Fires Were Started

1943 · 70 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,391 VOTES · DIR. Humphrey Jennings

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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.

DramaWar1940s

Dialogue Timeline — 647 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:06 - Good morning, girls. - Good morning.
00:04:52 Good morning, Colonel.
00:06:36 I'm coming on!
00:08:21 let him stow his gear then show him round
00:09:56 Y Station.
00:11:50 You like it here? Not a bad place, is it?
00:13:47 We'll take a look at the boats while we're down here.
00:16:13 Now this is a very delicate problem.
00:19:18 - Right-o lads, get yer gear on. - Aye, aye, Sub.
00:21:03 * Five men went to mow
00:22:15 Whoo!
00:24:20 Cheerio, lads.
00:27:04 * They're like a bowl of flour
00:29:45 OK!
00:31:50 - It was too close for me. - You're telling me!
00:33:55 That must be the same, then.
00:36:27 All right.
00:40:06 Steady my way! Here's your water up!
00:41:59 "Pumps available: sixty-six."
00:44:09 Up top!
00:48:38 There's another man up there, sir.
00:51:26 Don't touch that, it'll be hot!
00:56:52 Yes, sir. Johnny knock off and make up!
01:03:18 Come on, chums, snap out of it!

Cast & Characters

Philip Dickson Walters George Gravett Dykes Fred Griffiths Johnny Daniels Johnny Houghton S.H. Jackson Loris Rey J. Rumbold William Sansom Fireman Playing the Piano

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed647
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:02:06
Final line01:03:18

Production Record

DirectorHumphrey Jennings
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,391