Aristocratic Englishman William Walker (Marlon Brando) is sent on a secret mission to the Caribbean island of Queimada, where the Portuguese have established a highly profitable sugar cane plantation labored by thousands of black slaves. Once on Queimada, Walker befriends Jose Dolores
(Evaristo Marquez), a powerful black stevedore. Walker instills in Dolores a revolutionary fervor, prompts him to rob a bank, and transforms him into an outlaw hero. After enlisting the aid of Teddy Sanchez (Renato Salvatori), a hotel clerk with political aspirations, Walker ensures that Dolores
and his guerrilla followers overthrow the Portuguese. Under Walker's guidance, Sanchez ass...
Released:
1969
Rated:
NR
Length:
112 mins