Dead Ringer (1963) Poster

(1963)

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Sex & Nudity

  • A couple of kisses. A man kisses a woman's chest and reaches to unbutton her shirt, but she pushes him away. From dialogue, it is apparent a married woman kept a gigolo with whom she had an extramarital affair. It is also learned She faked a pregnancy in order to get her boyfriend to propose marriage.

Violence & Gore

  • A gun is briefly shown pressed against a character's temple. The audience doesn't see or hear the actual shot, but the corpse is shown throughout the following scene, albeit without any discernible blood or wound.
  • One woman slaps another, and knocks her down into a chair.
  • A man slaps and pushes a woman around.
  • A character grabs a hot poker out of the fireplace and screams in pain.
  • A dog attacks a character. The dog knocks the character down, and keeps them pinned down as it snarls and snaps; blood is shown running down the character's face. The next scene, the audience is informed that the character has died.

Profanity

  • One use of "d**n." About five uses of "h*ll."

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • One of the main characters smokes cigarettes almost incessantly.
  • One of the main characters owns a bar. It's used as a setting in a few scenes, but the focus is never on the alcohol.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The idea of a character so passively murdering her sister in order to take her identity can be disturbing.
  • A man is Mauled to death by a large dog. While not graphic the scene is intense.

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