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Fire Over England
. . . A truly brilliant producer brings you a thrilling tale of love and danger that will live in your memory as long as there is romance in your heart !
Overview
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Clemence Dane, Sergei Nolbandov
Producer: Alexander Korda, Erich Pommer
Director: William K. Howard
Director of Photography: James Wong Howe
Top Cast
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Raymond Massey
King Philip II of Spain
Leslie Banks
The Earl of Leicester
Laurence Olivier
Michael Ingolby
Vivien Leigh
Cynthia
Morton Selten
Lord Burleigh
Tamara Desni
Elena
Lyn Harding
Sir Richard Ingolby
Videos
Fire Over England - Trailer (1937)
