10-11
Sex symbols and art films open the door to explicit sex. Stars: Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren.
E4
Censored
Air date: 1996-10-18
The Hays Office set the content standards in Hollywood's Golden Age. Covers the post-Prohibition era of the thirties and forties, which featured Hedy Lamarr, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Veronica Lake.
E5
The Temptations of Eve
Air date: 1996-10-25
The double entendres of early talkies roused calls for censorship. Covers the period from 1927 to the mid-thirties and features stars such as Marlene Dietrich, Busby Berkeley and Mae West.
E6
Sex and the Silent Screen
Air date: 1996-11-01
The silent era ended with the establishment of the Hays office.

Cast

Raquel Welch

Raquel Welch

Self - Presenter

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