Burn! (1969)
December 21, 1969Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Marlon Brando
Sir William Walker
Evaristo Márquez
José Dolores
Renato Salvatori
Teddy Sanchez
Dana Ghia
Francesca
Valeria Ferran Wanani
Guarina
Giampiero Albertini
Henry Thompson
Norman Hill
Shelton
Thomas Lyons
Gen. Alonso Prada
Carlo Palmucci
Jack
Enrico Cesaretti
Joseph Patrick Persaud
Álvaro Medrano
Soldier
Turam Quibo
Juanito
Gillo Pontecorvo
Director
Franco Solinas
Story / Screenplay
Giorgio Arlorio
Screenplay / Story
Alberto Grimaldi
Producer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Marcello Gatti
Director of Photography
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Director of Photography
Mario Morra
Editor
Sergio Canevari
Production Design
Luigi Filippo Carta
Camera Operator
Elio Polacchi
Camera Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 21, 1969
Original NameQueimada
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 9m
Genres
Wiki.
Burn! (original title: Queimada) 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 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.
The film is an Italian and French co-production by Alberto Grimaldi, distributed internationally by United Artists. It features a musical score composed by Ennio Morricone.