FILM INTEREST, A LARGE HAND PAINTED CINEMA NOTICE BOARD FOR THE EXORCIST NORTH WALES, CIRCA 1974 'We Apologise for...NOT SHOWING YOU The EXORCIST, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT IN LLANDUDNO and all points North, South East & West BUT NOT IN RHYL!' framed 183cm high, 107cm wide, 4cm deep overall 'Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house... and a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist' (Movie poster strapline 1974) Released in 1974 in the UK - William Friedkin's movie of William Peter Blatty's novel provoked outrage in the UK from the church, Mary Whitehouse and her National Viewers' and Listeners' Association and the newspapers of the day. Most of the outrage coming before then film was even released and therefore unseen by its detractors. At the time a UK priest Canon Pearce- Wiggins warned that the film could well induce cases of 'genuine possession' whilst US televangelist Billy Graham denounced the film, claiming there was 'evil in every frame'... As a by-product of fire regulation laws, local councils such as Rhyl, held sway on matters such as this allowing them not to grant license for certain films to be shown. This poster gleefully takes delight in telling interested viewers all the other places they can happily go and watch it - and urges "If you want freedom from local censorship- VOICE YOUR OPINION NOW to your local councillor". 50 years later, and championed by film critics such as Mark Kermode, The Exorcist is no longer banned but celebrated - shocking and delighting new audiences.
FILM INTEREST, A LARGE HAND PAINTED CINEMA NOTICE BOARD FOR THE EXORCIST NORTH WALES, CIRCA 1974 'We Apologise for...NOT SHOWING YOU The EXORCIST, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT IN LLANDUDNO and all points North, South East & West BUT NOT IN RHYL!' framed 183cm high, 107cm wide, 4cm deep overall 'Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house... and a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist' (Movie poster strapline 1974) Released in 1974 in the UK - William Friedkin's movie of William Peter Blatty's novel provoked outrage in the UK from the church, Mary Whitehouse and her National Viewers' and Listeners' Association and the newspapers of the day. Most of the outrage coming before then film was even released and therefore unseen by its detractors. At the time a UK priest Canon Pearce- Wiggins warned that the film could well induce cases of 'genuine possession' whilst US televangelist Billy Graham denounced the film, claiming there was 'evil in every frame'... As a by-product of fire regulation laws, local councils such as Rhyl, held sway on matters such as this allowing them not to grant license for certain films to be shown. This poster gleefully takes delight in telling interested viewers all the other places they can happily go and watch it - and urges "If you want freedom from local censorship- VOICE YOUR OPINION NOW to your local councillor". 50 years later, and championed by film critics such as Mark Kermode, The Exorcist is no longer banned but celebrated - shocking and delighting new audiences.
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