---
title: 'Fires Were Started (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Humphrey Jennings'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fires-were-started-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035881/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fires Were Started (1943)

1943 · 80 min · Documentary · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Fires Were Started is a 1943 British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings and produced by the Crown Film Unit. Filmed in documentary style, it shows the lives of firefighters over one day and night of the Blitz during the Second World War. The film uses actual firemen rather than professional actors.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Humphrey Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-jennings)
- **Screenplay:** [Humphrey Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-jennings)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Producer:** [Ian Dalrymple](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-dalrymple)
- **Director of Photography:** [C. M. Pennington-Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-m-pennington-richards)
- **Editor:** [Stewart McAllister](https://cinepixo.com/people/stewart-mcallister)

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