Fresh
Pontecorvo's pointed 1969 drama of the politics of war feels surprisingly timely.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Overview
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 again to deal with the same rebels that he built up because they have seized too much power that now threatens British sugar interests.
Director and cast
- Gillo Pontecorvo Director
- Marlon Brando as Sir William Walker
- Evaristo Márquez as José Dolores (as Evaristo Marquez)
- Norman Hill as Shelton
- Thomas Lyons as Gen. Alonso Prada
- Renato Salvatori as Teddy Sanchez
- Valeria Ferran Wanani as Guarina
- Giampiero Albertini as Henry Thompson
- Carlo Palmucci as Jack
- Dana Ghia as Francesca
- Joseph P. Persaud as Juanito
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Fresh
A flawed, but intriguing work, it offers, here and there, proof of Pontecorvo's gift for ecstatic epic filmmaking.
Elliott Stein, Village Voice
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