An American Tragedy
mild threat, violence
Director(s)Josef von Sternberg
Production year1931
Date15/09/1931
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes96m
CastPhillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee, Irving Pichel, Frederick Burton, Claire McDowell, Wallace Middleton, Emmett Corrigan, Charles Middleton, Lucille La Verne, Josef von Sternberg, Theodore Dreiser, Samuel Hoffenstein, Lee Garmes
An American Tragedy
mild threat, violence
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY is a 1931 US drama in which a factory worker's romance with an heiress is jeopardised by a previous ...
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY is a 1931 US drama in which a factory worker's romance with an heiress is jeopardised by a previous affair with a coworker.
violence
There are verbal references to murder in a courtroom, and as part of newspaper headlines. A boat capsizes after a man lunges at a woman, resulting in the woman drowning to death.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a car accident resulting in a child's death, and a man revealing his intention to drown his lover in a lake.
additional issues
Discreet references are made to an affair which led to a woman becoming pregnant. There are scenes of emotional upset. People smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Unsuitable for classification
Classified Date:
15/09/1931
Version:
2D
Distributor:
Paramount Film Service Ltd
Unsuitable for classification:
The BBFC determined this content to be unsuitable for classification at the time it was submitted.
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
violence
There are verbal references to murder in a courtroom, and as part of newspaper headlines. A boat capsizes after a man lunges at a woman, resulting in the woman drowning to death.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a car accident resulting in a child's death, and a man revealing his intention to drown his lover in a lake.
violence
There are verbal references to murder in a courtroom, and as part of newspaper headlines. A boat capsizes after a man lunges at a woman, resulting in the woman drowning to death.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a car accident resulting in a child's death, and a man revealing his intention to drown his lover in a lake.
additional issues
Discreet references are made to an affair which led to a woman becoming pregnant. There are scenes of emotional upset. People smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Director(s)Josef von Sternberg
Production year1931
Date15/09/1931
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes96m
CastPhillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee, Irving Pichel, Frederick Burton, Claire McDowell, Wallace Middleton, Emmett Corrigan, Charles Middleton, Lucille La Verne, Josef von Sternberg, Theodore Dreiser, Samuel Hoffenstein, Lee Garmes
Unsuitable for classification
Classified Date:
15/09/1931
Version:
2D
Distributor:
Paramount Film Service Ltd
Unsuitable for classification:
The BBFC determined this content to be unsuitable for classification at the time it was submitted.
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
violence
There are verbal references to murder in a courtroom, and as part of newspaper headlines. A boat capsizes after a man lunges at a woman, resulting in the woman drowning to death.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a car accident resulting in a child's death, and a man revealing his intention to drown his lover in a lake.
