When the film was first submitted for a UK cinema certificate in 1977 it was rejected by the BBFC, and a resubmission the following year resulted in heavy cuts of around 20 minutes. The 2010 Nucleus DVD suffered lesser cuts though still fairly heavy ones, with 8 mins being removed from the rape scene in the boxing ring ("Nightmare Alley") and all dialogue referring to the pleasures of incest (in "Mothers Darling").