Burn!

Dec 21, 1969

2h 9m

★ 6.7

The man who sells war.

Overview

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.

Genres

History

Drama

War

Production Companies

PEA

Burn! Trailers

Cast

Sir William Walker

Marlon Brando

José Dolores

Evaristo Márquez

Teddy Sanchez

Renato Salvatori

Francesca

Dana Ghia

Guarina

Valeria Ferran Wanani

Henry Thompson

Giampiero Albertini

Shelton

Norman Hill

Gen. Alonso Prada

Thomas Lyons

Jack

Carlo Palmucci

Enrico Cesaretti

Joseph Patrick Persaud

Soldier

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