Black Island
mild threat, violence, dangerous behaviour
Director(s)Ben Bolt
Production year1978
Genre(s)Adventure, Drama
Approx. running minutes54m
CastMartin Murphy, Michael Salmon, Michael Elphick
Black Island
mild threat, violence, dangerous behaviour
BLACK ISLAND is an adventure drama, from 1979, in which two boys are stranded on an island which two escaped criminals a ...
BLACK ISLAND is an adventure drama, from 1979, in which two boys are stranded on an island which two escaped criminals are using as a hideout.
violence
A criminal manhandles the boys roughly and hits down his partner in undetailed fashion.
threat and horror
Two boys are chased and held captive by criminals who are armed with a rifle, although the weapon is never used. The boys are also endangered when using an old rowing boat which sinks in deep water, but neither of them are seriously harmed. A man builds a fire inside an abandoned building but is forced to make a hasty escape when the flames go out of control.
dangerous behaviour
A boy, who is not being supervised by an adult, starts a small fire by using a magnifying glass to concentrate sunlight on a pile of leaves. His actions are depicted as a necessity, rather than being for fun.
additional issues
There is brief sight of blood after a boy cuts his finger on a tin can.
Classified Date:
13/12/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Children's Film Foundation
mild threat, violence, dangerous behaviour
Classified Date:
16/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
A criminal manhandles the boys roughly and hits down his partner in undetailed fashion.
threat and horror
Two boys are chased and held captive by criminals who are armed with a rifle, although the weapon is never used. The boys are also endangered when using an old rowing boat which sinks in deep water, but neither of them are seriously harmed. A man builds a fire inside an abandoned building but is forced to make a hasty escape when the flames go out of control.
dangerous behaviour
A boy, who is not being supervised by an adult, starts a small fire by using a magnifying glass to concentrate sunlight on a pile of leaves. His actions are depicted as a necessity, rather than being for fun.
additional issues
There is brief sight of blood after a boy cuts his finger on a tin can.
Classified date16/03/2026
LanguageEnglish
violence
A criminal manhandles the boys roughly and hits down his partner in undetailed fashion.
threat and horror
Two boys are chased and held captive by criminals who are armed with a rifle, although the weapon is never used. The boys are also endangered when using an old rowing boat which sinks in deep water, but neither of them are seriously harmed. A man builds a fire inside an abandoned building but is forced to make a hasty escape when the flames go out of control.
dangerous behaviour
A boy, who is not being supervised by an adult, starts a small fire by using a magnifying glass to concentrate sunlight on a pile of leaves. His actions are depicted as a necessity, rather than being for fun.
additional issues
There is brief sight of blood after a boy cuts his finger on a tin can.
Director(s)Ben Bolt
Production year1978
Genre(s)Adventure, Drama
Approx. running minutes54m
CastMartin Murphy, Michael Salmon, Michael Elphick
Classified Date:
13/12/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Children's Film Foundation
mild threat, violence, dangerous behaviour
Classified Date:
16/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
A criminal manhandles the boys roughly and hits down his partner in undetailed fashion.
threat and horror
Two boys are chased and held captive by criminals who are armed with a rifle, although the weapon is never used. The boys are also endangered when using an old rowing boat which sinks in deep water, but neither of them are seriously harmed. A man builds a fire inside an abandoned building but is forced to make a hasty escape when the flames go out of control.
dangerous behaviour
A boy, who is not being supervised by an adult, starts a small fire by using a magnifying glass to concentrate sunlight on a pile of leaves. His actions are depicted as a necessity, rather than being for fun.
additional issues
There is brief sight of blood after a boy cuts his finger on a tin can.
Classified date16/03/2026
LanguageEnglish
