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| The Burning Season | |
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| 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 |
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| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Production company | HBO Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | September 16, 1994 |
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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.