Fires Were Started

1943

Action / Drama / War

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 43% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1498 1.5K

world war ii

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Plot summary

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

Director

Humphrey Jennings Photo
Humphrey Jennings

Top cast

Fred Griffiths Photo
Fred Griffiths as Johnny Daniels
Philip Dickson Photo
Philip Dickson as Walters
George Gravett Photo
George Gravett as Dykes
Johnny Houghton Photo
Johnny Houghton as S.H. Jackson
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603.86 MB
968*720
English 2.0
K-8
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 3 min
Seeds ...
1.16 GB
1440*1072
English 2.0
K-8
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 3 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Leaburn O 5 / 10

It's just a propaganda film about WW2 Blitz

It's just a propaganda film about WW2 Blitz firefighters. On the BFI Top 100 films list so I sought it out but other than as a historical piece, it is of no value. I couldn't find a version anywhere so I bought it on DVD for quite a lot but it has five other short documentaries from Humphrey Jennings on it so I'll also give those a watch.
Reviewed by s r 5 / 10

1001 movies to see before you die. It

1001 movies to see before you die. It was made to depict those that fight the fires during the WW2 bombings of England. It was simple, but proper English.
Reviewed by William L 4 / 10

As a drama, the film is painfully bad

As a drama, the film is painfully bad; the use of real firefighters may have added to the reality of the documentary elements, but it did the film no favors in its delivery. The greatest success is found in the incorporation of practical footage and real renditions of the Blitz, which form an interesting historical record; I would have been far more engaged in a film that was essentially an extended newsreel with minor narration than the halfhearted attempt to create a camaraderie-fueled backstory that presented good ol' chaps singing around a piano one minute and fighting a blaze for King and country the next. Understanding the motivations behind creating something that would have gained traction at the time of production goes a long way to understanding why Fires Were Started is the way it is, but the incredibly high quality of the practical effects (since Jennings could take advantage of London during the actual Blitz) fail to compensate for a terrible attempt at actual drama. Useful as a portrait of London during the war and domestic efforts to preserve it, and not terribly much else. (2/5)
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