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The Burning

The Burning (1968)

0h 32m | PG-13

⭐ 7 / 10

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.

Director: Stephen Frears

Studio: Memorial Enterprises

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

as Gran

Isobel Muller

Isobel Muller

as Cook

Maxine Day

Maxine Day

as Nurse

Cosmo Pieterse

Cosmo Pieterse

as Chauffeur

Mark Baillie

Mark Baillie

as Child

Walter Glennie

Walter Glennie

as