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Charles Burnett

Biography

Charles Burnett is an African-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...

11 titles Directing Writing

6.4

Relative Stranger

2009 · Director

5.8

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007 · Director

8.1

The Blues

2003 · Director

5.7

Finding Buck McHenry

2000 · Director

6.6

The Annihilation of Fish

1999 · Director

7.4

Selma, Lord, Selma

1999 · Director

6.1

The Wedding

1998 · Director

6.8

Nightjohn

1996 · