Fires Were Started
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| Fires Were Started | |
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| Directed by | Humphrey Jennings |
| Produced by | Ian Dalrymple |
| Written by | Humphrey Jennings |
| Starring | George Gravett, Phillip Wilson-Dickson, Fred Griffiths, Loris Rey, Johnny Houghton, T.P. Smith, John Barker, |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography | C. Pennington-Richards |
| Editing by | Stewart McAllister |
| Distributed by | Crown Film Unit |
| Release date(s) |  12 April 1943 |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Fires Were Started (1943) is a British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firemen through the Blitz in World War II. The film uses actual firemen (including Cyril Demarne) rather than professional actors.
The film was also released under the title I Was a Fireman.
[edit] External links
- Fires Were Started at the Internet Movie Database
- Fires Were Started at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
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