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 has generally received mixed reviews.
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Fire Over England was released in 1937 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 13 reviews, giving Fire Over England (1937) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 58%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Fire Over England a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 59%, Fire Over England is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1937, which stands at 60%.
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