• Director(s)

    Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

  • Production Year

    1944

  • Genre(s)

    War

  • Approx. running minutes

    44m

  • Cast

    Ralph Richardson, Pat McGrath, Anna Neagle, Laurence Olivier, Michael Powell, Anthony Asquith

Film

The Volunteer

discriminatory behaviour, rude gesture

THE VOLUNTEER is a wartime drama, from 1944, in which a man leaves his theatre job to pursue a career in the military.…

THE VOLUNTEER is a wartime drama, from 1944, in which a man leaves his theatre job to pursue a career in the military.

language
During a wartime film screening, some people respond to an onscreen 'V for victory' signal by inverting the gesture.
discrimination
A white actor appears in blackface to play the part of Othello in a stage production. In a wartime film, some men are referred to as 'Arab types'. Servicemen catcall when a woman appears on a cinema screen.
There are scenes of war violence, such as aerial dogfights and bombings. Although some casualties are briefly seen, there is no sight of any blood or injuries.

  • Director(s)

    Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

  • Production Year

    1944

  • Genre(s)

    War

  • Approx. running minutes

    44m

  • Cast

    Ralph Richardson, Pat McGrath, Anna Neagle, Laurence Olivier, Michael Powell, Anthony Asquith

Classified Date:
22/10/1943
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Archers Film Prods Ltd
discriminatory behaviour, rude gesture
Classified Date:
27/09/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
language
During a wartime film screening, some people respond to an onscreen 'V for victory' signal by inverting the gesture.
discrimination
A white actor appears in blackface to play the part of Othello in a stage production. In a wartime film, some men are referred to as 'Arab types'. Servicemen catcall when a woman appears on a cinema screen.
There are scenes of war violence, such as aerial dogfights and bombings. Although some casualties are briefly seen, there is no sight of any blood or injuries.

  • Classified date

    27/09/2021