19 famous movies that have been banned around the world

If you ever question the power of cinema, all you need to do is check out the movies that have been banned in different areas of the world over the past 100-plus years to reaffirmthe grip the medium has on people.Whether it be for political reasons ("The Great Dictator"), religious reasons ("The Last Temptation of Christ"), or just because of the use of specific colors ("The Simpsons Movie"),all kinds of movies have been blocked from being shown based on some perceived offense.Here are 19 well-known movies that have been banned:SEE ALSO:The 23 best horror movies you can watch on Netflix right now"The Battle of Algiers"Alandmark faux-documentary about the Algerian War in the late 1950s and early 1960s against the French government in North Africa, the movie was banned in France for six years due to its pro-Algerian message. "Battleship Potemkin"This classic 1925 silent movie dramatizing the mutiny of a Russian battleship in 1905 led to it being banned in Nazi Germany and numerous other countries at the time of its release due to fears that it would cause a Marxistrevolution. Now it's taught in film courses everywhere."A Clockwork Orange"Stanley Kubrick's classic movie about an ultraviolent teen went so far in showing horrific antics, including house invasion and rape, that numerous countries banned the film for decades. In fact, in the United Kingdom it was withdrawn from theaters because Kubrick and his family were receiving death threats. The film didn't play again in the UK until the director's death in 1999.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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