{"id":40433,"date":"2018-05-02T11:15:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T18:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40433"},"modified":"2022-06-22T09:55:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:55:27","slug":"fire-over-england-1937","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40433","title":{"rendered":"Fire Over England (1937)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I have seen blacker fears turn to hopes. Hope on, until you know there is none.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Poster.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA loyal supporter (Laurence Olivier) of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson) &#8212; happily engaged to one of her ladies-in-waiting (Vivien Leigh) &#8212; agrees to replace a killed agent (James Mason) as a spy in the courts of King Philip of Spain (Raymond Massey) to learn more about the impending Armada invasion.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flora Robson Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>James Mason Films<\/li>\n<li>Laurence Olivier Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Raymond Massey Films<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>Vivien Leigh Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis Alexandar Korda-produced historical drama is best known as the film that first brought Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier together, both on-screen and in real-life as lovers. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Leigh-Olivier2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Leigh-Olivier2-1024x744.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Leigh-Olivier2-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Leigh-Olivier2-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Leigh-Olivier2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Leigh-Olivier2-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Leigh-Olivier2-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Leigh-Olivier2.png 1421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a nicely mounted film, grounded by a strong performance by Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth, but otherwise simply straightforward, highly fictionalized fare that will be of most interest to fans of the genre (or of <a href=\"http:\/\/vivandlarry.com\/the-oliviers\/\">&#8220;Viv and Larry&#8221;<\/a>). James Wong Howe&#8217;s cinematography is a plus, as are Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s over-the-top costumes by Rene Hubert. Be sure to check out the Blu-Ray.com review below for an extensive overview of how this public domain title was painstakingly restored. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-1536x1117.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-2048x1490.png 2048w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-371x270.png 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Wong Howe&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography-1024x740.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography-1536x1110.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography-2048x1479.png 2048w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2-1024x744.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2-1536x1116.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2-2048x1488.png 2048w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography2-371x270.png 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fine sets and costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3-1024x737.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3-1024x737.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3-1536x1105.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3-2048x1474.png 2048w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Cinematography3-375x270.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror-1024x736.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror-1536x1104.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror-2048x1472.png 2048w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Over-England-Queen-Mirror-376x270.png 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious (though it is beautifully restored). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0028872\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/208799%7C0\/Fire-Over-England.html\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/Fire-Over-England-Blu-ray\/89946\/#Review\">Blu-Ray Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I have seen blacker fears turn to hopes. Hope on, until you know there is none.&#8221; Synopsis: A loyal supporter (Laurence Olivier) of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson) &#8212; happily engaged to one of her ladies-in-waiting (Vivien Leigh) &#8212; agrees to replace a killed agent (James Mason) as a spy in the courts of King Philip of Spain (Raymond Massey) to learn more about the impending Armada invasion. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Flora Robson Films Historical Drama James Mason&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40433\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40433"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84977,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40433\/revisions\/84977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}