Drama ·War · United Kingdom · 1943 · 1h 10m

Fires Were Started

Director

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)

Crew

C.M. Pennington-Richards — Director of Photography Stewart McAllister — Editor William Alwyn — Original Music Composer Humphrey Jennings — Writer Ian Dalrymple — Producer

Synopsis

British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War II.

Key Collaborators

Humphrey Jennings Director C.M. Pennington-Richards Director of Photography Stewart McAllister Editor William Alwyn Original Music Composer Humphrey Jennings Writer Ian Dalrymple Producer

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