Burns — The Shadow-Line Character Profile

About Burns

The ship's first mate whose growing fear and paranoia convince the crew that the vessel is haunted and cursed.

Burns — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Graham Lines

Appears in

The Shadow-Line (1976)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Burns — Professional CaptainAndFirstMate — Joseph Conrad (Marek Kondrat)

  Young captain and his first mate, central to the command dynamic and authority challenges.

• Burns — Alliance FearInfluencer — Officer (Piotr Cieślak)

  First mate spreads panic and superstitious beliefs among the crew members.

• Burns — Conflict CursedSpirit — Capt. Elis (Bernard Archard)

  Malevolent spirit of the previous captain fuels the first mate's terror and paranoia.

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