The Passionate Stranger
mild bad language, sex references
Director(s)Muriel Box
Production year1957
Release date02/05/2023
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes97m
CastMargaret Leighton, Margaret Leighton, Ralph Richardson, Ralph Richardson, Patricia Dainton, Patricia Dainton, Carlo Giustini, Carlo Giustini, Marjorie Rhodes, Andree Melly, Thorley Walters, Frederick Piper, Megs Jenkins, Michael Shepley, Muriel Box, Muriel Box, Sydney Box, Peter Rogers, Humphrey Searle, Otto Heller, Jean Barker
The Passionate Stranger
mild bad language, sex references
A romance writer's chauffeur mistakenly believes she has fallen in love with him in this 1957 British comedy drama film, ...
A romance writer's chauffeur mistakenly believes she has fallen in love with him in this 1957 British comedy drama film, in which references to sex and infidelity are mild and undetailed.
violence
language
sex
discrimination
alcohol and smoking
theme
threat and horror
rude humour
mild bad language, sex references
Classified Date:
18/04/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
In an imagined scene, a man sabotages a wheelchair so that a disabled person rolls into a lake and drowns. There are also undetailed references to domestic abuse when a woman describes her husband as possessive and controlling.
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody').
sex
The film deals with themes of marital infidelity.
discrimination
During an imagined scene, a man tells his wife, who wishes to play piano in a concert, that her place is at home with him. There is also some stereotyping of an Italian character.
alcohol and smoking
There also scenes of smoking which reflect the time period in which the film was made.
theme
There are brief scenes of emotional upset, as well as references to illness.
Classified Date:
28/12/1956
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Lion Film Corp Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
mild bad language, sex references
Classified Date:
14/03/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody').
sex
The film deals with themes of marital infidelity.
Contains mild language and mild sex references
Classified Date:
03/02/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Network
Classified date18/04/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
language
sex
discrimination
alcohol and smoking
theme
threat and horror
rude humour
Director(s)Muriel Box
Production year1957
Release date02/05/2023
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes97m
CastMargaret Leighton, Margaret Leighton, Ralph Richardson, Ralph Richardson, Patricia Dainton, Patricia Dainton, Carlo Giustini, Carlo Giustini, Marjorie Rhodes, Andree Melly, Thorley Walters, Frederick Piper, Megs Jenkins, Michael Shepley, Muriel Box, Muriel Box, Sydney Box, Peter Rogers, Humphrey Searle, Otto Heller, Jean Barker
mild bad language, sex references
Classified Date:
18/04/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
In an imagined scene, a man sabotages a wheelchair so that a disabled person rolls into a lake and drowns. There are also undetailed references to domestic abuse when a woman describes her husband as possessive and controlling.
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody').
sex
The film deals with themes of marital infidelity.
discrimination
During an imagined scene, a man tells his wife, who wishes to play piano in a concert, that her place is at home with him. There is also some stereotyping of an Italian character.
alcohol and smoking
There also scenes of smoking which reflect the time period in which the film was made.
theme
There are brief scenes of emotional upset, as well as references to illness.
Classified Date:
28/12/1956
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Lion Film Corp Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
mild bad language, sex references
Classified Date:
14/03/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody').
sex
The film deals with themes of marital infidelity.
Contains mild language and mild sex references
Classified Date:
03/02/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Network
Classified date18/04/2023
LanguageEnglish
