 The film was originally refused a UK cinema certificate in 1976. In October  2005 the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) passed the movie at a  R18 (Restricted 18) rating, which can only be supplied in registered sex  shops. To be rated at this level the movie required 9 minutes of cuts to  "remove scenes showing woman being explicitly sexually assaulted in a manner  which eroticises and endorses sexual violence."