Fires Were Started

Fires Were Started

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Release Date

4/12/1943

Runtime

70 mins

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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A quietly powerful documentary-style portrait of ordinary people performing extraordinary acts of courage during the London Blitz. Jennings finds humanity and dignity in the everyday routines and bonds of firefighters facing death with resolve.

Mood

TenseContemplativeMournful

Themes

WarSurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalisticBlack and white

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

Graphic violence

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