The Oblong Box
strong violence, sex
Director(s)Gordon Hessler
Production year1969
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes96m
CastVincent Price, Alister Williamson, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Uta Levka, Sally Geeson, Peter Arne, Hilary Heath, Maxwell Shaw, Carl Rigg, Gordon Hessler, Edgar Allan Poe, Lawrence Huntington, Christopher Wicking, Gordon Hessler, Harry Robertson, John Coquillon, Max Benedict
The Oblong Box
strong violence, sex
EDGAR ALLAN POE'S THE OBLONG BOX is a horror drama in which a man attempts to keep his badly scarred brother locked away ...
EDGAR ALLAN POE'S THE OBLONG BOX is a horror drama in which a man attempts to keep his badly scarred brother locked away in a room.
violence
Characters' throats are cut, accompanied by blood spurts. A person is nailed through the hand, accompanied by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A character is repeatedly stabbed below frame. A person is shot in undetailed fashion. People are attacked and beaten in scenes which include blows to the head. An angry character aggressively slaps a woman's face whilst he verbally abuses her. A child is trampled by a horse below frame, followed by brief sight of the victim's bloodstained corpse.
sex
A sex worker's client roughly pulls her blouse aside, briefly exposing her breast. There are scenes in which sex workers and clients embrace, as well as scenes in which sex workers importune potential clients for sex.
additional issues
Scenes of moderate injury detail include sight of scarred faces and bloodstained corpses.
Scenes of threat include those in which characters are buried alive, as well as scenes in which people are menaced.
There is moderate bad language ('whore, 'slut'), as well as milder terms ('God').
A negatively presented character describes a person as a 'loony'. However, discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
Classified Date:
11/08/1969
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
American International
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
strong violence, sex
Classified Date:
07/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
Characters' throats are cut, accompanied by blood spurts. A person is nailed through the hand, accompanied by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A character is repeatedly stabbed below frame. A person is shot in undetailed fashion. People are attacked and beaten in scenes which include blows to the head. An angry character aggressively slaps a woman's face whilst he verbally abuses her. A child is trampled by a horse below frame, followed by brief sight of the victim's bloodstained corpse.
sex
A sex worker's client roughly pulls her blouse aside, briefly exposing her breast. There are scenes in which sex workers and clients embrace, as well as scenes in which sex workers importune potential clients for sex.
strong violence, moderate sex and nudity
Classified Date:
09/01/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Simply Home Entertainment
Contains strong violence, moderate sex and nudity
Classified Date:
27/10/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
16/07/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified Date:
11/12/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
Classified date07/00/2024
LanguageEnglish
violence
Characters' throats are cut, accompanied by blood spurts. A person is nailed through the hand, accompanied by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A character is repeatedly stabbed below frame. A person is shot in undetailed fashion. People are attacked and beaten in scenes which include blows to the head. An angry character aggressively slaps a woman's face whilst he verbally abuses her. A child is trampled by a horse below frame, followed by brief sight of the victim's bloodstained corpse.
sex
A sex worker's client roughly pulls her blouse aside, briefly exposing her breast. There are scenes in which sex workers and clients embrace, as well as scenes in which sex workers importune potential clients for sex.
additional issues
Scenes of moderate injury detail include sight of scarred faces and bloodstained corpses.
Scenes of threat include those in which characters are buried alive, as well as scenes in which people are menaced.
There is moderate bad language ('whore, 'slut'), as well as milder terms ('God').
A negatively presented character describes a person as a 'loony'. However, discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
Director(s)Gordon Hessler
Production year1969
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes96m
CastVincent Price, Alister Williamson, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Uta Levka, Sally Geeson, Peter Arne, Hilary Heath, Maxwell Shaw, Carl Rigg, Gordon Hessler, Edgar Allan Poe, Lawrence Huntington, Christopher Wicking, Gordon Hessler, Harry Robertson, John Coquillon, Max Benedict
Classified Date:
11/08/1969
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
American International
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
strong violence, sex
Classified Date:
07/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
Characters' throats are cut, accompanied by blood spurts. A person is nailed through the hand, accompanied by brief sight of blood in the aftermath. A character is repeatedly stabbed below frame. A person is shot in undetailed fashion. People are attacked and beaten in scenes which include blows to the head. An angry character aggressively slaps a woman's face whilst he verbally abuses her. A child is trampled by a horse below frame, followed by brief sight of the victim's bloodstained corpse.
sex
A sex worker's client roughly pulls her blouse aside, briefly exposing her breast. There are scenes in which sex workers and clients embrace, as well as scenes in which sex workers importune potential clients for sex.
strong violence, moderate sex and nudity
Classified Date:
09/01/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Simply Home Entertainment
Contains strong violence, moderate sex and nudity
Classified Date:
27/10/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
16/07/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Polygram Video Ltd
Classified Date:
11/12/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
Classified date07/00/2024
LanguageEnglish
