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Fire Over England
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Fire Over England is a 1937 British black-and-white drama film directed by William K. Howard. The screenplay was written by Clemence Dane, based on a work by Alfred Edward Woodley Mason. Produced by Erich Pommer and Alexander Korda for London Films, the movie features Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson, and Leslie Banks in the cast. James Wong Howe served as director of photography, with Richard Addinsell composing the score.
The narrative is set in London and includes characters such as Elizabeth I, Philip II of Spain, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Costume design was handled by René Hubert. The film was distributed by United Artists and has a runtime of 92 minutes. It is available on video on demand through providers including FlixFling, Cohen Media, and Amazon Channel.
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6.2The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
Cast
- Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Raymond Massey as King Philip II of Spain
- Leslie Banks as The Earl of Leicester
- Laurence Olivier as Michael Ingolby
- Vivien Leigh as Cynthia
- Morton Selten as Lord Burleigh
Themes
- spain
- court
- england
- inquisition
- queen
- queen elizabeth i
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William K. Howard
- Composer
- Richard Addinsell
- Producer
- Erich Pommer
- Production company
- London Films
- Cinematographer
- James Wong Howe
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 828764
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1937-01-01
- title
- Fire Over England
- after a work by
- Alfred Edward Woodley Mason
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- René Hubert
- distributed by
- United Artists
- characters
- William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
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