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Fire in Babylon

Synopsis

Charting the glorious supremacy of the West Indies cricket team throughout the late 70s and 80s, this film describes how the bat and ball was more effective than gunfire in the battle against racial injustice and the struggle for black rights. It is told by the men who were there - such as Viv Richards, Michael Holding, Clive Lloyd.

Fire in Babylon boasts dynamic archive, classic music by the likes of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Gregory Issacs and Burning Spear, this is a story that celebrates the emancipation of a people through the sport of cricket.

Details

Year
2010
Type of film
Features
Running time
83 mins
Format
HD
Director
Stevan Riley
Producer
John Battsek, Charles Steel
Executive Producer
Ben Elliot, Ben Goldsmith, Stevie Hargitay,
Editor
Peter Haddon
Screenwriter
Stevan Riley
Director of Photography
Stuart Bentley, Balazc Bolygo
Sound
Matt Skilton
Composer
Bob Marley, Bunny and the Wailers, Burning Spear
Principal cast
Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Clive Lloyd, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Desmond Haynes, Gordon Greenidge, Colin Croft, Bunny Wailer, Frank I, Colin Cumberbatch

Genre

Sport Black

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Cowboy Films

40 Langham Street
London
W1W 7AS
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 2982

Passion Pictures

County House
33 - 34 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1JN
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 9933
Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 9030

Sales Company

Missing In Action Films

c/o Film London
Suite 6.10
The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6JJ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8123 4617

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