Burn!
Sign in to saveBurn! (original title: Queimada, Portuguese for "Burnt" or "Burned") is a 1969 historical war drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Set in the mid-19th century, the film stars Marlon Brando as a British agent provocateur sent to overthrow a Portuguese colony in the Caribbean by manipulating a slave revolt to serve the interests of the sugar trade, and the complications that arise from the formation of a subsequent puppet state. The film is said to be a celebration of the "proletarian strength of Third World faces, the Algerians and the slaves."
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6.8The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British sugar trade. Years later he is sent again to deal with the same rebels that he built up because they have seized too much power that now threatens British sugar interests.
Released: 1969-12-21129 minDir: Gillo PontecorvoHistory, Drama, War
Cast
- Marlon Brando as Sir William Walker
- Evaristo Márquez as José Dolores
- Renato Salvatori as Teddy Sanchez
- Dana Ghia as Francesca
- Valeria Ferran Wanani as Guarina
- Giampiero Albertini as Henry Thompson
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- Burn!
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- Original movie poster for the film Burn!.jpg
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- U.S. theatrical poster
- Film.director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Film.producer
- Alberto Grimaldi
- Film.music
- Ennio Morricone
- Film.editing
- Mario Morra
- Film.studio
- Produzioni Europee Associati
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- ItalianEnglish
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1969
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- Italian
- Director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Screenwriter
- Franco Solinas
- Composer
- Ennio Morricone
- Producer
- Alberto Grimaldi
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- Marcello Gatti
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Burn! (original title: Queimada, Portuguese for "Burnt" or "Burned") is a 1969 historical war drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Set in the mid-19th century, the film stars Marlon Brando as a British agent provocateur sent to overthrow a Portuguese colony in the Caribbean by manipulating a slave revolt to serve the interests of the sugar trade, and the complications that arise from the formation of a subsequent puppet state. The film is said to be a celebration of the "proletarian strength of Third World faces, the Algerians and the slaves."
The fictional plot is partly based on the activities of American filibuster William Walker, after whom the main character is named, and his 1855 invasion of Nicaragua. Screenwriters Franco Solinas and Giorgio Arlorio also drew on the experiences of intelligence agent Edward Lansdale, who served the United States government in the Philippines and Indochina in the 1950s through the 60s, and the Cuban Revolution.