• Director(s)

    Arthur Crabtree

  • Production Year

    1945

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    115m

  • Cast

    James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Hugh Sinclair

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They Were Sisters

domestic abuse, suicide references

THEY WERE SISTERS is a UK drama, from 1945, which follows the lives of three sisters in their respective marriages.…

THEY WERE SISTERS is a UK drama, from 1945, which follows the lives of three sisters in their respective marriages.

suicide and self-harm
A woman dies after being struck by a car and there is speculation that it was a deliberate act on her part.
theme
A wife and mother is subjected to a pattern of control and being demeaned by her husband, which takes a toll on her mental health and she seeks refuge in alcohol. In one scene, the husband slaps his wife. The parents' arguments are witnessed by their young children who are upset by what is happening.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to the death of a young child. There is mild bad language ('arseing about', 'damn', 'hell'). There are infrequent very mild sex references. There frequent cigarette smoking which reflects the historical period in which the film was made.

  • Director(s)

    Arthur Crabtree

  • Production Year

    1945

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    115m

  • Cast

    James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Hugh Sinclair

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Classified Date:
12/04/1945
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
General Film Dist Ltd
domestic abuse, suicide references
Classified Date:
12/03/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Strawberry Media
suicide and self-harm
A woman dies after being struck by a car and there is speculation that it was a deliberate act on her part.
theme
A wife and mother is subjected to a pattern of control and being demeaned by her husband, which takes a toll on her mental health and she seeks refuge in alcohol. In one scene, the husband slaps his wife. The parents' arguments are witnessed by their young children who are upset by what is happening.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to the death of a young child. There is mild bad language ('arseing about', 'damn', 'hell'). There are infrequent very mild sex references. There frequent cigarette smoking which reflects the historical period in which the film was made.
Classified Date:
16/11/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pickwick Video Ltd

  • Classified date

    12/03/2021

  • Language

    English