The Burning
1968 | 32m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Frears |
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| Writer: | Roland Starke |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1968 |
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| Director: | Stephen Frears |
| Writer: | Roland Starke |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | apartheid |
| Production Companies | Memorial Enterprises, BFI |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 17, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Gwen Ffrangcon Davies | Gran |
| Isobel Muller | Cook |
| Maxine Day | Nurse |
| Cosmo Pieterse | Chauffeur |
| Mark Baillie | Child |
| Walter Glennie |
| Name | Job |
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| Roland Starke | Writer |
| Stephen Frears | Director |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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