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02/09/06
Burn! (1970)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:8
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A double-dealing British nobleman is sent to a Caribbean island to incite a revolution. Shortly after the violent action takes place, the man betrays the people who once saw him as their savior.
Starring: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Marquez, Renato Salvatori, Tom Lyons
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Reviews for Burn!
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05/14/05
Top CriticIt seems timeless in its shrewd political and economic observations. It is as relevant today as it was then.
04/18/08
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06/30/07
...despite a number of positives...Burn! nevertheless remains oddly aloof...
11/12/05
No review available.
12/20/04
A fascinating museum piece from an era in which art and radical politics often mixed to vital result.
12/17/04
Pontecorvo's pointed 1969 drama of the politics of war feels surprisingly timely.
10/15/04
I don't think Queimada is as great a movie as Battle of Algiers, but it retains its vitality, its outrage, its savagery and its spirit.
10/15/04
A flawed, but intriguing work, it offers, here and there, proof of Pontecorvo's gift for ecstatic epic filmmaking.
09/21/04
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08/22/03
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01/07/03
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06/04/02
It's a clunky political drama that features a cynical and unscrupulous Marlon Brando.
06/02/02
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Latest News for Burn!
September 21, 2007:
Movie Industry to Consumers: "Burn, Baby, Burn"
In a rare example of good business sense triumphing over piracy hysteria, Variety reports, the DVD Copy Control Association has approved commercial on-demand burning of movies... More...
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