The Fire Raisers (film)

The Fire Raisers
Opening title card
Directed by Michael Powell
Produced by Jerome Jackson
Written by Jerome Jackson
Michael Powell
Starring Leslie Banks
Anne Grey
Carol Goodner
Frank Cellier
Cinematography Leslie Rowson
Edited by Derek Twist
Production
company
Distributed by Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK)
United Artists (US)
Release date
  • 22 January 1934 (1934-01-22) (UK)
Running time
 77 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Fire Raisers is a 1934 British drama film directed by Michael Powell.[1][2] It was described by Powell as "a sort of Warner Brothers newspaper headline story;" and marked the first of his four films with actor Leslie Banks.[3]

Plot

Jim Bronson is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ...

Cast

DVD

The film has been released on Region 2 DVD by Opening in the "Les films de ma vie" series. The DVD has fixed French subtitles for the original English soundtrack.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "TV Guide review". www.powell-pressburger.org.
  2. ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Fire Raisers, The (1933)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  3. ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Early Michael Powell". www.screenonline.org.uk.

Bibliography

  • Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-84457-155-6
  • Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.
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