The_Fire_Raisers_(film)

<i>The Fire Raisers</i> (film)

The Fire Raisers (film)

1934 film

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]

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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

Home media

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