Violence in film  

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A couple of pointers to film and violence.

Titles

Psycho (1960) - Blood Feast (1963) - Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Straw Dogs (1971) - A Clockwork Orange (1971) - Dirty Harry (1971) - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - Jaws (1975) - Mad Max (1979) - Man Bites Dog (1992) - Irréversible (2002) -

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exploitation film - gore - grindhouse - horror - kung fu - mondo film - rape revenge trope - roughie - snuff film - slasher film - video nasty

Sadian Trilogy

In 1959 and 1960, Anglo-Amalgamated produced three which, because of their emphasis on sadism, cruelty and violence, with sexual overtones, are dubbed the "Sadian Trilogy".

See also

• Combat in film
• Media violence
• Glorification of violence