That portion of the story was invented by the filmmakers because the censorship code of the time required that evildoers be punished for their misdeeds.

The censorship code gradually became liberalized 1950s-60s, until it was replaced by the current classification system established by the Motion Picture Association of America.

The censorship code "can be a great hindrance," Mr. Mehrjui said somberly.

She has been known to challenge censorship codes to the very edge.

Hollywood needed to offer the public something it could not get on television, which itself was under an even more restrictive censorship code.

Because historically comics have been considered mostly for children, they have a significantly more rigid censorship code than other media.

Stephan Pastis has lamented that the "unwritten" censorship code is still "stuck somewhere in the 1950s."

In 1949, Marshall banned the movie Pinky from the city because it portrayed an interracial couple, a violation of the city's censorship code.

In fact, they were even happier, for people were not looking at them all the time and their joys were not restricted by the censorship code.

This is uncommon for Thai films because the industry is subjected to a censorship code that prohibits such depictions.