“Keimada” ( Italian: Queimada ) - a film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo , released in 1969 . The tape received the David di Donatello Award for Best Director.
| Kaymada | |
|---|---|
| Queimada | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Jillo pontecorvo |
| Producer | Alberto Grimaldi |
| Author script | Franco Solinas Giorgio Arlorio |
| In the main cast | Marlon Brando Evaristo Marquez |
| Operator | Marcello gatti Giuseppe Ruzzolini |
| Composer | Ennio Morricone |
| Film company | Les Productions Artistes Associés, Produzioni Europee Associati |
| Duration | 112 minutes |
| A country |  Italy  France |
| Language | Italian Portuguese |
| Year | 1969 |
| IMDb | |
Story
The action takes place in the first half of the XIX century. Keymada - a fictional island in the Caribbean, which is a Portuguese colony (the real prototype is the French possession of Guadeloupe ). Most of its population is black slaves, doomed to overwork on sugarcane plantations and living in poverty. Once in the harbor of Keymada, an agent of the British government, William Walker, disembarked from the ship (this name is symbolic, since it was carried by the famous adventurer of that time). Walker's goal is to organize a revolution and establish a more liberal regime with which it would be easier for England and British business to conduct business. Soon he finds a suitable candidate for the leader of the slave uprising and pushes him to action against the Portuguese, gradually creating a national hero ...
Cast
- Marlon Brando - William Walker
- Evaristo Marquez - Jose Dolores
- Norman Hill - Shelton
- Renato Salvatori - Teddy Sanchez
- Valeria Ferrand Vanani - Guarina
- Giampiero Albertini - Henry Thompson
- Carlo Palmucci - Jack
Links
- Kaymada on the Internet Movie Database
- Kaymada (English) on the site allmovie