Fires Were Started

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Fires Were Started (1943)

Directed by Humphrey Jennings

Drama, War · 1h 10m

British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War II.

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Cast

P
Phillip Wilson-Dickson Walters (uncredited)
G
George Gravett Dykes (uncredited) Fred Griffiths Johnny Daniels (uncredited)
J
Johnny Houghton S.H. Jackson (uncredited)
L
Loris Rey J. Rumbold (uncredited)
W
William Sansom Fireman Playing the Piano (uncredited)
T
T.P. Smith
J
John Barker

Crew

Director
Humphrey Jennings
Writer
Humphrey Jennings
Director of Photography
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Original Music Composer
William Alwyn
Editor
Stewart McAllister
Producer
Ian Dalrymple

Details

Release date
1943-04-12
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Crown Film Unit