Crescendo (1970) Poster

(1970)

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Sex & Nudity

  • In one scene, an man and woman are in bed asleep. She suddenly sits up and is topless. Breasts are shown
  • A woman undresses by a mirror and her breasts are briefly shown
  • A woman undresses and swims nude. Upper and rear nudity is shown as well as brief full frontal nudity.
  • A woman swims in the nude and her bare breasts and buttocks are clearly visible as she gets into the pool. She is seen fully nude in the water, though her body is obscured.
  • A sex scene between a man and a woman is featured, and although both parties are nude, it is not especially explicit.
  • A second sex scene features a man and a woman, both visibly topless, and the woman's bare breasts are shown.
  • Women are frequently shown undressing or in their underwear.

Violence & Gore

  • In the same scene as for sex and nudity, the woman sits up because a man has walked in armed with a shotgun. He fires at her whilst she is in the bed. Blood is shown.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A character takes narcotics and is said to be an addict.
  • Alcohol is consumed frequently, though not in excess.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Some mildly startling imagery, sometimes presented within dream sequences.
  • Features some suspenseful moments in the final act which, while fairly tame, some viewers may find frightening or intense.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • Stefanie Powers and James Olson are in bed together making love. He is shown sucking her nipple. He pushes her to a sitting position with both breasts and nipples clearly visible for a second before she is shot. She falls out of bed and her legs fly up, briefly revealing her anal cleft.

Violence & Gore

  • A nude woman is stabbed while swimming in a pool. While blood is seen in the water, no wound is shown.
  • Several sequences feature a man and a woman embracing before being approached by someone with a shotgun. In most cases, the film cuts before any violence can be seen. However in one instance, both parties are clearly shot - the woman in slightly more graphic manner than the man - though no blood or gore is visible.
  • A woman is held against her will by a man, and it is implied he may kill her, though no violence is shown.
  • A man drowns in a pool following a brief altercation with another man.
  • A man is said to have killed his wife, but no details are discussed and the incident is not depicted.
  • A man goes after a woman with an axe intending to kill her, but she remains unharmed.
  • A man is shot and falls into a pool. Blood is seen in the water.

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