Fires Were Started
1943•14•1h 10m•6.1•Released
DramaWar
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
Writer
Humphrey Jennings
Languages
English
Studio
Crown Film Unit
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
Production
Company
Crown Film Unit
Producer
Ian Dalrymple
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