The Snake Woman
mild violence, threat, injury detail, upsetting scenes
Director(s)Sidney J. Furie
Production year1961
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes68m
CastJohn McCarthy, Susan Travers, Geoffrey Denton
The Snake Woman
mild violence, threat, injury detail, upsetting scenes
1961 horror in which a man investigates a string of mysterious snake bite deaths within a small village that is believed ...
1961 horror in which a man investigates a string of mysterious snake bite deaths within a small village that is believed to be cursed.
violence
A building is set on fire with a person inside. There is simulated violence towards animals, including snake enclosures being smashed and animals being shot at, although impacts are not shown. A woman uses supernatural powers to kill people, and there is sight of corpses in the aftermath.
threat and horror
A child is briefly threatened with a pair of scissors and a man is trapped inside a burning building.
injury detail
There is a close-up of a snake bite wound, with mild bloody detail.
theme
A scene depicts a death during childbirth, as well as references to stillbirth. Some sequences include sight of dead animals. References are made to mental illness.
additional issues
Characters are seen smoking pipes and drinking alcohol. There is a use of the term 'Indian' to describe Native Americans, which reflects the time period of the setting of the film. Very mild bad language ('God') features.
Classified Date:
03/11/1960
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
United Artists Corp. Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
mild violence, threat, injury detail, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
02/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Hammer Film Holdings Limited
violence
A building is set on fire with a person inside. There is simulated violence towards animals, including snake enclosures being smashed and animals being shot at, although impacts are not shown. A woman uses supernatural powers to kill people, and there is sight of corpses in the aftermath.
threat and horror
A child is briefly threatened with a pair of scissors and a man is trapped inside a burning building.
injury detail
There is a close-up of a snake bite wound, with mild bloody detail.
theme
A scene depicts a death during childbirth, as well as references to stillbirth. Some sequences include sight of dead animals. References are made to mental illness.
additional issues
Characters are seen smoking pipes and drinking alcohol. There is a use of the term 'Indian' to describe Native Americans, which reflects the time period of the setting of the film. Very mild bad language ('God') features.
violence
A building is set on fire with a person inside. There is simulated violence towards animals, including snake enclosures being smashed and animals being shot at, although impacts are not shown. A woman uses supernatural powers to kill people, and there is sight of corpses in the aftermath.
threat and horror
A child is briefly threatened with a pair of scissors and a man is trapped inside a burning building.
injury detail
There is a close-up of a snake bite wound, with mild bloody detail.
theme
A scene depicts a death during childbirth, as well as references to stillbirth. Some sequences include sight of dead animals. References are made to mental illness.
additional issues
Characters are seen smoking pipes and drinking alcohol. There is a use of the term 'Indian' to describe Native Americans, which reflects the time period of the setting of the film. Very mild bad language ('God') features.
Director(s)Sidney J. Furie
Production year1961
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes68m
CastJohn McCarthy, Susan Travers, Geoffrey Denton
Classified Date:
03/11/1960
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
United Artists Corp. Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
mild violence, threat, injury detail, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
02/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Hammer Film Holdings Limited
violence
A building is set on fire with a person inside. There is simulated violence towards animals, including snake enclosures being smashed and animals being shot at, although impacts are not shown. A woman uses supernatural powers to kill people, and there is sight of corpses in the aftermath.
threat and horror
A child is briefly threatened with a pair of scissors and a man is trapped inside a burning building.
injury detail
There is a close-up of a snake bite wound, with mild bloody detail.
theme
A scene depicts a death during childbirth, as well as references to stillbirth. Some sequences include sight of dead animals. References are made to mental illness.
additional issues
Characters are seen smoking pipes and drinking alcohol. There is a use of the term 'Indian' to describe Native Americans, which reflects the time period of the setting of the film. Very mild bad language ('God') features.
