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Burn!
''Burn!'' (original title: ''Queimada'') is a 1969 historical war drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Set in the mid-19th century, the film stars Marlon Brando as a British ''agent provocateur'' sent to overthrow a Portuguese colony in the Caribbean by manipulating a slave revolt to serve the interests of the sugar trade, and the complications that arise from the formation of a subsequent puppet state. The fictional plot is partly based on the activities of American filibuster William Walker, after whom the main character is named, and his 1855 invasion of Nicaragua. Screenwriters Franco Solinas and Giorgio Arlorio also drew on the experiences of intelligence agent Edward Lansdale, who served the United States government in the Philippines and Indochina in the 1950s through the 60s, and the Cuban Revolution. The film is an Italian and French co-production by Alberto Grimaldi, distributed internationally by United Artists. It features a musical score composed by Ennio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillo Pontecorvo
Gilberto Pontecorvo (; 19 November 1919 – 12 October 2006) was an Italian filmmaker associated with the political cinema movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for directing the landmark war docudrama ''The Battle of Algiers'' (1966), which won the Golden Lion at the 21st Venice Film Festival, and earned him Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. His other films include the ''Kapò'' (1960), a Holocaust drama; ''Burn!'' (1969), a period film about a fictional slave revolt in the Lesser Antilles; and ''Ogro'' (1979), a dramatization of the assassination of Spanish Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco by Basque separatists. He also directed several documentaries and short films. In 2000, he received the Pietro Bianchi Award at the Venice Film Festival. The same year, he was ascended as a Knight's Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Early life Pontecorvo, born in Pisa, was the son of a wealthy secular Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evaristo Márquez
Evaristo Márquez (August 23, 1939 – June 15, 2013), was a Colombian actor and herdsman best known for his role as José Dolores in the film ''Burn!'', acting alongside Marlon Brando under the direction of Gillo Pontecorvo. Biography Before his involvement with Pontecorvo he was a herdsman and illiterate. Márquez appeared in three more movies during the 1970s. With the decline of his film career, Márquez returned to work as a herdsman Of his experience with Brando, Márquez said "he never made me feel inferior to him, he regarded me as a brother", and "indeed, there was no one like Brando; that way of changing the expression of his face, of his eyes; even more, he was a brave man." In 2008 Márquez appeared in ''Chimbumbe'', short film shown at the ''Cartagena Film Festival''. In August 2010 Márquez appeared in ''El Tambor Magico'', a short film made by San Basilio de Palenque children. He lived in San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia. Marquez died at a hospital in Cartagen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Walker (filibuster)
William Walker (May 8, 1824September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist, and mercenary. In the era of the expansion of the United States, driven by the doctrine of "manifest destiny", Walker organized unauthorized military expeditions into Mexico and Central America with the intention of establishing SLAVE-HOLD colonies. Such an enterprise was known at the time as " filibustering". After settling in California and motivated by an earlier filibustering project of Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon, Walker attempted in 1853–54 to take Baja California and Sonora. He declared those territories to be an independent Republic of Sonora, but he was soon driven back to California by the Mexican forces. Walker then went to Nicaragua in 1855 as leader of a mercenary army employed by the Democratic Party in its civil war against the Legitimists. He took control of the Nicaraguan government and in July 1856 set himself up as the country's president. Walker's regime was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Arlorio
Giorgio Arlorio (27 February 1929 – 25 July 2019) was an Italian screenwriter and director. Biography Born in Turin, Arlorio began his career in 1951 as an assistant director for Pietro Germi, Mario Soldati and Michelangelo Antonioni, while between the 1960s and the 1970s became a regular collaborator of Gillo Pontecorvo and Carlo Lizzani, with whom he co-wrote some of their films. He also directed some political documentaries. For many years, Arlorio taught Screenwriting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Arlorio died in his home in Rome on 25 July 2019, at the age of 90. Partial filmography Screenwriter * '' Esterina'' (1959) * '' Crimen'' (1960) * '' The Golden Arrow'' (1962) * ''The Shortest Day'' (1963) * '' The Head of the Family'' (1967) * ''Arabella'' (1967) * '' The Mercenary'' (1968) * ''Burn!'' (1969) * ''Zorro'' (1975) * ''Ogro'' (1979) * '' Hot Potato'' (1979) * ''Days of Inspector Ambrosio ''Days of Inspector Ambrosio'' (Italian: ''I giorni del co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, one Cannes Film Festival Award and three British Academy Film Awards. Brando was also an activist for many causes, notably the civil rights movement and various Native American movements. Having studied with Stella Adler in the 1940s, he is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting, and method acting, to mainstream audiences. He initially gained acclaim and his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for reprising the role of Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', a role that he originated successfully on Broadway. He received further praise, and a first Academy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Salvatori
