The Liberation Of L.B. Jones
racism, sexual violence, domestic abuse, strong violence
Director(s)William Wyler
Production year1970
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes103m
CastLee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne
The Liberation Of L.B. Jones
racism, sexual violence, domestic abuse, strong violence
An African American businessman from Tennessee hires a lawyer to handle his divorce case after he discovers his wife is ...
An African American businessman from Tennessee hires a lawyer to handle his divorce case after he discovers his wife is having an affair with a white cop in this US drama from 1970.
violence
A man pushes another into harvester equipment which briefly appears to grind him up. A white man shoots a black man in a racially motivated scene of violence. In a scene of domestic abuse, a man slaps and punches a woman.
discrimination
White people in positions of authority are openly racist and treat people of colour in a dehumanising manner. White people repeatedly use racist language ('n****r' and 'coloured').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A police officer molests a woman in the backseat of a police car, after which it is implied that he rapes her.
additional issues
The film features moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') and milder terms ('bastard', 'ass', 'hell', 'God'). A woman comically flashes her buttock in a brief scene of nudity. People grieve in the aftermath of a murder. References are made to an affair. A man says that another 'can't keep it in his pants'.
Classified Date:
01/07/1970
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Picture Corp. Ltd
racism, sexual violence, domestic abuse, strong violence
Classified Date:
21/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
violence
A man pushes another into harvester equipment which briefly appears to grind him up. A white man shoots a black man in a racially motivated scene of violence. In a scene of domestic abuse, a man slaps and punches a woman.
discrimination
White people in positions of authority are openly racist and treat people of colour in a dehumanising manner. White people repeatedly use racist language ('n****r' and 'coloured').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A police officer molests a woman in the backseat of a police car, after which it is implied that he rapes her.
additional issues
The film features moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') and milder terms ('bastard', 'ass', 'hell', 'God'). A woman comically flashes her buttock in a brief scene of nudity. People grieve in the aftermath of a murder. References are made to an affair. A man says that another 'can't keep it in his pants'.
violence
A man pushes another into harvester equipment which briefly appears to grind him up. A white man shoots a black man in a racially motivated scene of violence. In a scene of domestic abuse, a man slaps and punches a woman.
discrimination
White people in positions of authority are openly racist and treat people of colour in a dehumanising manner. White people repeatedly use racist language ('n****r' and 'coloured').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A police officer molests a woman in the backseat of a police car, after which it is implied that he rapes her.
additional issues
The film features moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') and milder terms ('bastard', 'ass', 'hell', 'God'). A woman comically flashes her buttock in a brief scene of nudity. People grieve in the aftermath of a murder. References are made to an affair. A man says that another 'can't keep it in his pants'.
Director(s)William Wyler
Production year1970
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes103m
CastLee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne
Classified Date:
01/07/1970
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Picture Corp. Ltd
racism, sexual violence, domestic abuse, strong violence
Classified Date:
21/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
violence
A man pushes another into harvester equipment which briefly appears to grind him up. A white man shoots a black man in a racially motivated scene of violence. In a scene of domestic abuse, a man slaps and punches a woman.
discrimination
White people in positions of authority are openly racist and treat people of colour in a dehumanising manner. White people repeatedly use racist language ('n****r' and 'coloured').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A police officer molests a woman in the backseat of a police car, after which it is implied that he rapes her.
additional issues
The film features moderate bad language ('son of a bitch') and milder terms ('bastard', 'ass', 'hell', 'God'). A woman comically flashes her buttock in a brief scene of nudity. People grieve in the aftermath of a murder. References are made to an affair. A man says that another 'can't keep it in his pants'.
