Turned Towards the Sun


1h 40m 2012

Brief Synopsis

A portrait of British writer and poet Micky Burn MC. Born in Mayfair in 1912, his father worked for the Royal family. Burn became the lover of the communist spy Guy Burgess and was initially be taken in by Nazism. In 1942, he took part in a commando assault on the fortified French port of St Nazaire

Film Details

Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2012

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

A portrait of British writer and poet Micky Burn MC. Born in Mayfair in 1912, his father worked for the Royal family. Burn became the lover of the communist spy Guy Burgess and was initially be taken in by Nazism. In 1942, he took part in a commando assault on the fortified French port of St Nazaire, where he was captured and he ended the war a POW in Colditz. Later, Burn would become a committed Marxist and be credited with saving the life of Audrey Hepburn.

Film Details

Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2012

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

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