Renato Salvatori (20 March 1933 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian actor. Born in Seravezza, Province of Lucca, Salvatori began his career in his teens playing juvenile, romantic roles. After working with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica, he developed into one of Italy's strongest characters actors. He met French actress Annie Girardot on the set of the film '' Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960) and married her on 6 January 1962. They had a daughter, Giulia; later the couple separated but never divorced. Salvatori died in Rome of cirrhosis of the liver on March 27, 1988, seven days after his 55th birthday. Selected filmography *'' Three Girls from Rome'' (1952) - Augusto Terenzi *''The Three Pirates'' (1952) - Il Corsaro Rosso - Rolando di Ventimiglia *''Good Folk's Sunday'' (1953) - Giulio *''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'' (1953) - Ralf, figlio di Morgan *'' What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1953) - Carletto *''Public Opinion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Grimaldi
Alberto Grimaldi (28 March 1925 – 23 January 2021) was an Italian film producer. Biography Grimaldi was born in Naples and studied law. In 1962 he founded his own production company, P.E.A., and released his first feature film, '' The Shadow of Zorro'' the following year and his first Spaghetti Western ''I due violenti'' (1964). His producing credits include '' For a Few Dollars More'' in 1965, '' The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in 1966 both with Sergio Leone who initially sought his legal experience advice, '' Last Tango in Paris'' in 1972, and '' Gangs of New York'' in 2002. Grimaldi died of natural causes in Miami on 23 January 2021, at the age of 95. Alberto Grimaldi is survived by his children, Massimo, Maurizio, and Marcello, as well as three grandchildren. Selected filmography * '' The Shadow of Zorro'' (''L'ombra di Zorro'', 1962) * '' I due violenti'' (1964) * '' For a Few Dollars More'' (''Per qualche dollaro in più'', 1965) * ''Legacy of the Incas'' (''Das ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Solinas
Franco Solinas (19 January 1927 - 14 September 1982) was an Italian writer and screenwriter. He is best known for the screenplay of '' The Battle of Algiers,'' which was nominated for three Academy Awards. He also wrote the 1969 historical drama '' ¡Queimada!,'' starring Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academ .... Both films were directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solinas, Franco 1927 births 1982 deaths People from Cagliari People from Sardinia 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time. His filmography includes more than 70 award-winning films, all Sergio Leone's films since ''A Fistful of Dollars'', all Giuseppe Tornatore's films since '' Cinema Paradiso'', '' The Battle of Algiers'', Dario Argento's ''Animal Trilogy'', '' 1900'', '' Exorcist II'', ''Days of Heaven'', several major films in French cinema, in particular the comedy trilogy '' La Cage aux Folles I'', '' II'', ''III'' and ''Le Professionnel'', as well as '' The Thing'', ''Once Upon a Time in America'', '' The Mission'', '' The Untouchables'', '' Mission to Mars'', '' Bugsy'', '' Disclosure'', ''In the Line of Fire'', '' Bulworth'', ''Ripley's Game'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Giuseppe Ruzzolini (21 May 1930 - 16 April 2007) was an Italian cinematographer. Career Ruzzolini is known for lensing such films as Stephen King's '' Firestarter'', '' Oedipus Rex'', Sergio Leone's '' Duck, You Sucker!'', and '' My Name is Nobody''. Filmography References External links * Italian cinematographers 1930 births 2007 deaths Film people from Rome {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filibuster (military)
A filibuster (from the Spanish ''filibustero''), also known as a freebooter, is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country or territory to foster or support a political revolution or secession. The term is usually applied to United States citizens who incited insurrections across Latin America, particularly in the mid-19th century, usually with the goal of establishing an American-loyal regime that may later be annexed into the United States. Probably the most notable example is the Filibuster War initiated by William Walker in Nicaragua. Filibusters are irregular soldiers who act without official authorization from their own government, and are generally motivated by financial gain, political ideology, or the thrill of adventure. Unlike mercenaries, filibusters are independently motivated and work for themselves, whilst a mercenary leader operates on behalf of others. The freewheeling actions of the filibusters of the 1850s led to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State. For much of its history, from the early 18th century until its abolition, the role of the Lord High Admiral was almost invariably put "in commission" and exercised by the Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty, who sat on the governing Board of Admiralty, rather than by a single person. The Admiralty was replaced by the Admiralty Board in 1964, as part of the reforms that created the Ministry of Defence and its Navy Department (later Navy Command). Before the Acts of Union 1707, the Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs administered the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of England, which merged with the Royal Scots Navy and the absorbed the responsibilities of the Lord High Admiral of the Kingdom of Scotland with the unification of the Kingdom of Great Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
