Kudos to Powerhouse Indicator for releasing this dramatic propaganda piece based on an actual German churchman imprisoned for refusing to kowtow to the Nazi authorities. It’s a primer on fascist power from early in the war, one of the first features by the Boulting Brothers. Pi’s extras package enlarges our interest ten-fold: the pastor’s objection to the Nazis was grossly misrepresented and the politics of his incarceration were very different. An added bonus are other wartime short subjects by Roy Boulting, from the Imperial War Museum.
Pastor Hall
Region Free Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1940 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 95 min. / Street Date June 27, 2022 / Available from Powerhouse / £15.99
Starring: Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam, Seymour Hicks, Marius Goring, Brian Worth, Percy Walsh, Lina Barrie, Eliot Makeham, Hay Petrie, Bernard Miles.
Cinematography: Mutz Greenbaum
Art Director: James Carter
Film Editor: Roy Boulting
Original Music: Charles Brill, Mac Adams
Screen Story and Screenplay by Leslie Arliss,...
Pastor Hall
Region Free Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1940 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 95 min. / Street Date June 27, 2022 / Available from Powerhouse / £15.99
Starring: Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam, Seymour Hicks, Marius Goring, Brian Worth, Percy Walsh, Lina Barrie, Eliot Makeham, Hay Petrie, Bernard Miles.
Cinematography: Mutz Greenbaum
Art Director: James Carter
Film Editor: Roy Boulting
Original Music: Charles Brill, Mac Adams
Screen Story and Screenplay by Leslie Arliss,...
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