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68% Critic Match
Burn!
“The man who sells war.”
6.8 / 10• 1969• 2h 9m•NR• Italian
HistoryDramaWar
Storyline
The 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.
Cast & Crew
Marlon Brando
Sir William Walker
Lead
Evaristo Márquez
José Dolores
Renato Salvatori
Teddy Sanchez
Dana Ghia
Francesca
VF
Valeria Ferran Wanani
Guarina
Giampiero Albertini
Henry Thompson
NH
Norman Hill
Shelton
TL
Thomas Lyons
Gen. Alonso Prada
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gillo Pontecorvo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Burn! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
