Fires Were Started

6.0(48 votes)

April 12, 1943

1h 10m

Overview

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

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Writers

Humphrey Jennings

Cast

Phillip Wilson-Dickson

Walters (uncredited)

George Gravett

Dykes (uncredited)

Fred Griffiths

Johnny Daniels (uncredited)

Johnny Houghton

S.H. Jackson (uncredited)

Loris Rey

J. Rumbold (uncredited)

William Sansom

Fireman Playing the Piano (uncredited)

T.P. Smith

John Barker

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Fires Were Started

Overview

Cast

Phillip Wilson-Dickson

George Gravett

Fred Griffiths

Johnny Houghton

Loris Rey

William Sansom

T.P. Smith

John Barker

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