Nudity in film
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Nudity in film has been a topic of discussion and debate since the beginning of film as a medium. It may be obvious or merely suggestive, such as when a person appears to be naked but is covered by a
Jayne Mansfield topless in Promises! Promises! (1963)
Sarah Bernhardt photographed nude by Nadar
![After the Ball (1897) is one of the earliest films to simulate nudity.[better source needed]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/M%C3%A9li%C3%A8s%2C_Apres_le_bal_%28Star_Film_128%2C_1897%29.jpg/500px-M%C3%A9li%C3%A8s%2C_Apres_le_bal_%28Star_Film_128%2C_1897%29.jpg)
After the Ball (1897) is one of the earliest films to simulate nudity.[better source needed]
Amphetamine (2010)
Jayne Mansfield
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Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, Playboy Playmate, and singer. Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and was known for her numerous publicity stunts, her buxom figure, and h
Nudity in film
…his son, Curtice Taylor, since 1999. The distinction of being the first mainstream American actress to appear nude in a starring role went to actress Jayne Mansfield in the 1963 film Promises! Promises!, though her pubic area is never visible on film. The film was banned in Cleveland and some other cities, though…
Mansfield in 1957
Mansfield at a Zurich premiere in 1957
Mansfield departs by helicopter to Rotterdam, Netherlands (1957)
Promotional photo for Kiss Them for Me (1957)