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violence

There is undetailed gun violence during mob shootouts and police chases. There are also instances of comic violence, including a man deliberately tripping a woman and other minor physical altercations. Brief sight of dead bodies in the aftermath of gun violence is accompanied by minor bloody detail.

threat and horror

There is a car chase sequence resulting in crashes. Characters are threatened with guns in several scenes, although these situations are often presented with comic elements and reassuring outcomes. A character is harassed and groped by a man; there are also verbal references to this behaviour.

sex

There are mild sexual references, including innuendo regarding sex and women’s physiques. Characters are also shown kissing, and there are scenes of flirting.

additional issues

There is a brief reference to suicide. Characters are shown drinking alcohol, with some comic drunkenness. A woman is seen in a state of emotional distress after a break-up and turns to alcohol for comfort. Characters are also shown smoking.

Director(s)Billy Wilder

Production year1959

Genre(s)Comedy

Approx. running minutes122m

CastMarilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon

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Passed 'U' with very mild sex references and violence

Classified Date:

08/08/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI (Collections)

violence

There are scenes of mild violence including a scene in which gangsters carry out a mass shooting. The massacre is not very detailed with sight of people falling to the ground, suggesting that they've been hit, but there's no actual sight of impact detail. The violence is mostly without injury detail, but there is brief sight of blood on a character's chest, implying that he's dead. The film also contains a chase sequence in which gangsters shoot guns out of a car, but again, this is all undetailed and with no sight of impact detail.

sex

There are very mild comic sex references and moments of innuendo throughout. References include a moment in which a man's glasses steam up after getting in bed with a woman, an oblique reference to feeling 'frigid', and comments about the 'rhythm section' of a female band, all of which are quite oblique and without any significant sexual detail.

Classified Date:

03/03/1959

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

United Artists Corp. Ltd

violence

There are scenes of mild violence including a scene in which gangsters carry out a mass shooting. The massacre is not very detailed with sight of people falling to the ground, suggesting that they've been hit, but there's no actual sight of impact detail. The violence is mostly without injury detail, but there is brief sight of blood on a character's chest, implying that he's dead. The film also contains a chase sequence in which gangsters shoot guns out of a car, but again, this is all undetailed and with no sight of impact detail.

sex

There are very mild comic sex references and moments of innuendo throughout. References include a moment in which a man's glasses steam up after getting in bed with a woman, an oblique reference to feeling 'frigid', and comments about the 'rhythm section' of a female band, all of which are quite oblique and without any significant sexual detail.

mild violence, threat, sex references

Classified Date:

16/03/2026

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

There is undetailed gun violence during mob shootouts and police chases. There are also instances of comic violence, including a man deliberately tripping a woman and other minor physical altercations. Brief sight of dead bodies in the aftermath of gun violence is accompanied by minor bloody detail.

threat and horror

There is a car chase sequence resulting in crashes. Characters are threatened with guns in several scenes, although these situations are often presented with comic elements and reassuring outcomes. A character is harassed and groped by a man; there are also verbal references to this behaviour.

sex

There are mild sexual references, including innuendo regarding sex and women’s physiques. Characters are also shown kissing, and there are scenes of flirting.

additional issues

There is a brief reference to suicide. Characters are shown drinking alcohol, with some comic drunkenness. A woman is seen in a state of emotional distress after a break-up and turns to alcohol for comfort. Characters are also shown smoking.

Classified Date:

06/02/2007

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

violence

There are scenes of mild violence including a scene in which gangsters carry out a mass shooting. The massacre is not very detailed with sight of people falling to the ground, suggesting that they've been hit, but there's no actual sight of impact detail. The violence is mostly without injury detail, but there is brief sight of blood on a character's chest, implying that he's dead. The film also contains a chase sequence in which gangsters shoot guns out of a car, but again, this is all undetailed and with no sight of impact detail.

sex

There are very mild comic sex references and moments of innuendo throughout. References include a moment in which a man's glasses steam up after getting in bed with a woman, an oblique reference to feeling 'frigid', and comments about the 'rhythm section' of a female band, all of which are quite oblique and without any significant sexual detail.

Contains mild violence and sex references

Classified Date:

23/05/2006

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

violence

There are scenes of mild violence including a scene in which gangsters carry out a mass shooting. The massacre is not very detailed with sight of people falling to the ground, suggesting that they've been hit, but there's no actual sight of impact detail. The violence is mostly without injury detail, but there is brief sight of blood on a character's chest, implying that he's dead. The film also contains a chase sequence in which gangsters shoot guns out of a car, but again, this is all undetailed and with no sight of impact detail.

sex

There are very mild comic sex references and moments of innuendo throughout. References include a moment in which a man's glasses steam up after getting in bed with a woman, an oblique reference to feeling 'frigid', and comments about the 'rhythm section' of a female band, all of which are quite oblique and without any significant sexual detail.

Classified Date:

19/04/2001

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd

violence

There are scenes of mild violence including a scene in which gangsters carry out a mass shooting. The massacre is not very detailed with sight of people falling to the ground, suggesting that they've been hit, but there's no actual sight of impact detail. The violence is mostly without injury detail, but there is brief sight of blood on a character's chest, implying that he's dead. The film also contains a chase sequence in which gangsters shoot guns out of a car, but again, this is all undetailed and with no sight of impact detail.

sex

There are very mild comic sex references and moments of innuendo throughout. References include a moment in which a man's glasses steam up after getting in bed with a woman, an oblique reference to feeling 'frigid', and comments about the 'rhythm section' of a female band, all of which are quite oblique and without any significant sexual detail.

Classified Date:

20/09/1989

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

There are scenes of mild violence including a scene in which gangsters carry out a mass shooting. The massacre is not very detailed with sight of people falling to the ground, suggesting that they've been hit, but there's no actual sight of impact detail. The violence is mostly without injury detail, but there is brief sight of blood on a character's chest, implying that he's dead. The film also contains a chase sequence in which gangsters shoot guns out of a car, but again, this is all undetailed and with no sight of impact detail.

sex

There are very mild comic sex references and moments of innuendo throughout. References include a moment in which a man's glasses steam up after getting in bed with a woman, an oblique reference to feeling 'frigid', and comments about the 'rhythm section' of a female band, all of which are quite oblique and without any significant sexual detail

Classified Date:

27/03/2007

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Original theatrical trailer

Classified Date:

05/10/2001

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

07/08/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI Films

Classified Date:

23/05/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

14/03/1997

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

10/04/2007

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary

Classified Date:

01/06/2006

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material DVD audio commentary featuring Tony Curtis Jack Lemmon P...

Classified Date:

26/02/2002

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

R.N.I.B.

Classified date16/03/2026

LanguageEnglish

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