Crown Film Unit presents

Fires Were Started

Name: Fires Were Started
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1943-04-12

directed by Humphrey Jennings

19431h 10mDrama

Crown Film Unit presents

Fires Were Started

directed by Humphrey Jennings

19431h 10mDrama

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§ Synopsis

Drama · War

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

§ Keywords

what it's about

world war ii

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Writer

Humphrey Jennings

Cinematography

C.M. Pennington-Richards

Music

William Alwyn

§ Cast

8

P

Phillip Wilson-Dickson

as Walters (uncredited)

G

George Gravett

as Dykes (uncredited)

Fred Griffiths

as Johnny Daniels (uncredited)

J

Johnny Houghton

as S.H. Jackson (uncredited)

L

Loris Rey

as J. Rumbold (uncredited)

W

William Sansom

as Fireman Playing the Piano (uncredited)

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