The Nightcomers
strong sex, disturbing scenes
Director(s)Michael Winner
Production year1971
Genre(s)Drama, Horror
Approx. running minutes97m
CastMarlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird
The Nightcomers
strong sex, disturbing scenes
In this 1971 drama, two orphaned siblings and their governess come under the malign influence of their late father's for ...
In this 1971 drama, two orphaned siblings and their governess come under the malign influence of their late father's former valet.
sex
A man and a woman engage in fetishistic activity involving bondage as a prelude to strong sex that features nudity, thrusting and implied oral sex. Other scenes also feature sexualised nudity.
theme
Children who have fallen under a malign influence recreate what they have witnessed of adults' sexual activities, but without understanding its sexualised nature and there is no nudity in these scenes. They also commit acts of violence that they perceive to be as having good intentions.
additional issues
Ambiguous sexual threat plays as part of of a disturbing abusive relationship between a man and a woman. Strong violence features beatings, people struck by arrows and the deliberate drowning of a person. Bloody injury and bruises are seen in the aftermath of violence. There is occasional mild threat. A man uses the discriminatory term 'gypo', and bad language includes uses of 'slut', 'arse', 'God' and 'damn'. A man makes a rude two-finger gesture. There is a passing reference to suicide. Animals are played with in cruel games, but no live animal is harmed. Adults smoke and drink alcohol.
Classified Date:
07/04/1972
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Michael Winner Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
strong sex, disturbing scenes
Classified Date:
04/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
sex
A man and a woman engage in fetishistic activity involving bondage as a prelude to strong sex that features nudity, thrusting and implied oral sex. Other scenes also feature sexualised nudity.
theme
Children who have fallen under a malign influence recreate what they have witnessed of adults' sexual activities, but without understanding its sexualised nature and there is no nudity in these scenes. They also commit acts of violence that they perceive to be as having good intentions.
additional issues
Ambiguous sexual threat plays as part of of a disturbing abusive relationship between a man and a woman. Strong violence features beatings, people struck by arrows and the deliberate drowning of a person. Bloody injury and bruises are seen in the aftermath of violence. There is occasional mild threat. A man uses the discriminatory term 'gypo', and bad language includes uses of 'slut', 'arse', 'God' and 'damn'. A man makes a rude two-finger gesture. There is a passing reference to suicide. Animals are played with in cruel games, but no live animal is harmed. Adults smoke and drink alcohol.
Contains strong sex
Classified Date:
16/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Momentum Pictures
Contains strong sex
Classified Date:
04/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Contains strong sex
Classified Date:
13/06/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
BMG Video
Contains strong sex
Classified Date:
17/03/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Embassy Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
09/08/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Momentum Pictures
Paperwork Remarks:
Teaser and Trailer
Classified date04/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
sex
A man and a woman engage in fetishistic activity involving bondage as a prelude to strong sex that features nudity, thrusting and implied oral sex. Other scenes also feature sexualised nudity.
theme
Children who have fallen under a malign influence recreate what they have witnessed of adults' sexual activities, but without understanding its sexualised nature and there is no nudity in these scenes. They also commit acts of violence that they perceive to be as having good intentions.
additional issues
Ambiguous sexual threat plays as part of of a disturbing abusive relationship between a man and a woman. Strong violence features beatings, people struck by arrows and the deliberate drowning of a person. Bloody injury and bruises are seen in the aftermath of violence. There is occasional mild threat. A man uses the discriminatory term 'gypo', and bad language includes uses of 'slut', 'arse', 'God' and 'damn'. A man makes a rude two-finger gesture. There is a passing reference to suicide. Animals are played with in cruel games, but no live animal is harmed. Adults smoke and drink alcohol.
Director(s)Michael Winner
Production year1971
Genre(s)Drama, Horror
Approx. running minutes97m
CastMarlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird
Classified Date:
07/04/1972
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Michael Winner Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
strong sex, disturbing scenes
Classified Date:
04/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
sex
A man and a woman engage in fetishistic activity involving bondage as a prelude to strong sex that features nudity, thrusting and implied oral sex. Other scenes also feature sexualised nudity.
theme
Children who have fallen under a malign influence recreate what they have witnessed of adults' sexual activities, but without understanding its sexualised nature and there is no nudity in these scenes. They also commit acts of violence that they perceive to be as having good intentions.
additional issues
Ambiguous sexual threat plays as part of of a disturbing abusive relationship between a man and a woman. Strong violence features beatings, people struck by arrows and the deliberate drowning of a person. Bloody injury and bruises are seen in the aftermath of violence. There is occasional mild threat. A man uses the discriminatory term 'gypo', and bad language includes uses of 'slut', 'arse', 'God' and 'damn'. A man makes a rude two-finger gesture. There is a passing reference to suicide. Animals are played with in cruel games, but no live animal is harmed. Adults smoke and drink alcohol.
Contains strong sex
Classified Date:
16/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Momentum Pictures
Contains strong sex
Classified Date:
04/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Contains strong sex
Classified Date:
13/06/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
BMG Video
Contains strong sex
Classified Date:
17/03/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Embassy Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
09/08/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Momentum Pictures
Paperwork Remarks:
Teaser and Trailer
Classified date04/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
