• Director(s)

    Sidney Poitier

  • Production Year

    1972

  • Release date

    03/03/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Western

  • Approx. running minutes

    103m

  • Cast

    Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee

Film

Buck And The Preacher

moderate violence, racism, sex references, sexual violence references

A thief befriends a trail guide who is trying to provide a safe passage for former slaves in this US Western from 1972. Although the violence is not detailed, the racism motivating some acts darkens the tone.…

A thief befriends a trail guide who is trying to provide a safe passage for former slaves in this US Western from 1972. Although the violence is not detailed, the racism motivating some acts darkens the tone.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

nudity

sexual violence and sexual threat

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Sidney Poitier

  • Production Year

    1972

  • Release date

    03/03/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Western

  • Approx. running minutes

    103m

  • Cast

    Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee

moderate violence, racism, sex references, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
07/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are scenes of violence in which characters are shot and villages are destroyed. Following an attack, dead bodies are seen lined up while people dig graves. Infrequently, the violence is accompanied by brief sight of blood.
threat and horror
There are occasional scenes of threat, such as when people are held at gunpoint during robberies, shot at, or pursued by vigilante gangs or posses.
language
Use of very mild bad language occurs ('Jesus', 'hell').
sex
A sequence takes place in a brothel, although no sexual activity is depicted. There are occasional verbal sex references, including sexualised use of the term 'screwed'.
discrimination
Aggression and violence are frequently perpetrated by a gang of white men who refuse to recognise the new-found freedom of former slaves. This racism is implicitly condemned by the film. There is infrequent use of the term 'coloured'.
nudity
A scene contains natural buttock nudity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is implied from the state of her clothing that an unconscious woman has been raped by a gang of vigilantes.
Classified Date:
07/02/1972
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
19/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
31/01/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd
Classified Date:
30/01/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
23/08/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
26/09/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

  • Classified date

    07/02/2023

  • Language

    English