I was a Fireman

Alternative title: Fires Were Started
Synopsis: One day in the life of an Auxiliary Fire Service unit in the London Blitz. This is the full version of the cinema classic FIRES WERE STARTED, which captured the mood of a Britain under siege. Using real firefighters, it bacame the tribute to the work of the service during the war.
Series: Iwm on Film, The: Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 65 min. Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 73 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1942
Availability: Hire (film - BFI)
Sale (video - IWM, MM); 2004 sale: £12.99 (inc)
Notes: Discussion by Jeffrey Richards in ‘History Today’ Vol 45 No 4 (4/95), pp29-34.
Subjects: History
Keywords: Blitz, The; England; fire brigades; World War II

Director: Humphrey Jennings
Producer: Ian Dalrymple
Writer: Humphrey Jennings
Contributor: C Pennington Richards; Edward Carrick; Jock May; Stewart McAllister

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Cambs
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Notes: A range of CD and DVD titles covering the two World Wars, as well as more general aviation and naval topics. Many are compilations of films from the IWM’s own collection.

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