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The Firechasers (1971)

The Firechasers poster
Directed by
Sidney Hayers
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
U
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An insurance investigator looks for the person setting a string of fires. He works through clues and suspects in a British city.

investigativesuspensefulbriskgrimpracticalstraightforwardmodest

What happens

The Firechasers (also known as Cause for Alarm) is a 1971 British crime film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Chad Everett, Anjanette Comer, and Keith Barron. It was written by Philip Levene. An insurance investigator tries to find out who is behind a series of arson attacks. The character Quentin Barnaby also appeared, played by Robert Beatty, in the BBC radio series Destination – Fire! (1962–1966) written by Levene. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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