Pastor Hall (1940) on Blu-ray

Actor: Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam, Seymour Hicks, Marius Goring, Brian Worth
Director: Roy Boulting
Genre: Drama
Year: 1940
Studio: Powerhouse
Length: 95
Released: 06/28/2022
Rating: NR
Format: Blu-ray
Misc: NTSC, Black/White
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A

After Hitler's ascension to power, an influx of storm troopers came to the small German village of Adorf. As indoctrination of the locals in Nazi orthodoxy began, humane Lutheran pastor Frederick Hall (Wilfred Lawson) would not be cowed... even in the face of devastating consequences for his stand. Roy Boulting's charged adaptation of the Ernst Toller play, inspired by the persecution of Martin Niemöller.

Special Features

-New restoration from a 4K scan of the nitrate duplicate negative by Powerhouse Films
-Original mono audio
-Matthew D Hockenos on Martin Niemöller (2022): the author of Then They Came for Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied discusses the life and legacy of the German pastor
-Richard Falcon on ‘Pastor Hall’ (2022): the ex-BBFC examiner discusses the film’s history with the British Board of Film Censors
-Newsreel footage (1946): extract from Welt in Film featuring Niemöller speaking about post-war German guilt
-The Dawn Guard (1941): short film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Pastor Hall actors Percy Walsh and Bernard Miles as members of the Home Guard
-Minefield!(1944): documentary short film produced by Roy Boulting for the Army Film Unit
-New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
-Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Fiona Kelly, archival articles, new writing on the short films, and film credits
-World premiere on Blu-ray
-Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US
-All extras subject to change