•Last Tango’ prosecution
(N Z P A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, May 22.
A retired Salvation Army social worker has won a year-long fight to have the film "Last Tango in Paris” prosecuted for obscenity. Britain’s Lord Chief Justice ruled yesterday that United Artists Corporation, the film’s distributors, must face trial on charges that the film contravenes the Obscene Publications Act.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33541, 23 May 1974, Page 14
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58•Last Tango’ prosecution Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33541, 23 May 1974, Page 14
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