Flame in the Streets (1961)
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Flame in the Streets is a 1961 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker. Racial tensions manifest themselves at home, work and on the streets during Bonfire Night in the burgeoning West Indian community of early 1960s Britain. Trades union leader (Mills) fights for the rights of a black worker but struggles with the news that his own daughter is planning to marry a West Indian, much against his own logic and the prejudice of his wife.
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John MillsJacko Palmer
Sylvia SymsKathie Palmer
Brenda De BanzieNell Palmer
Earl CameronGabriel Gomez
Johnny SekkaPeter Lincoln
Meredith EdwardsHarry Mitchell
Wilfrid BrambellMr. Palmer senior
Ann LynnJudy GomezCorinne Skinner-CarterMrs. JacksonNewton BlickVisserMichael WynneLes
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What is Flame in the Streets about?
Flame in the Streets is a 1961 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker. Racial tensions manifest themselves at home, work and on the streets during Bonfire Night in the burgeoning West Indian community of early 1960s Britain. Trades union leader (Mills) fights for the rights of a black worker but struggles with the news that his own daughter is planning to marry a West Indian, much against his own logic and the prejudice of his wife.
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Flame in the Streets has a runtime of 93 minutes.
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