• Director(s)

    Michael Gordon

  • Production Year

    1948

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Film Noir

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Fredric March, Edmund O'Brien, Florence Eloridge, Geraldine Brooks

Film

An Act Of Murder

mild threat, upsetting scenes, references to euthanasia and suicide

AN ACT OF MURDER is a legal drama film from 1948 in which a judge who is known for his harsh rulings is tempted towards assisting his beloved wife's death when he learns that she is fatally ill.…

AN ACT OF MURDER is a legal drama film from 1948 in which a judge who is known for his harsh rulings is tempted towards assisting his beloved wife's death when he learns that she is fatally ill.

threat and horror
In scenes of mild threat, a woman is increasingly frightened as she experiences painful attacks that cause her to become disoriented and collapse.
suicide and self-harm
A man who is driving his terminally ill wife home purposely drives their car off the road. He is then tried for her murder. Later there is a reference to him having stated that he wished to 'do away' with himself and his wife. There are also verbal references to a fatally ill person taking an overdose of prescription pills.
theme
Frequent references are made to a woman's terminal illness and characters are shown grieving her diagnosis.
additional issues
Scenes of sexism, in which a woman's diagnosis and medication are concealed from her and handled by men, are within a historic context.

  • Director(s)

    Michael Gordon

  • Production Year

    1948

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Film Noir

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Fredric March, Edmund O'Brien, Florence Eloridge, Geraldine Brooks

Classified Date:
28/07/1948
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
General Film Dist Ltd
mild threat, upsetting scenes, references to euthanasia and suicide
Classified Date:
18/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
threat and horror
In scenes of mild threat, a woman is increasingly frightened as she experiences painful attacks that cause her to become disoriented and collapse.
suicide and self-harm
A man who is driving his terminally ill wife home purposely drives their car off the road. He is then tried for her murder. Later there is a reference to him having stated that he wished to 'do away' with himself and his wife. There are also verbal references to a fatally ill person taking an overdose of prescription pills.
theme
Frequent references are made to a woman's terminal illness and characters are shown grieving her diagnosis.
additional issues
Scenes of sexism, in which a woman's diagnosis and medication are concealed from her and handled by men, are within a historic context.

  • Classified date

    18/09/2023