Fires Were Started (1943)

Name: Fires Were Started
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1943-04-12
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Fred Griffiths, Johnny Houghton, Cyril Demarne, Philip Dickson, George Gravett

63 min★ 6.4 · 1,511 votes

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.

Release date: April 12, 1943
Country of origin: United Kingdom

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Cast

Fred Griffiths as Johnny Daniels
Johnny Houghton as S.H. Jackson
Cyril Demarne as Bennett
Philip Dickson as Walters
George Gravett as Dykes
Loris Rey as J. Rumbold
William Sansom as Fireman Playing the Piano

Crew

Humphrey Jennings · Director
Humphrey Jennings · Writer
Ian Dalrymple · Producer
William Alwyn · Composer
C.M. Pennington-Richards · Cinematographer
Stewart McAllister · Editor