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Queimada (original title)
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In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.
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Sir William Walker
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José Dolores (as Evaristo Marquez)
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Teddy Sanchez
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Francesca
Valeria Ferran Wanani ...
Guarina
Giampiero Albertini ...
Henry Thompson
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Jack
Norman Hill ...
Shelton
Thomas Lyons ...
General Prada
Turam Quibo ...
Juanito (as Joseph P. Persaud)
Álvaro Medrano ...
Soldier (as Alvaro Medrano)
Alejandro Obregón ...
Engl. Major (as Alejandro Obregon)
Enrico Cesaretti
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cicely Browne ...
Lady Bella (uncredited)
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Man on the ship (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
Maurice Rodriguez ...
Ramón (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gillo Pontecorvo

Written by

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Franco Solinas ... (story) &
Giorgio Arlorio ... (story)
 
Franco Solinas ... (screenplay) &
Giorgio Arlorio ... (screenplay)
 
Gillo Pontecorvo ... (story) (uncredited)
 
Norman Gant ... (based on novels by) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Alberto Grimaldi ... producer

Music by

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Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by

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Marcello Gatti ... director of photography
Giuseppe Ruzzolini ... director of photography

Editing by

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Mario Morra

Editorial Department

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Enzo Ocone ... post-production coordinator

Production Design by

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Sergio Canevari

Art Direction by

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Piero Gherardi

Set Decoration by

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Francesco Bronzi

Costume Design by

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Marilù Carteny

Makeup Department

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Mauro Gavazzi ... key makeup artist
Anna Graziosi ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Mario Del Papa ... unit manager
Sergio Merolle ... production manager
Averoe Stefani ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Salvatore Basile ... assistant director (as Salvo Basile)
Rinaldo Ricci ... collaborating director
Abraham Salzman ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Francesco Bronzi ... set dresser
Franco Vanorio ... assistant set decorator

Sound Department

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Eugenio Rondani ... sound
Italo Cameracanna ... foley artist (uncredited) / sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Aldo Gasparri ... special effects

Stunts

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Alessandro Sozzi ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Luigi Filippo Carta ... camera operator (as Filippo Carta)
Elio Polacchi ... camera operator
Alessandro Ruzzolini ... camera operator
Otello Spila ... camera operator
Gordon Parks Jr. ... photographer: still sequence (uncredited)

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Franco Giordano ... percussion consultant
Bruno Nicolai ... conductor: orchestra
Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni ... choir (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Anna Maria Montanari ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Giovanni d'Eramo ... press (as Nanni D'Eramo)
Anna Korda ... dialogue director
Igino Lardani ... title designer (as Lardani)
Jennifer Oppo ... press
Giuseppe Rinaldi ... dubbing director (as Peppino Rinaldi)
Ferruccio Amendola ... voice dubbing: Thomas Lyons (uncredited)
Charles Borromel ... voice dubbing: Giampiero Albertini (uncredited)
Pino Colizzi ... voice dubbing: Carlo Palmieri (uncredited)
Christopher Cruise ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Manlio De Angelis ... voice dubbing: Renato Salvatori (uncredited)
Michele Gammino ... voice dubbing: Evaristo Márquez (uncredited)
John Gayford ... voice dubbing: Carlo Palmucci (uncredited)
John Karlsen ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Anthony La Penna ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Frederick Neumann ... voice dubbing: Renato Salvatori (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi ... voice dubbing: Marlon Brando (uncredited)
John Stacy ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Philippe Vallois ... trainee (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 back to deal with the same rebels that he built up because they have seized too much power that now threatens British sugar interests. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines Nothing is ever completely destroyed by fire. Something always remains. A blade of grass... A tiny insect... An idea. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Quemada (Italy)
  • Burn! (Canada, English title)
  • Burnt (World-wide, English title)
  • The Mercenary (Canada, English title)
  • Burn! (India, English title)
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  • 132 min
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Trivia Marlon Brando once said this film contains "the best acting I've ever done." See more »
Goofs Portugal never had any colonies in the Caribbean. Its only American colony, Brazil, has no coast in the Caribbean. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Brando (2007). See more »
Quotes Sir William Walker: Gentlemen, let me ask you a question. Now, my metaphor may seem a trifle impertinent, but I think it's very much to the point. Which do you prefer - or should I say, which do you find more convenient - a wife, or one of these mulatto girls? No, no, please don't misunderstand: I am talking strictly in terms of economics. What is the cost of the product? What is the product yield? The product, in this case, being love - uh, purely physical love, since sentiments obviously play no part in economics.
[general laughter]
Sir William Walker: Quite. Now, a wife must be provided with a home, with food, with dresses, with medical attention, etc, etc. You're obliged to keep her a whole lifetime even when she's grown old and perhaps a trifle unproductive. And then, of course, if you have the bad luck to survive her, you have to pay for the funeral!
[general laughter]
Sir William Walker: It's true, isn't it? Gentlemen, I know it's amusing, but those are the facts, aren't they? Now with a prostitute, on the other hand, it's quite a different matter, isn't it? You see, there's no need to lodge her or feed her, certainly no need to dress her or to bury her, thank God. She's yours only when you need her, you pay her only for that service, and you pay her by the hour! Which, gentlemen, is more important - and more convenient: a slave or a paid worker?
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