Fires Were Started

Duration: 70 min

Release date: 1943-04-12

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

Drama War

Fires Were Started

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Phillip Wilson-Dickson

Phillip Wilson-Dickson

as Walters (uncredited)

as Dykes (uncredited)

as Johnny Daniels (uncredited)

Johnny Houghton

Johnny Houghton

as S.H. Jackson (uncredited)

as J. Rumbold (uncredited)

as Fireman Playing the Piano (uncredited)

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Humphrey Jennings

Humphrey Jennings

Sound Recordist

Original Music Composer

Humphrey Jennings

Humphrey Jennings

C.M. Pennington-Richards

C.M. Pennington-Richards

Director of Photography

Stewart McAllister

Stewart McAllister

Production Manager

Camera Operator

Maurice Richardson

Maurice Richardson

Additional Writing

Francis Cockburn

Francis Cockburn

Production Assistant

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