Fire Over England (1937)
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Directors
William K. Howard
Cast
Flora Robson, Raymond Massey, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Morton Selten
The story
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, English privateers such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
Genres
Drama, Historie, drama film
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