Burn! (1970) Italy
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Director:Pontecorvo, Gillo, Brando, Marlon, Hill, Norman, Lyons, Thomas, Márquez, Evaristo, Salvatori, Renato
Studio:Theodora Productions
Writer:Sean Forestal, Cornel Wilde
Rating:6.0 (445 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:027616125354
Awards:1 nomination
Genre:English films
IMDb:0066154
Duration:1:52:00
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:English
Subtitles:English, French
LAC code:300009242
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Pontecorvo, Gillo, Brando, Marlon, Hill, Norman, Lyons, Thomas, Márquez, Evaristo, Salvatori, Renato  ...  (Director)
Sean Forestal, Cornel Wilde  ...  (Writer)
 
Nigel Davenport  ...  John Custance
Jean Wallace  ...  Ann Custance
John Hamill  ...  Roger Burnham
Lynne Frederick  ...  Mary Custance
Patrick Holt  ...  David Custance
Ruth Kettlewell  ...  Fat Woman
M.J. Matthews  ...  George
Michael Percival  ...  Police Constable
Tex Fuller  ...  Mr. Beaseley
Simon Merrick  ...  T.V. Interviewer (Fred Gray)
Anthony Sharp  ...  Sir Charles Brenner
George Coulouris  ...  Mr. Sturdevant
Anthony May  ...  Pirrie
Wendy Richard  ...  Clara
Max Hartnell  ...  Lieutenant
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Summary: A Caribbean island in the mid-1800's. Nature has made it a paradise; man has made it a hell. Slaves on vast Portuguese sugar plantations are ready to turn their misery into rebellion - and the British are ready to provide the spark. They send agent William Walker (Marlon Brando) on a devious three-part mission: trick the slaves into revolt, grab the sugar trade for England...then return the slaves to servitude. Gillo Pontecorvo, the acclaimed director of The Battle of Algiers, explores colonialism and insurrection in the searing epic Burn!. Both visually and narratively stunning, Burn! glows with the fires of Pontecorvo's unique filmmaking genius. Genius is also evident in Brando's complex, intelligent portrayal of a man who is both gentleman and scoundrel, revolutionary and colonialist. And Ennio Morricone's (The Untouchables, The Mission) haunting music memorably underscores the almost overwhelmingly powerful story.