Editorial · 6 films
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Six of the DPP 72 that are worth your evening on their own merits, not as historical curiosities.
The Evil Dead1981 · Sam Raimi · USA · 85m
The most prosecuted title on the list and the most fun. Raimi was 21.
Banned
Possession1981 · Andrzej Żuławski · France · 123m
Won at Cannes and was banned in Britain. The single strangest film on the list.
Banned
Tenebrae1982 · Dario Argento · Italy · 110m
Argento's last great giallo. The crane shot is worth the running time by itself.
Banned
The Burning1981 · Tony Maylam · Canada/USA · 91m
The best-made film among the prosecuted 39, and Savini's finest sustained sequence.
Banned
Zombie Flesh Eaters1979 · Lucio Fulci · Italy · 88m
A zombie fights a shark. Everything else is a bonus.
Banned
Dead & Buried1981 · Gary Sherman · USA · 92m
Genuinely eerie and completely undeserving of its place on the list.
Banned