These cuts persist in all worldwide versions of the film. The uncut version showed the man putting the gun under his chin and firing with a spray of bloody mist, and two subsequent shots showed brain tissue hanging down from the back of his head. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame, which led to two theatrical movies of the same name. This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. The suicide now takes place off-screen and with reduced detail. Climax: With William Lundigan, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa, Michael Rennie.The uncut version showed this all from the front, including the aftermath. The eye gouging now only shows an establishing shot of the thumbs being inserted, then cuts to a counter-shot from behind the victim's head when the slightly bloody thumbs emerge.Reductions to 'strong bloody (injury) detail' were made in the following two scenes: These were made prior to formal submission and it was duly passed at 12A with no further changes. The BBFC informed the filmmakers that cuts would be required in two scenes before a 12A rating, instead of an uncut 15, could be obtained. In August 2015, Columbia submitted the film to the BBFC in the UK for advice on whether the film would receive a 12A rating upon a formal submission.
