Fires Were Started
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6.1British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War II.
Released: 1943-04-1270 minDir: Humphrey JenningsDrama, War
Cast
- Phillip Wilson-Dickson as Walters (uncredited)
- George Gravett as Dykes (uncredited)
- Fred Griffiths as Johnny Daniels (uncredited)
- Johnny Houghton as S.H. Jackson (uncredited)
- Loris Rey as J. Rumbold (uncredited)
- William Sansom as Fireman Playing the Piano (uncredited)
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1943
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Battle of Britain
- Director
- Humphrey Jennings
- Screenwriter
- Humphrey Jennings
- Composer
- William Alwyn
- Producer
- Ian Dalrymple
- Cinematographer
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Categories
1943 documentary films1943 English-language films1943 filmsBlack-and-white documentary filmsBritish black-and-white filmsBritish docufiction filmsBritish documentary filmsBritish World War II propaganda filmsCrown Film Unit filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms about firefightingFilms about the Battle of Britain