LibGuides: Banned Books Week Information and Resources: Banned Films

Banned Films

In addition to censoring books, creative works (art, music, lyrics, and stage plays) and films have also been censored for similar reasons: nudity, violence, politically and other culturally objectionable content.

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Movie Censorship in the United States (A Brief History)

A Brief History of Film Censorship Timeline
Links to the National Coalition Against Censorship website where the timeline is available in HTML format.
Essay by Ken Robichaux
Beginning with some of the earliest exhibitions of motion pictures, there was public debate about the question of whether the motion picture industry was morally fit to control the content of its own products...

Library Items

Film Censorship in America by Jeremy Geltzer
Call Number: PN1995.62 .G455 2017 (Kent)

ISBN: 9781476669526

Publication Date: 2017-09-20
Forbidden Films by Dawn B. Sova
Call Number: PN1995.62 .S67 2001 (North, South)

ISBN: 0816040176

Publication Date: 2001-10-01
The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist by Larry Ceplair
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9780813195889

Publication Date: 2022-09-06