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The Soldier on Smithdown Road

October 13, 2023

13 minutes

Barney Pell Scholes

Drama

Overview

Liverpool, 1947. Two British soldiers are kidnapped and murdered in Mandate Palestine. In the aftermath of the so-called ‘Sergeants Affair’, a wave of antisemitic riots sweep across the UK. Louis Scholnick, a British-Jewish World War Two veteran, is forced to defend his family’s shop from a violent mob.

Movie Details

Release Date

October 13, 2023

Runtime

13 minutes

Director

Barney Pell Scholes

Cast

Eddie Toll

Louis

Sophie Angelson

Rachel

Leslie Davidoff

Meyer

Kitty Martin

Fanny

Philip Shaun McGuinness

Alan

Raymond Waring

Mr Graham

Mark Rice-Oxley

Harry

Alexander Anderson

Mob Leader