(Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British Film)
1997-10-15
Italy
(DVD premiere)
2009-10-05
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
(Original title)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Australia
Den Tod überlistet
Austria
L'Homme qui trompait la mort
Belgium (French title)
O Homem que Enganou a Morte
Brazil
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Canada (English title)
Mannen som bedrog döden
Finland (Swedish title) (informal title)
Mies, joka petti kuolemaa
Finland (informal title)
L'homme qui faisait des miracles
France
L'homme qui trompait la mort
France (alternative title)
O drakos tis mavris leoforou
Greece (transliterated title)
L'uomo che ingannò la morte
Italy
El hombre que burló la muerte
Mexico (alternative title)
O Homem Que Enganou a Morte
Portugal
Omul care putea să înşele moartea
Romania
Человек, обманувший смерть
Soviet Union (Russian title)
El hombre que podía engañar a la muerte
Spain
Skräckens ansikte
Sweden
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
UK
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
USA
Den Tod überlistet
West Germany
Covjek koji je prevario smrt
Yugoslavia (Croatian title)
Sex & Nudity
Mild
A nude bust of Janine is shown several times.
Janine poses nude. We see her bare back in the U.K. and US versions. Hazel Court was filmed topless for a European version. Photos are available on the internet, but not in any versions of the film.
Several nude busts are shown on a shelf.
Violence & Gore
Mild
A man grabs a woman and covers her mouth to prevent her from screaming and when his hands are removed we see burn marks/scarring on her mouth and arm.
Accounts of persons gone missing and presumed murdered are told.
Three strangulations, one off screen.
An assault, where an older man falls down and is knocked out.
An arson killing two people.
Profanity
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
People drink socially at a house party.
A man drinks and smokes at a bar.
Multiple instances of cigarette smoking and one instance of cigar smoking.
One instance of drunkenness.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Mild
Multiple murders and deaths happen on screen.
While the film is a horror movie, the tone is much less frightening than most modern horror movies. While the tone is dark and some scenes are intense, the film is relatively tame.