Fires Were Started

Fires Were Started

Fires Were Started

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Fires Were Started

1943

1h 10m

6.1(51 votes)

Drama

War

Overview

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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8 members

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Phillip Wilson-Dickson

Walters (uncredited)

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George Gravett

Dykes (uncredited)

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Fred Griffiths

Johnny Daniels (uncredited)

Fred Griffiths

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Johnny Houghton

S.H. Jackson (uncredited)

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Loris Rey

J. Rumbold (uncredited)

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William Sansom

Fireman Playing the Piano (uncredited)

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T.P. Smith

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John Barker

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