Bill Pertwee's The Warden Says - A Collection of Wartime Public Information Films
Product ID: 210274475
Bill Pertwee's The Warden Says - A Collection of Wartime Public Information Films [VHS] : Bill Pertwee, Ministry of Information - 1939-1945, Bill Pertwee, Ministry of Information - 1939-1945: desertcart.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray Review: OK - OK Review: An interesting selection of instructional films - but WHAT IS THIS??!!!?? - The previous review of this was very reasonable - these are Ministry of Information films from the Second World War linked by Bill Pertwee (Warden Hodges in "Dads Army") - It's interesting to see what The Powers That Are considered it important for the public to know. I personally was amazed to see an MoI film regarding salvage of bones featuring George The Brewery Ghost that I remembered from seeing on the TV ("All Our Yesterdays" with Brian Inglis) when a child - definitely a plus as far as I was concerned. The MoI featured well known actors of the day in these movies - there is an appearance by Cyril Fletcher doing an odd ode on the subject of trapping germs in your handkerchief (a message that bears repeating these days as well) - and, wonder of wonders, an "is it?no, it can't be - it IS" moment in one of the films about saving fuel when I recognised George Cole as a schoolboy talking to Alistair Sim, as Nero! (and breaking a violin over Nero's head for wasting fuel!) Definitely an inexpensive gem and an excellent introduction to the joys of That Which You Need To Know And Consider!
| ASIN | B0000C664H |
| Actors | Bill Pertwee, Ministry of Information - 1939-1945 |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 - 1.33:1 |
| Customer reviews | 3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars (8) |
| Language | English |
| Media Format | Black & White, Colour, Full Screen, PAL |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Package Dimensions | 18.6 x 10.64 x 2.85 cm; 173.88 g |
| Rated | Exempt |
| Release date | 3 Nov. 2003 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 25 minutes |
| Studio | DD Home Entertainment (Now Simply HE) |
J**S
OK
OK
R**N
An interesting selection of instructional films - but WHAT IS THIS??!!!??
The previous review of this was very reasonable - these are Ministry of Information films from the Second World War linked by Bill Pertwee (Warden Hodges in "Dads Army") - It's interesting to see what The Powers That Are considered it important for the public to know. I personally was amazed to see an MoI film regarding salvage of bones featuring George The Brewery Ghost that I remembered from seeing on the TV ("All Our Yesterdays" with Brian Inglis) when a child - definitely a plus as far as I was concerned. The MoI featured well known actors of the day in these movies - there is an appearance by Cyril Fletcher doing an odd ode on the subject of trapping germs in your handkerchief (a message that bears repeating these days as well) - and, wonder of wonders, an "is it?no, it can't be - it IS" moment in one of the films about saving fuel when I recognised George Cole as a schoolboy talking to Alistair Sim, as Nero! (and breaking a violin over Nero's head for wasting fuel!) Definitely an inexpensive gem and an excellent introduction to the joys of That Which You Need To Know And Consider!
L**E
Bill Pertwee's The Warden Says
Excellent DVD. THe Warden Says is a wonderful collection of WW2 Public Information films. The extra treat was having dear Bill introducing them.
M**R
Interesting and informative. Expected Region 2, but is actually Region 0. Plays on Region Free player, but also on Region 1.
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