The Burning Season (1994 film)

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The Burning Season
Genre	Biography Drama
Based on	The Burning Season by Andrew Revkin
Screenplay by	William Mastrosimone Michael Tolkin Ron Hutchinson
Story by	William Mastrosimone
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Starring	Raul Julia Carmen Argenziano Sônia Braga Kamala Lopez-Dawson Luis Guzmán Edward James Olmos
Music by	Gary Chang
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	David Puttnam
Producers	John Frankenheimer Thomas M. Hammel Grazia Rade Grazka Taylor
Production location	Mexico
Cinematography	John R. Leonetti
Editors	Françoise Bonnot (sup) Paul Rubell
Running time	123 minutes
Production company	HBO Pictures
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	September 16, 1994 (1994-09-16)
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The Burning Season is a 1994 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer. The film chronicles environmental activist Chico Mendes' fight to protect the Amazon rainforest. This was Raul Julia's last film released during his lifetime, premiering on HBO on September 16, 1994, five weeks before his death. The film was based in part on the 1990 book of the same name by journalist Andrew Revkin.