A Man for Burning

A Man for Burning

92 mins | Drama | Oct. 26, 1962

Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The peasants refuse to help him, and Salvatore is marked by the Mafia as a troublemaker.

A Man for Burning

92 mins | Drama | Oct. 26, 1962

A Man for Burning
Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The peasants refuse to help him, and Salvatore is marked by the Mafia as a troublemaker.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Sancro Film, Alfa Cinematografica, Ager Cinematografica, Moira Film
Original title Un uomo da bruciare
Directors Rosalia Raffio, Gianpaolo Serra, Franco Brogi Taviani, Valentino Orsini, Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
Writers Valentino Orsini, Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté

as Salvatore

Didi Perego

as Barbara

Spiros Focás

as Jachino

Lidia Alfonsi

as Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)

Marina Malfatti

as Wilma

Vittorio Duse

as Bastiano

Alessandro Sperli

as Carmelo (as Alessandro Sperlì)

Marcella Rovena

as Madre di Francesca

Giulio Girola

as Medico

Carmen Villani

as Cantante

Turi Ferro

as Don Vincenzo