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The Board of Censors prohibits the screening of the controversial film on the life of Christ, The Last Temptation of Christ

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- 25 Oct 1988
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- 30 Sep 2019

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- 01The Grand Patchwork Why The Last Temptation of Christ was Banned, [online], Available at www.thegrandpatchwork.com [Accessed: 24 October 2013]
- 02Associate Press (AP) (1988), Censors Ban "Last Temptation of Christ’’ from Associate Press News Archive, 25 October, [online] www.apnewsarchive.com [Accessed: 24 October 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, October 17). The Board of Censors prohibits the screening of the controversial film on the life of Christ, The Last Temptation of Christ. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093840
South African History Online (2012) 'The Board of Censors prohibits the screening of the controversial film on the life of Christ, The Last Temptation of Christ', South African History Online, 17 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093840 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).
South African History Online, The Board of Censors prohibits the screening of the controversial film on the life of Christ, The Last Temptation of Christ [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093840, (accessed 30 July 2026).
"The Board of Censors prohibits the screening of the controversial film on the life of Christ, The Last Temptation of Christ." South African History Online, 17 Oct. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093840. Accessed 30 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The Board of Censors prohibits the screening of the controversial film on the life of Christ, The Last Temptation of Christ." South African History Online. October 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093840.
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