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72 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

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  • Starring: Marlon Brando
  • Summary: In this riveting and powerful film (originally released in 1969), Marlon Brando is sent to an 1800s Caribbean Island for a three-part mission: trick the slaves into revolt, grab the sugar trade for England and then return the slaves to servitude. (MGM)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    90
    I don't think "Queimada" is as great a movie as "Battle of Algiers," but it retains its vitality, its outrage, its savagery and its spirit.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    70
    Pontecorvo's pointed 1969 drama of the politics of war feels surprisingly timely.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Elliott Stein
    60
    A flawed, but intriguing work, it offers, here and there, proof of Pontecorvo's gift for ecstatic epic filmmaking.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. RicardoP.
    10
    One of the best and powerful political movies I ever had seen.
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  2. hrm
    8
    A timely story always repeating. Hurrah for Brando & Pontecorvo.
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  3. QuidN
    4
    Brando's first foray into over-the-top self-parody. Later he elevates this to an art. Not here, however.
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