William Tindale (film)
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Original title | William Tindale |
Country of production | United Kingdom |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1937 |
length | 40 minutes |
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Director | SW Edwards |
script | Lawrence Barrett |
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William Tindale is an English short film that was made in 1937 under the direction of SW Edwards . The film deals with the life of the theologian and translator of the English Bible William Tyndale as a documentary in connection with play scenes .
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The film chronologically depicts Tyndale's life. Born in Gloucestershire on the outskirts of Wales , he studied theology at Oxford . He then lived with Sir John Walsh's family in Little Sodbury in Gloucestershire. Tyndale confessed to the ideas of the Reformation and went to London in mid-1523. Tyndale concluded that it was not possible to translate the Bible in England. In May 1524 he therefore traveled to Hamburg in order to travel on to Wittenberg from there.
Tyndale began translating the Bible. When he had almost finished his work on the New Testament, he traveled back to Hamburg. Tyndale's friend Monmouth then sent him money from England to print the Bible. Tyndale soon went secretly to Cologne to have the Bible printed there. But before the print could be completed, senior city officials found out about the work. Tyndale then fled to Worms with his documents and the incompletely printed Bibles. There he had about 6,000 copies of his Bible printed, which he sent to England. Tyndale moved on to Marburg, a university town where English people also studied. In Marburg he worked on the translation of the Pentateuch . Tyndale settled in Antwerp around 1532. On May 23, 1935, he was arrested there and charged with heresy. On October 6, 1536 he was executed in Vilvoorde . Tyndale's last words were, “Lord! Open your eyes to the King of England! ”. The following year an English Bible was displayed in every parish church in England at the direction of the King .
Production background
The film , shot in black and white , was made by the Religious Film Society of England . The film was shot in the Northwood Studios in the London borough of Deptford . The role of William Tyndale was played by the young actor Alan Wheatley at the age of 30, who played a leading role here for the first time in his film career. The film premiered in the United Kingdom in 1937 .
The historical film from 1937, which was made shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War , is the oldest film adaptation of William Tyndale's life. His life was not filmed again until 1986, under the title William Tyndale - Outlawed in the Name of God .
Web links
- William Tindale in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- William Tyndale (1937) BFI National Archive - Film & TV Database
Individual evidence
- ^ William Tindale (1937). Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ^ Alan Wheatley in the Internet Movie Database (English) - Alan Wheatley in the English language Wikipedia
- ^ William Tindale (1937). Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .