Directed by:
Roy BoultingComposer:
Hans MayPlots(1)
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. Adapted from Ernst Toller's 1939 play of the same name, and based on the true story of Protestant minister Martin Niemöller, Pastor Hall is the impressive third feature from the Boulting brothers. Starring Wilfrid Lawson as the iconic pastor, and Nova Pilbeam as his formidable daughter, the film was one of the first anti-Nazi dramas ever made and had its original production delayed by British censors who were not yet ready to be openly critical of Hitler's regime. (Powerhouse Films)
(more)Cast
![Wilfrid Lawson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307318_d2437e.jpg)
Wilfrid Lawson
UK
Best movies:
Becket (1964)
Room at the Top (1959)
Pygmalion (1938)
![Nova Pilbeam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505325_a7016b.jpg)
Nova Pilbeam
UK
Best movies:
Young and Innocent (1937)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Seymour Hicks
UK
Best movies:
The Lambeth Walk (1939)
Scrooge (1935)
![Marius Goring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948875_266d72.jpg)
Marius Goring
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Hay Petrie
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
![Bernard Miles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312374_725763.jpg)
Bernard Miles
UK
Best movies:
Great Expectations (1946)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Moby Dick (1956)
![Eleanor Roosevelt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/051/158051604_711c08.jpg)
Edmund Willard
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Rembrandt (1936)
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
![Eliot Makeham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/648/161648031_4bf758.jpg)
Eliot Makeham
UK
Best movies:
Night and the City (1950)
The Citadel (1938)
Scrooge (1951)
![Raymond Rollett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/363/161363881_1bd35b.jpg)
Raymond Rollett
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge (1952)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Doctor Faustus (1967)
![Brian Worth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479723_84af0a.jpg)
Brian Worth
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
Scrooge (1951)
Percy Walsh
UK
Best movies:
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
They Met in the Dark (1943)
George Street
Best movies:
The Dark Eyes of London (1939)
Seven Days to Noon (1950)
John Salew
UK
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Barbara Gott
UK
Best movies:
Downhill (1927)