Once Upon a Time in the West (1969 release)
The distributor submitted the abridged 144m version which managed to get an A rating after some mild cuts (children under 16 admitted if adult 16 or over present). Quite generous of the censors I thought.
I’ve never seen the abridged version.
The full length 165m version was released in 1982 and passed uncut with an AA rating (14 and over).
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)
Classified ‘A’ for theatrical release in 1969 after the following cuts:
R6 - The bedroom scene which figures Frank and Jill was reduced, especially CUs of Jill when she is showing sexual pleasure. Frank’s line, “You also like to feel a man’s hands all over you. Even if they’re the hands of the man who killed your husband”, was removed.
Cut A version upgraded to AA in July 1970
The uncut full length version was classified AA uncut in 1982.