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(aka "Sublime sacrifice")
Directed by Roy Boulting
UK 1940
When the quiet German village of Altdorf is taken over by an SS platoon which
proceeds to enforce Hitler's ideals upon its inhabitants, a kindly pastor
questions the agenda of 'The New Order' while members of his parish turn a blind
eye to the insidious indoctrination. Before long, he is punished for his vocal
opposition and is sent to Dachau, where, despite the abuse and brutality which
he suffers, he refuses to give in to the madness and inhumanity of National
Socialism. *** This film is based on the true story of Pastor Martin Neimuller, who was sent to Dachau concentration 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). The Stormtrooper go about teaching and enforcing 'The New Order' but Pastor Hall 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. |
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Theatrical Release: May 27th, 1940
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Review: Indicator - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 1:36:25.821 | |
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1.37 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 35,757,766,139 bytesFeature: 28,350,741,696 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.94 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Indicator
1.37 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 35,757,766,139 bytesFeature: 28,350,741,696 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.94 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
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• IWM Oral History with Roy Boulting
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On their
Blu-ray,
Indicator use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. Pastor Hall
has aggressive moments from gunfire to lashings. The track exports
authentically modest depth. Dialogue can be occasionally scattered. The score is by Charles Brill and Hans May (The
Love of Jeanne Ney, Carol Reed's
The Stars Look Down, Boulting brother's
Brighton Rock etc.) supporting the film's dramatic moments
adeptly in
the uncompressed audio transfer. Indicator offer optional English (SDH) subtitles on their
Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Indicator
Blu-ray
Roy Boulting's "Pastor Hall"
is a terrifying true account of how the Hitler's SS - a platoon of stormtroopers
- attempt to transform a small German village, Altdorf, to
adopt the precepts of Nazism ('The New Order') purging their
chosen targets, isolating one after the other in the 1930s. They try to divide and
conquer using selective murder, intimidation, torture, and coercive threats with
one brave man refusing to comply. That's how we defeat it - YOU
don't comply. The prophetic ‘First They Came’
poem was written by German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller on whom "Pastor Hall"
is based... where many people become mercenary in the face of
fear-induced evil. The U.S. version of "Pastor Hall" opened with
a prologue by Eleanor Roosevelt denouncing the Nazis. Her son, James
Roosevelt, presented the film in the US through United Artists. The Indicator Blu-ray
is the world premiere of a chilling masterwork of essential history and cinema. It
shares themes of persecution, guilt, repentance, and personal
responsibility. I was floored. It has our absolute highest
recommendation of a film that YOU must see. Wow.
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