Laurence Olivier
Michael Ingolby
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- Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson) is dealing with her country's deteriorating relationship with Spain. Michael Ingolby (Laurence Olivier), a naval officer whose father was killed fighting the Spanish, volunteers to go undercover in the Spanish court and learns plans are afoot to send an armada to ambush the British navy.
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Plot. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England is concerned by the impending arrival of the Spanish Armada. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I ( Flora Robson ), English privateers such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the ...
Fire Over England: Directed by William K. Howard. 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.
- (2K)
- Adventure, History, Romance
- William K. Howard
- 1937-03-05
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I focusing on England's victory over the Spanish Armada. Fire Over England is a 1937 London Film Productions film drama, notable for providing the first pairing of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.
Michael Ingolby (Laurence Olivier), a naval officer whose father was killed fighting the Spanish, volunteers to go undercover in the Spanish court and learns plans are afoot to send an armada to...
- (33)
- William K. Howard
- History, Drama
- Laurence Olivier
After a plot to depose her is discovered, she enlists Michael Ingolby (Laurence Olivier), whose father was killed by the Inquisition, to go undercover and infiltrate the court of Philip of Spain. Masquerading as one of the traitors, Ingolby finds the names of British subjects in Spanish pay.
Brief Synopsis. A British spy infiltrates the Spanish court to thwart their planned invasion of England. Cast & Crew. Read More. William K. Howard. Director. Flora Robson. Queen Elizabeth. Raymond Massey. Philip of Spain. Leslie Banks. Leicester. Laurence Olivier. Michael [Ingolby] Vivien Leigh. Cynthia. Photos & Videos. View All. 1 Photo.
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.
