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Parents guide

The 39 Steps

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    None
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Mild

Sex & Nudity

None
20 of 26 found this to have none
In a train compartment, there is a brief scene showing a man holding up a bra. He is evidently involved in lingerie sales.
While on the run, staying sharing a bed at an inn overnight, a handcuffed single man and single woman pose as a "runaway couple," meaning they are not actually married to each other.
A woman takes off her wet nylon stockings while handcuffed to a man. His hand is briefly rests on her knee.
A man forcefully kisses a woman to cover his identity.

Violence & Gore

Mild
18 of 21 found this mild
A man is pushed over an small bridge and falls onto rocks. He is slightly injured but walks away.
No blood is ever seen.
Two men are shot in separate scenes.
A woman falls forward with a knife in her back.
A man slaps his wife offscreen and we hear her scream.
Scenes of men chasing the hero and shooting at him.

Profanity

None
16 of 21 found this to have none
'My God' is said as an exclamation.
'D*mn' is said three times.
Various other minor insults.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
18 of 22 found this mild
A man shouts out about 'booze'.
A man offers a woman cigarette but she declines. He lights and smokes a cigarette.
People drink champagne at a fancy house party, and the main character smokes a cigarette.
The main character asks for whiskey.
Two men order alcoholic drinks but do not get to drink them.
Social drinking and smoking. A couple of scenes take place in a barroom/cabaret.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
16 of 21 found this mild
A man threatens to shoot a woman several times.
The death of the woman early on is quite sudden and dramatic.
The main character is in the run for a majority of the film.
Several scenes of the hero being chased by thugs or police.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • AtpDVD rating
    • 13original rating
  • Australia
    • Aoriginal rating
    • G1984, re-rating
  • Brazil
    • 12DVD rating
  • Finland
    • K-81987
    • K-161936
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Netherlands
    • 92009 re-release
    • 141935, original rating
  • Norway
    • Astreaming rating
    • 161935, cinema rating
  • Poland
    • 12TV rating
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • South Korea
    • 122002
  • Spain
    • 16TV rating
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • United Kingdom
    • UTV rating
    • Aoriginal rating
    • U2008, re-rating, re-release
    • U2005, video rating
  • United States
    • Approved
    • PassedNational Board of Review
    • TV-GTV rating
  • West Germany
    • 16nf

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