Turned Towards the Sun
Brief Synopsis
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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
Cast & Crew
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Greg Olliver
Director
James Dorrian
Producer
Nick Golding
Producer
Laura Morris
Producer
Greg Olliver
Producer
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.
Director
Greg Olliver
Director
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2012
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m