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- Sex & Nudity (2)
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- Profanity (3)
- Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (2)
- Frightening & Intense Scenes (4)
- Spoilers (1)
Certification
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Sex & Nudity
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- A woman shouts in anger how her sister died after being "outraged" by an aristocratic family. This film does not go any further into it, and it is only quickly mentioned once or twice, (children will probably think nothing of it). But if you have read the book you will know that by "outraged" she means raped.
- A female extra wears a suggestive low-cut top, onscreen for a few seconds.
Violence & Gore
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- Some gun fighting and cannon fire during the storming of the Bastille. People are killed, but this isn't particularly graphic.
- A few beheadings on the guillotine, mostly offscreen. Not bloody, and only one severed head is shown from a distance.
- Two women fight in front of a fireplace. One pulls out a gun, but is killed when the other woman forces the first one to accidentally shoot herself by turning the gun away.
- Two men are stabbed to death, one onscreen.
- A child is accidentally run over and killed by a carriage. The rider inside shows absolutely no remorse or concern.
Profanity
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- "Merciful creator of day" is used as an exclamation once. Admittedly, the context was rather dreadful, so it is possible (though improbable) that it may have been said sincerely.
- Mild old-fashioned words are used occasionally, such as "Upstart", "Nincompoop", "bold-face", and "blithering pompous voice"
- None.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Sydney Carton is sometimes drunk. He is supposedly an alcoholic.
- One man is chloroformed during a rescue.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The storming of the Bastille is intense, with some revolutionaries falling to their death or facing the possibility of being killed.
- Dr. Manette sometimes acts as if he were completely disoriented.
- Madame Defarge's testimony at a trial is very intensely acted.
- There is a feeling of dread throughout most of the last thirty minutes of the film.
Spoilers
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- The main character sacrifices his life for another, the last thirty minutes leading up to it are mildly suspenseful, upsetting or otherwise sad, and the film ends with him being led to the guillotine, the drums roll and the camera pans up and out of view. This may upset some viewers.
