FLAME IN THE STREETS

£10.00

1961
DVD

Made in the wake of the 1959 Notting Hill riots, Flame in the Streets is a tense examination of racial prejudice. Roy Ward Baker makes no allowances for liberal sensibilities and delivers a harsh picture of a union leader who is confronted with his internal prejudices when his daughter brings her West Indian boyfriend home. Nominated for BAFTA Best British Screenplay 1962.

Out of sight, out of mind movies are available exclusively on BR.

1961
DVD

Made in the wake of the 1959 Notting Hill riots, Flame in the Streets is a tense examination of racial prejudice. Roy Ward Baker makes no allowances for liberal sensibilities and delivers a harsh picture of a union leader who is confronted with his internal prejudices when his daughter brings her West Indian boyfriend home. Nominated for BAFTA Best British Screenplay 1962.

Out of sight, out of mind movies are available exclusively on BR.

Description
Flame in the Streets is a 1961 British film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring John Mills and Sylvia Syms. The screenplay was by Ted Willis, based on his 1958 play Hot Summer Night and was novelised by John Burke for Four Square Books. The film was made in CinemaScope.

Production
Filming took place in various locations in London, including Clarence Way in Chalk Farm, London NW1, and Ferdinand Street, London NW1. The film also featured scenes shot on Hawley Road in Camden Town, which was used to depict the Guy Fawkes bonfire scene.

Product Details
Released: 5 September 2011
Studio: Rank Organisation
Distributor: Strawberry Media
Run Time: 89 mins approx
Certificate: PG
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Actor: John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Brenda De Banzie, Wilfrid Brambell and Earl Cameron
Language: English
Number of Discs: 1
Region: 2