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Charles Haddon Spurgeon - The People's Preacher (2010)
Documentary/Drama
The life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, a Victorian preacher who drew thousands to his sermons in London and who used his fame to raise funds to help the poor of the city.
'Charles Haddon Spurgeon - The People's Preacher' is a drama-documentary about the life of the Victorian pastor. The film contains no material likely to offend or harm.
References to 'sin', 'profanity' and 'drunkenness' in the work contain no illustrative detail and occur in the context of the young Spurgeon's search for a Christian meaning to his life or to describe the types of localities he encountered as a minister of the Church. Similarly, references to the conditions of the poor in London, which are accompanied by contemporary drawings, are quite matter-of-fact and serve only to establish Spurgeon's motivation in attempting to address their plight through his ministry. A scene in the film that recreates an event in which several people were killed in a stampede during one his sermons as a result of a hoax fire alarm, features images of people running in panic and an elderly woman lying on the ground with the implication that she has been killed in the crush. The scene is handled with restraint and the images, which contain no injury detail, are unlikely to cause undue upset to younger viewers.
'U' stands for Universal, which means that we think the film is suitable for audiences aged four or older.
