Fires Were Started

1h 10m
DramaWar
6

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

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
Unknown
John Barker
Unknown

Crew

Humphrey Jennings
Director, Writer
Stewart McAllister
Editor
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Director of Photography
Ian Dalrymple
Producer
Francis Cockburn
Production Assistant
Denny Densham
Camera Operator
Jock May
Sound Recordist
William Alwyn
Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Maurice Richardson
Additional Writing
Dora Wright
Production Manager
Nora Dawson
Unit Manager

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