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(1973)

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Sex & Nudity

  • There is a scene in which a man spends time with a tribal group, the tribal women's breasts and bare buttocks are shown in a non sexual manner. This sequence is not handled in the style of Natural Geographic however, since the main character seems to be sexually involved with her. No male nudity however.
  • A guard tells a man to try and masturbate as little as possible.

Violence & Gore

  • One man is shown with a slit throat and cut out stomach with his organs sticking out.
  • A man intentionally stabs his knee to make it look like he hurt him self accidentally. The cut is deep and unsettling to watch.
  • A crocodile is shot by a prison guard, its blood colors the water. Shortly thereafter another prison guard starts cutting up the crocodile's stomach with a large knife, however no blood or gore is seen as the scene changes.
  • Many prisoners drop dead from exhaustion and are carried offscreen by guards and other workers.
  • A prisoner is slashed in the face with a knife and begins screaming loudly.
  • The aftermath of a suicide is shown with blood dripping on the floor.
  • Another prisoner is stabbed in the side in an attempt to kill another prisoner.
  • A condemned prisoner is brought out to the guillotine struggling as he is placed on the board, we see the blade come down and in the next shot his head hits the camera with a splash of blood.
  • An escaping prisoner is shot in the head whilst trying to swim with blood pouring out of his head.
  • A prisoner is hit over the head with a blunt metal object knocking him out.
  • A guard has a pot of boiling water thrown in his face.
  • Several prisoners are beaten by the guards.
  • A man is caught by a booby trap impaling him with sight of bloody spikes sticking out of his body.
  • One man is rifle butted on his foot causing it to break.

Profanity

  • Lots of profanity, including several uses of God's name, and many other colorful words, surprisingly accurate for the time.
  • 'for Chr*st's sake'. 1 s-word. 1 B-S phrase. 1 SOB phrase.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A man becomes intoxicated to endure the pain of surgery.
  • Two prisoners briefly eat what may be a type of drug.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • One of the prisoners falls and lands on a chicken. The chicken then begins to move around in circles while on the ground unable to walk.
  • There is a scene involving a leper colony, the leper's skin condition is rather gruesome and disturbing.
  • Overall the movie has a very unpleasant feeling to it, with characters being starved and locked away in dark cells for months at a time, along with the prison theme.
  • The guillotine scene is very disturbing to watch.
  • This film does contain some intense scenes of prison life.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • There is a prison rape attempt as a man gropes the inside of another man's pants.

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