The Firechasers
British quad poster by Brian Bysouth
Directed bySidney Hayers
Written byPhilip Levene (as Philip Levine)
Produced byJulian Wintle
StarringChad Everett
Anjanette Comer
CinematographyAlan Hume
Edited byLionel Selwyn
Music byLaurie Johnson
Production
company
Distributed byRank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
3 June 1971 (UK)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Firechasers is a 1971 British crime film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Chad Everett, Anjanette Comer, and Keith Barron.[1] Its plot concerns an insurance investigator who tries to find out who is behind a series of arson attacks. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios.[2]

Plot

While investigating the cause of a series of lethal fires in London, U.S. insurance man Quentin Barnaby falls in love with beautiful journalist Toby Collins. Working alongside and pooling information with Toby and her photographer, Jim Maxwell, Barnaby hopes they share a common goal, that of "firechasing" the identity of the arsonist responsible.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide called it "so-so entertainment";[3] while the Radio Times wrote, "director Sidney Hayers keeps up the pace as unlikely insurance investigator Everett hunts an arsonist throughout a London peopled with well-known British character actors."[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Firechasers (1970)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ "The Firechasers – Pinewood filming location".
  3. ^ "The Firechasers".
  4. ^ "The Firechasers – Film from RadioTimes".

External links


Films directed by Sidney Hayers
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