• Director(s)

    Muriel Box

  • Production Year

    1957

  • Release date

    18/05/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    104m

  • Cast

    Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Diane Cilento

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Film

The Truth About Women

discrimination

A diplomat recollects his relationships with women in this British drama, from 1957. Discriminatory stereotypes reflect the historical period depicted in this perceptive comedy.…

A diplomat recollects his relationships with women in this British drama, from 1957. Discriminatory stereotypes reflect the historical period depicted in this perceptive comedy.

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violence

language

sex

discrimination

theme

alcohol and tobacco

threat and horror

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Muriel Box

  • Production Year

    1957

  • Release date

    18/05/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    104m

  • Cast

    Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Diane Cilento

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discrimination
Classified Date:
18/04/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
There are brief moments of mild violence, such as undetailed shootings and bodily blows. An isolated scene depicts soldiers going over the top in World War I under artillery fire.
language
There is very mild bad language ('hell' and 'damn').
sex
The principal theme revolves around courtship and adultery, with one affair resulting in a challenge to a duel and another ending up in the divorce courts.
discrimination
A man darkens his face so as to resemble an Arab, and also pretends to be non-vocal in exaggerated fashion. Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
theme
A man becomes upset when he recalls the death of his wife.
alcohol and tobacco
There are scenes in which characters smoke tobacco and drink alcohol.
There are mild sex references, including a scene set in a harem. Scenes of mild violence includes one set on the battlefields of the First World War. A man is shot and killed in a duel. However, there is limited detail. There are brief references to death. There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell'). The film also contains scenes of smoking which reflect the time period in which it is set.
Classified Date:
24/09/1957
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Beaconsfield Films Ltd
discrimination
Classified Date:
07/03/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
theme
A man darkens his face so as to resemble an Arab, and also pretends to be non-vocal in exaggerated fashion. Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole. The principal theme revolves around courtship and adultery, with one affair resulting in a challenge to a duel and another ending up in the divorce courts.
There are mild sex references, including a scene set in a harem. Scenes of mild violence includes one set on the battlefields of the First World War. A man is shot and killed in a duel. However, there is limited detail. There are brief references to death. There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell'). The film also contains scenes of smoking which reflect the time period in which it is set.
adultery theme, moderate bad language
Classified Date:
20/10/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Network
Language
There is some moderate bad language, with a woman describing another as a 'whore' after entrapping a man.
Theme
The principal theme revolves around courtship and adultery, with one affair resulting in a challenge to a duel and another ending up in the divorce courts.
There are some scenes of mild violence, including a short sequence set on the battlefields of the First World War.

  • Classified date

    18/04/2023

  • Language

    English