• Director(s)

    Edward Dmytryk

  • Production Year

    1952

  • Date

    21/02/1952

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Film_noir

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr, Adolphe Menjou

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The Sniper

strong threat

THE SNIPER is a black-and-white crime thriller, from 1952, in which detectives search for a killer who hunts women in the streets of San Francisco.

THE SNIPER is a black-and-white crime thriller, from 1952, in which detectives search for a killer who hunts women in the streets of San Francisco.

threat and horror
The killer identifies female victims and follows them, including to their homes, where he shoots them from a distance. It is suggested that there may be a sexual motive to his crimes.
additional issues
The violence is moderate, with only a suggestion of resulting blood. There are investigative references to rape and other sexually motivated crimes. There is a scene of self-harm. When a boy has a tantrum, his mother slaps him.
  • Director(s)

    Edward Dmytryk

  • Production Year

    1952

  • Date

    21/02/1952

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Film_noir

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr, Adolphe Menjou

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One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

The BBFC determined this content to be unsuitable for classification at the time it was submitted.
Classified Date:
17/06/1952
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Picture Corp. Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
Unsuitable for classification
Classified Date:
21/02/1952
Version:
2D
Distributor:
Columbia Picture Corp. Ltd
strong threat
Classified Date:
07/05/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
threat and horror
The killer identifies female victims and follows them, including to their homes, where he shoots them from a distance. It is suggested that there may be a sexual motive to his crimes.
additional issues
The violence is moderate, with only a suggestion of resulting blood. There are investigative references to rape and other sexually motivated crimes. There is a scene of self-harm. When a boy has a tantrum, his mother slaps him.
  • Classified date

    07/05/2021