7.9
“Emotional Dynamite!”
Flame in the Streets (1961)
June 19, 19611h 33mEN
6.3
11 votes
Overview
Domestic difficulties develop in a working-class family when their daughter falls in love with a Jamaican man.
Director
Roy Ward BakerWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
The Rank OrganisationSomerset Films
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7.0It wasn't just in the USA that racial tension was rife in the 1960s, it was also pretty toxic for many living in urban Britain too. That's exemplified here by the young "Peter" (Johnny Sekka) who works at a factory where there's a sort of truce between the colours that's striven for by union man "Jacko" (John Mills) who just happens to be the father of "Kathie" (Sylvia Syms) who just happens to be the girlfriend of "Peter". Small world, but not an happy one. Her mother "Nell" (Brenda de Banzie) is more openly hostile to this pairing but dad isn't a great fan either. It's so much because they a…
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