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The Spiral Staircase
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Parents Guide for
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The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff.
Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that, instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, you use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

None.

Violence & Gore

A man is shot several times and dies, no bullet wounds or blood is shown.

Profanity

None.

One character is seen drunk, alcohol is mentioned several times.

Adults who have seen this movie as a child say that a scene that shows Helen's face with the mouth blanked out has remained with them over the years.

The movie has a very dark feeling from the start.

A woman is seen walking through the woods in a thunderstorm and a figure is seen watching her.

Younger children may find the climax suspenseful.

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Certification:
Iceland:12 / UK:A (original rating) (1946) / West Germany:16 (f) / Germany:16 (video rating) / Netherlands:18 (original rating) (1947) / UK:PG (tv rating) / Portugal:M/12 / Argentina:13 / Finland:K-16 / Sweden:15 / USA:Approved (certificate #11150)

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