• Director(s)

    Claude Miller

  • Production Year

    1983

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Mystery

  • Approx. running minutes

    121m

  • Cast

    Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand

Film

Deadly Circuit

strong violence, nudity, infrequent references to child abuse

A lonely private detective becomes obsessed with a mysterious ‘black widow’ serial killer in this French crime drama from 1983.…

A lonely private detective becomes obsessed with a mysterious ‘black widow’ serial killer in this French crime drama from 1983.

violence
Strong violence includes bloody shootings and an attack with a straight razor. A character manoeuvres a blind person in front of an oncoming vehicle, resulting in the victim’s death. Other scenes feature moderate bloody detail in the aftermath of off-screen murders.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman speaks briefly about having been sexually abused as a child. In another scene, a man’s intentions are misconstrued after he is found in possession of a photo of schoolchildren, leading another person to call him a ‘dirty old man’.
nudity
There is occasional sexualised breast nudity, including during a post-coital sequence and a scene set at a strip club.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘whore’, ‘pute’, ‘salope’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’, ‘crap’, ‘tart’, ‘tramp’ and ‘asshole’, while moderate sex references include uses of the terms ‘hooker’, ‘horny’, ‘nympho’, ‘lay’ and ‘screw’. Characters brandish guns and blades during scenes of moderate threat. A person takes their own life, without strong visual detail. There are brief scenes of ableist discrimination.

  • Director(s)

    Claude Miller

  • Production Year

    1983

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Mystery

  • Approx. running minutes

    121m

  • Cast

    Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand

strong violence, nudity, infrequent references to child abuse
Classified Date:
13/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
Strong violence includes bloody shootings and an attack with a straight razor. A character manoeuvres a blind person in front of an oncoming vehicle, resulting in the victim’s death. Other scenes feature moderate bloody detail in the aftermath of off-screen murders.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman speaks briefly about having been sexually abused as a child. In another scene, a man’s intentions are misconstrued after he is found in possession of a photo of schoolchildren, leading another person to call him a ‘dirty old man’.
nudity
There is occasional sexualised breast nudity, including during a post-coital sequence and a scene set at a strip club.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘whore’, ‘pute’, ‘salope’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’, ‘crap’, ‘tart’, ‘tramp’ and ‘asshole’, while moderate sex references include uses of the terms ‘hooker’, ‘horny’, ‘nympho’, ‘lay’ and ‘screw’. Characters brandish guns and blades during scenes of moderate threat. A person takes their own life, without strong visual detail. There are brief scenes of ableist discrimination.

  • Classified date

    13/06/2025

  • Language

    French