10 Brutally Violent Films The Censors Tried To Ban

4. Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)

Not to be confused with Cannibal Ferox, Cannibal Holocaust, The Cannibal Man or Cannibal Terror, all of which made the DPP list, Cannibal Apocalypse was released in Italy as Apocalypse Domani in order to capitalize upon the success of Apocalypse Now. To make matters more confusing, it€™s director Antonio Margheriti€™s version of Dawn Of The Dead. Infected with a virus during the war, a group Vietnam veterans return home and contaminate anyone they bite, resulting in an epidemic of cannibalism in 80s Atlanta. The effects are by Giannetto De Rossi, who handled similar chores on Zombie Flesh Eaters and House By The Cemetery, so tongues are ripped out and breasts are torn off, all of rubbed the DPP up the wrong way. Released uncut in the UK in July 1982, the movie was banned a year later and remained unavailable until 2005, when it was released in a version shorn of 2 seconds to remove a scene of animal cruelty.