The Burning

The Burning — Plot

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.

• Release date
• July 1, 1968
• Runtime
• 32 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Stephen Frears

The Burning — Cast

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies Gran

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Isobel Muller Cook

M

Maxine Day Nurse

C

Cosmo Pieterse Chauffeur

M

Mark Baillie Child

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Walter Glennie