The Burning

The Burning

The Burning

Genres
Drama

Release Date: Jul 01, 1968

Runtime: 32 minutes

Rating: 7/10

Status: Released

Production Companies
  • Memorial Enterprises
  • BFI

Overview

The Burning is Stephen Frears’ first film, 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.

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Cast

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Isobel Muller, Maxine Day, Cosmo Pieterse, Mark Baillie ,

Walter Glennie

Crew

Stephen Frears, Roland Starke