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Charles Burnett

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Born: April 13, 1944 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Charles Burnett is an American film director, producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1977), My Brother’s Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV ser...

All Credits47 Titles

Film

43 Titles
42 One Dream Rush
5.0
FILM
42 One Dream Rush2010
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
6.2
FILM
Is That Black Enough for You?!?2022
The Wedding
8.3
FILM
The Wedding1998
The Glass Shield
5.1
FILM
The Glass Shield1994
To Sleep with Anger
6.8
FILM
To Sleep with Anger1990
Nightjohn
5.8
FILM
Nightjohn1996
These Amazing Shadows
7.4
FILM
These Amazing Shadows2011
Illusions
5.9
FILM
Illusions1982
Relative Stranger
4.4
FILM
Relative Stranger2009
We Blew It
5.2
FILM
We Blew It2017
Killer of Sheep
6.5
FILM
Killer of Sheep1978
Selma, Lord, Selma
7.2
FILM
Selma, Lord, Selma1999
Finding Buck McHenry
7.0
FILM
Finding Buck McHenry2000
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
6.0
FILM
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation2007
My Brother's Wedding
7.0
FILM
My Brother's Wedding1983
Warming by the Devil's Fire
6.9
FILM
Warming by the Devil's Fire2003

Series

4 Titles
Independent Lens
6.6
SERIES
Independent Lens1999–
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
7.7
SERIES
The Story of Film: An Odyssey2011–
The Blues
7.4
SERIES
The Blues2003–
Hollywood Black
9.0
SERIES
Hollywood Black2024–
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