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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

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A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2010-08-30

Runtime: 72 mins

Director: Jake West

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

Production Companies: Nucleus Films

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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