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The Burning

The Burning

JUL 1, 1968 · 32 MIN · DIR. STEPHEN FREARS

Drama

Stephen Frears’ first film, "The Burning" is a chilling exploration of racial tensions in Apartheid-era South Africa. On a sweltering summer’ day, a wealthy white matriarch insists on taking her household on a planned trip to the country, in spite of their urgent warnings that an uprising is underway.

Cast

  • Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

    Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

    Gran

  • Isobel Muller

    Cook

  • Maxine Day

    Nurse

  • Cosmo Pieterse

    Chauffeur

  • Mark Baillie

    Child

  • Walter Glennie

Crew

Writer

Roland Starke

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