• 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.
additional issues
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.
additional issues
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