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Fire Over England

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Starring: Flora Robson, Raymond Massey, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh

Writer: A.E.W. Mason, Clemence Dane, Sergei Nolbandov

Release Date:
March 5, 1937
Ratings:
6.2 / 10
Director:
William K. Howard
Companies:
London Films Productions

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.