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Fire Over England (1937)

★ 6.5Approved87 min

1937 British film by William K. Howard

Fire Over England is a 1937 London Film Productions film drama, notable for providing the first pairing of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. It was directed by William K. Howard and written by Clemence Dane, nominally from the 1936 novel Fire Over England by AEW Mason. Leigh's performance in the film helped to convince David O. Selznick to cast her as Scarlett O'Hara in his 1939 production of Gone with the Wind. The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I focusing on England's victory over the Spanish Armada.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Fire Over England about?
Fire Over England (1937) — Queen Elizabeth I (Dame Flora Robson) is running this show. The men in her court should be thinking about how to add to the glory of the Elizabethan Age and how to foil those pesky Spanish who have far too much influence in England when her older sister Mary was on the throne, af
Is Fire Over England based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Fire Over England scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.