A Man for Burning
1962, Italian. Directed by Valentino Orsini & Paolo Taviani & Vittorio Taviani.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Valentino OrsiniDirector
- Paolo TavianiDirector
- Vittorio TavianiDirector
- Gian Maria VolontéSalvatore
- Didi PeregoBarbara
- Spiros FocásJachino
- Lidia AlfonsiFrancesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
- Marina MalfattiWilma
- Vittorio DuseBastiano
- Alessandro SperliCarmelo (as Alessandro Sperlì)
- Marcella RovenaMadre di Francesca
- Giulio GirolaMedico
- Gianpaolo SerraCast
- Alfonso D'ErricoCast
- Carmen VillaniCantante
Details
- Released
- 26 October 1962
- Original title
- Un uomo da bruciare
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Valentino Orsini, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
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A Man for Burning runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Which OTT platform is A Man for Burning on?
A Man for Burning isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 October 1962. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Man for Burning?
If you liked A Man for Burning, try The Young One, Nostalgia, The River.
Who directed A Man for Burning?
A Man for Burning (1962) was directed by Valentino Orsini and Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani and stars Gian Maria Volonté, Didi Perego, Spiros Focás.