The Wicked Go to Hell
brief sexual threat, moderate violence, suicide, infrequent strong language
Director(s)Robert Hossein
Production year1955
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes93m
CastMarina Vlady, Henri Vidal, Serge Reggiani
The Wicked Go to Hell
brief sexual threat, moderate violence, suicide, infrequent strong language
In this French crime drama from 1955, a pair of convicts escape from prison and take refuge in a secluded beach house.
In this French crime drama from 1955, a pair of convicts escape from prison and take refuge in a secluded beach house.
violence
Violence includes shootings, fist-fights, beatings, knockout blows and strangulation, occasionally resulting in brief bloody detail. A man repeatedly dunks a screaming woman’s head underwater in order to force her to cooperate.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘putain’, ‘salope’, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘piss’, ‘sod’, ‘balls’, ‘arse’ and ‘damn’.
suicide and self-harm
An undetailed corpse is seen briefly in the aftermath of off-screen suicide.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man grabs a woman and pins her to the ground. Another scene shows a male character forcibly kissing a female character for several seconds. A bullied prison inmate is forced to perform a ‘striptease’ for the amusement of a crowd of jeering fellow prisoners, although there is no on-screen nudity.
additional issues
A dog is shot off-screen.
brief sexual threat, moderate violence, suicide, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
03/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
Violence includes shootings, fist-fights, beatings, knockout blows and strangulation, occasionally resulting in brief bloody detail. A man repeatedly dunks a screaming woman’s head underwater in order to force her to cooperate.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘putain’, ‘salope’, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘piss’, ‘sod’, ‘balls’, ‘arse’ and ‘damn’.
suicide and self-harm
An undetailed corpse is seen briefly in the aftermath of off-screen suicide.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man grabs a woman and pins her to the ground. Another scene shows a male character forcibly kissing a female character for several seconds. A bullied prison inmate is forced to perform a ‘striptease’ for the amusement of a crowd of jeering fellow prisoners, although there is no on-screen nudity.
additional issues
A dog is shot off-screen.
Classified date03/09/2025
LanguageFrench
violence
Violence includes shootings, fist-fights, beatings, knockout blows and strangulation, occasionally resulting in brief bloody detail. A man repeatedly dunks a screaming woman’s head underwater in order to force her to cooperate.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘putain’, ‘salope’, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘piss’, ‘sod’, ‘balls’, ‘arse’ and ‘damn’.
suicide and self-harm
An undetailed corpse is seen briefly in the aftermath of off-screen suicide.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man grabs a woman and pins her to the ground. Another scene shows a male character forcibly kissing a female character for several seconds. A bullied prison inmate is forced to perform a ‘striptease’ for the amusement of a crowd of jeering fellow prisoners, although there is no on-screen nudity.
additional issues
A dog is shot off-screen.
Director(s)Robert Hossein
Production year1955
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes93m
CastMarina Vlady, Henri Vidal, Serge Reggiani
brief sexual threat, moderate violence, suicide, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
03/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
Violence includes shootings, fist-fights, beatings, knockout blows and strangulation, occasionally resulting in brief bloody detail. A man repeatedly dunks a screaming woman’s head underwater in order to force her to cooperate.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘putain’, ‘salope’, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody hell’, ‘piss’, ‘sod’, ‘balls’, ‘arse’ and ‘damn’.
suicide and self-harm
An undetailed corpse is seen briefly in the aftermath of off-screen suicide.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man grabs a woman and pins her to the ground. Another scene shows a male character forcibly kissing a female character for several seconds. A bullied prison inmate is forced to perform a ‘striptease’ for the amusement of a crowd of jeering fellow prisoners, although there is no on-screen nudity.
additional issues
A dog is shot off-screen.
Classified date03/09/2025
LanguageFrench
