Fires Were Started
6.4
British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War II.
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Cast
8 people
Phillip Wilson-Dickson
Walters (uncredited)
George Gravett
Dykes (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
Johnny Daniels (uncredited)
Known for
The Cruel Sea
I'm All Right Jack
Johnny Houghton
S.H. Jackson (uncredited)
Loris Rey
J. Rumbold (uncredited)
William Sansom
Fireman Playing the Piano (uncredited)
T.P. Smith
John Barker
Humphrey Jennings Director · William Alwyn Composer C.M. Pennington-Richards Cinematographer
First release April 12, 1943 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Crown Film Unit
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 12, 1943
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
April 5, 2025 · Premiere · É Tudo Verdade
Denmark
November 26, 1945 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 13, 1945 · Theatrical · Den Haag
Portugal
May 27, 1943 · Theatrical
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