Flame in the Streets (1961)

Directed by

Roy Ward Baker

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British man and a Jamaican woman face prejudice in London as they pursue a relationship. The film also shows a violent confrontation during a holiday celebration.

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What happens

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. The film depicts an interracial romance in post-war Britain, and a street brawl taking place during Guy Fawkes Night (5 November). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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