hmd455

Hi looking for the movie Pastor Hall with the complete ending credits. If anyone has this please get in touch. Thank you.

JamesM

You can buy a VHS copy:-

Buy Pastor Hall DVD and VHS – Movie Quotes and Pictures from Pastor Hall

Steve Crook

A most interesting film. I especially like Bernard Miles as the Stormtrooper. "Well, it's a job"

This film is based on the true story of Pastor Martin Neimuller, who was sent to Dachau concentration camp (while it was just a concentration camp, before it became a death camp) for criticising the Nazi party. The small German village of Altdorf in the 1930's has to come to terms with Chancellor Hitler and the arrival of a platoon of Stormtroopers (preceded by a flock of sheep - subtle). The Stormtroopers go about teaching and enforcing 'The New Order' but Pastor Hall (Wilfrid Lawson) is a kind and gentle man who won't be cowed. Some villagers join the Nazi party avidly, some just go along with things, hoping for a quiet life but Pastor Hall takes his convictions to the pulpit.

The US version had a prologue read by Eleanor Roosevelt (the first lady) to emphasise that the Nazi concentration camps WERE as bad as depicted (in fact they were MUCH worse).

Steve

orpheum

this film had a very rocky road both before and after production.The sript was originally turned down by the BBFC as it was anti nazi at a time when Chamberlain was trying to appease Hitler.However it was approved on commencement of war.It experienced problems in the USA since up to 1941 most American censors would not allow anything to be shown that was overtly critical of Germany or showed up their bestiality.

clitheroekid

Yes.....

Third Man

Looking for this as well - please PM me if you can help.

Thank you Simon