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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.
His feats earn Ingolby the love of a Spanish noblewoman, an English courtesan (Vivien Leigh), and Queen Elizabeth herself as he takes the British fleet into battle. At the climax he leads a night attack on the Armada ships amassed off the coast of England.
During the reign of Elizabeth I, a young man's fervent devotion to the crown and to his sweetheart, a lady-in-waiting, lead him to battle for England's victo...
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Mar 14, 2021 · 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 from...
- 89 min
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May 25, 2024 · Fire Over England. Episode 13 | 1h 33m 39s |. My List. 1937 - Starring Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. This film is a historical drama that follows the perilous political landscape of...
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With Flora Robson, Raymond Massey, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier. During the reign of Elizabeth I, a young man's fervent devotion to the crown and to his sweetheart, a lady-in-waiting, lead him to battle for England's victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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Mar 14, 2022 · After admiring each other on the stage, they fell in love during the filming of Fire Over England. Their nascent passion engenders Galloway’s most novelettish prose: “Hands, lips, limbs...
