Fires Were Started

Fires Were Started
Directed by	Humphrey Jennings
Produced by	Ian Dalrymple
Written by	Humphrey Jennings
Starring	George Gravett, Phillip Wilson-Dickson, Fred Griffiths, Loris Rey, Johnny Houghton, T.P. Smith, John Barker,
Music by	William Alwyn
Cinematography	C. Pennington-Richards
Editing by	Stewart McAllister
Distributed by	Crown Film Unit
Release date(s)	12 April 1943
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
IMDb profile

Fires Were Started (1943) is a British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firemen through the Blitz in World War II. The film uses actual firemen (including Cyril Demarne) rather than professional actors.

The film was also released under the title I Was a Fireman.

[edit] External links

• Fires Were Started at the Internet Movie Database
• Fires Were Started at the British Film Institute's Screenonline

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