Program Series: Forever A Contender: A Centennial Tribute to Marlon Brando

Burn! (¡Queimada!) in 35mm

Special guest: Introduction by Writer and former AMPAS Vice President Larry Karaszewski.

Mon, May 13, 2024

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Director Gillo Pontecorvo followed his classic The Battle of Algiers (1966) with this epic 19th century Caribbean drama, loosely inspired by real events. Marlon Brando plays Sir William Walker, a British mercenary sent to a Portuguese colony to stir up rebellion among its workers, who finds his loyalties torn between his assignment and the people he is betraying. The project was a particular favorite of Brando’s, who was instrumental in getting the troubled production completed, and Ennio Morricone contributed a typically distinctive and powerful score.

Please note we will be screening the English language version of the film.

DIRECTED BY: Gillo Pontecorvo. WRITTEN BY: Franco Solinas, Giorgio Arlorio. WITH: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia. 1969. 120 min. France/Italy. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm.

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