▁rating ▁meaning ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁forb idden ▁to ▁min ors . ▁This ▁was ▁appe aled ▁by ▁the ▁production ▁companies ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁who ▁cut ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁and ▁later ▁earned ▁a ▁V . M . ▁ 1 4 ▁rating . ▁The ▁Wh ip ▁and ▁the ▁Body ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Italy ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁through ▁T itan us . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁seized ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁with ▁charges ▁of ▁obsc en ity . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁declared ▁that ▁it ▁contained ▁" se ver al ▁sequences ▁that ▁refer ▁to ▁deg ener ations ▁and ▁anom al ies ▁of ▁sexual ▁life ." ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁then ▁later ▁re - re leased ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁law ▁court ▁of ▁Rome ▁ordered ▁the ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁several ▁scenes ▁that ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" contr ary ▁to ▁mor ality ". ▁The ▁film ▁poster ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁destroyed ▁and ▁condem ned ▁the ▁chief ▁press ▁officer ▁at ▁T itan us ▁to ▁three ▁months ▁on ▁prob ation . ▁The ▁film ▁gross ed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁million ▁Italian ▁lire . ▁ ▁The ▁Wh ip ▁and ▁the ▁Body ▁received ▁a ▁release ▁in ▁France ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Le ▁Corps ▁et ▁le ▁fou et ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁A ▁ 7 7 - min ute ▁version ▁titled ▁What ! ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 .