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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9781404997073
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1404997075
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 08, 2005
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 31353
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 21, 1970
Editorial Review:
Description:
A Caribbean island in the mid-1800's. Nature has made it a paradise; man has made it a hell. Slaves on vast Portuguese sugar plantations are ready to turn their misery into rebellion - and the British are ready to provide the spark. They send agent William Walker (Marlon Brando) on a devious three-part mission: trick the slaves into revolt, grab the sugar trade for England...then return the slaves to servitude. Gillo Pontecorvo, the acclaimed director of The Battle of Algiers, explores colonialism and insurrection in the searing epic Burn!. Both visually and narratively stunning, Burn! glows with the fires of Pontecorvo's unique filmmaking genius. Genius is also evident in Brando's complex, intelligent portrayal of a man who is both gentleman and scoundrel, revolutionary and colonialist. And Ennio Morricone's (The Untouchables, The Mission) haunting music memorably underscores the almost overwhelmingly powerful story.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Burn
One of Marlon Brando's best works and one of his favorite roles, if not his favorite role. I had to watch this film for a school project. Very well done and very well acted by Mr. Brando. I am glad I own this DVD.
Rating: - Purchases from Amazon.com
As always, Amazon has provided excellent service in handling my recent purchase of the DVD, Burn. Package arrived in excellent condition and service was fast. I know the students in our Spanish class will find this quite interesting. Thank you very much.
Rating: - flawed but viewable take on colonialism and imperialism.
I see the main characters and setting of this film as purely symbolic. The island has a fictional name:Queimada, which refers to a once popular European spicy alcoholic drink. As part of its preparation, it underwent burning, which supposedly scared away evil spirits. This strongly relates to the film story. It is said to be a former Portuguese colony in the Caribbean. The Portuguese were once among the most ruthless colonialists, but they stayed clear of the Caribbean. Thus, the Portuguese ... Read More
Rating:  - the ugly englishman
the decade before "the godfather" was a long period of fallowness for marlon brando, but a viewing of this legendary flop might lead one to try to re-assess the period. in this at times too stridently obvious parallel to our then imperialist foreign policy (thank god we dont get involved in stuff like that any more ...) brando plays a politician / businessman / pirate who serves as both liberator and enslavor of a poor country. while the production values vary greatly, it is still worth checking out ... Read More
Rating:  - Poor Quality and Edited!
Three complaints about this DVD sum up my review:
First, we've got the short, 112 minute version as opposed to the uncut original 132 minute version.
Second, the negative is in terrible shape. If you've seen any of those public domain DVDs of spaghetti westerns and such, you know exactly what I am talking about. Washed out colors, grain, scratches, the whole deal. Yuck.
Third, and least important, there are no special features on this disc - not even a trailer. ... Read More
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