Burn!
1969 · Movie · 129 min · ★ 6.8 · 79% critics
A British agent arrives on a Caribbean sugar island and stirs up a slave uprising to serve foreign trade interests. Years later, he’s sent back to confront the very movement he helped create, as shifting power and uneasy alliances threaten the profits and control he was hired to protect.
Also known as Burn
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Details
- Original title
- Queimada
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-12-21
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (132 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a serious, idea-driven story about revolution, imperialism, and moral compromise, in the vein of The Battle of Algiers; Not for you if you need fast pacing or easy, feel-good entertainment.
Pros: provocative anti-colonial themes; memorable lead performance; striking locations and music | Cons: uneven pacing; can feel disjointed; emotionally distant characters
Themes
- rebellion
- island
- rebel
- bank
- revolution
- slavery
- plantation
- president
- colonialism
- caribbean sea
- portuguese
- militant
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Marlon Brando
as Sir William Walker
Evaristo Márquez
as José Dolores
Renato Salvatori
as Teddy Sanchez
Dana Ghia
as Francesca
- VW
Valeria Ferran Wanani
as Guarina
Giampiero Albertini
as Henry Thompson
- NH
Norman Hill
as Shelton
- TL
Thomas Lyons
as Gen. Alonso Prada
Carlo Palmucci
as Jack
Enrico Cesaretti
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo