Fire Over England
Fire Over England
HistoryDramaRomance

Fire Over England

1937
92 min
6.2
62.0%
User Score
(37 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Clemence Dane

STARRING

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

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Fire Over England - Trailer (1937)
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Fire Over England - Trailer (1937)

Cast

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Queen Elizabeth I of England

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

King Philip II of Spain

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

The Earl of Leicester

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Michael Ingolby

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Cynthia

Morton Selten

Lord Burleigh

Tamara Desni

Tamara Desni

Elena

Lyn Harding

Lyn Harding

Sir Richard Ingolby

George Thirlwell

Mr. Lawrence Gregory

Henry Oscar

Henry Oscar

Spanish Ambassador

Robert Rendel

Robert Rendel

Don Miguel

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Don Pedro