Fire Over England

Fire Over England

92 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance, War, History | March 5, 1937

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.

Fire Over England

92 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance, War, History | March 5, 1937

Fire Over England
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers London Film Productions
Original title Fire Over England
Directors Wilfred O'Kelly, William K. Howard, René Clair
Writers Sergei Nolbandov, Clemence Dane, A.E.W. Mason

Cast

Flora Robson

as Queen Elizabeth I of England

Raymond Massey

as King Philip II of Spain

Leslie Banks

as The Earl of Leicester

Laurence Olivier

as Michael Ingolby

Vivien Leigh

as Cynthia

Morton Selten

as Lord Burleigh

Tamara Desni

as Elena

Lyn Harding

as Sir Richard Ingolby

George Thirlwell

as Mr. Lawrence Gregory

Henry Oscar

as Spanish Ambassador

Robert Rendel

as Don Miguel

Robert Newton

as Don Pedro

Donald Calthrop

as Don Escobal

Charles Carson

as Adm. Valdez

James Mason

as Hillary Vane

Howard Douglas

as Lord Amberley

Cecil Mainwaring

as Lord Illingworth

Francis de Wolff

as Sir James Tarleton

Graham Cheswright

as Mr. Joseph Maddison

A. Corney Grain

as Hatton

Laurence Hanray

as French Ambassador

Roy Russell

as Sir Humphrey Cooper

Evelyn Ankers

as Lady-in-Waiting

Norma Varden

as Elena's Governess (uncredited)