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The Firechasers is a 1971 British crime film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Chad Everett, Anjanette Comer, and Keith Barron.[1] Its plot concerns an insurance investigator who tries to find out who is behind a series of arson attacks. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios.[2]

The Firechasers
British quad poster by Brian Bysouth
Directed by	Sidney Hayers
Written by	Philip Levene (as Philip Levine)
Produced by	Julian Wintle
Starring	Chad Everett Anjanette Comer
Cinematography	Alan Hume
Edited by	Lionel Selwyn
Music by	Laurie Johnson
Production company	ITC
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	3 June 1971 (UK)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

While investigating the cause of a series of lethal fires in London, U.S. insurance man Quentin Barnaby (Chad Everett) falls in love with beautiful journalist Toby Collins (Anjanette Comer). Working alongside and pooling information with Toby and her photographer, Jim Maxwell (Keith Barron), Barnaby hopes they share a common goal, that of "firechasing" the identity of the arsonist responsible.

Cast

• Chad Everett – Quentin Barnaby
• Anjanette Comer – Toby Collins
• Keith Barron – Jim Maxwell
• Joanne Dainton – Valerie Chrane
• Rupert Davies – Prentice
• James Hayter – Inspector Herman
• Robert Flemyng – Carlton
• Roy Kinnear – Roscoe
• Allan Cuthbertson – D.O Jarvis
• John Loder – Routledge

Critical reception

TV Guide called it "so-so entertainment";[3] while the Radio Times wrote, "director Sidney Hayers keeps up the pace as unlikely insurance investigator Everett hunts an arsonist throughout a London peopled with well-known British character actors."[4]

References

External links

• The Firechasers at IMDb

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