The UK Theatrical Version and the early VHS releases got an BBFC 18 rating and approx. 41 sec were cut out. Some footage cut due to violence was revoked for the DVD release, only a couple of shots of falling and dying horses are still missing on the UK DVD which also got an BBFC 18, just like the previous UK releases.
Technically not, because the US DVD contains alternate footage in the violent scenes. The raping scene and the burning scene have been shot in two versions by director Michael Winner. The US DVD contains the softer version, so that the movie got a PG rating. Despite the more harmless scenes, the movie is still quite violent for a PG rating.
