{"product_id":"love-on-the-dole-dual-format","title":"LOVE ON THE DOLE [DUAL FORMAT] - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLOVE ON THE DOLE (Dual Format Edition)\u003cbr\u003eA film by John Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in 1930s Salford during the Great Depression, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLove on the Dole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Harry Hardcastle (Geoffrey Hibbert, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn Which We Serve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and Sally (Deborah Kerr, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Innocents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), two young siblings who fall prey to poverty and mass unemployment, and must make terrible sacrifices in order to survive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough its stark portrayal of social deprivation led the British Board of Film Censors to ban the film as a 'very sordid story in very sordid surroundings'. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLove on the Dole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e nonetheless retains an optimistic spirit, reinforcing the ideal that Britain's working classes could face any hardship. Through its impassioned performances, it shows faith in the values of liberal democracy which Britain upheld throughout the war, and looks forward to a better future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew High Definition transfer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOur Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Harold French, 1942): Enthralling propaganda film contrasting the Russian and British home front\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Call for Arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Brian Desmond Hurst, 1940): Government sponsored film about life at a munitions factory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIsland People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Paul Rotha, 1940): a film surveying of aspects of the British way of life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated booklet with new writing by Chris Hopkins and Jo Botting and full film credits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1941 | black \u0026amp; white | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 99 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Cert PG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 1: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k\/24-bit) | Region free | Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital 1.0 mono (320kbps) | Region 0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600840872110,"sku":"BFIB1228","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/love_dole_Lime_Light_Front_BD_2.png?v=1751295321","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/love-on-the-dole-dual-format","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}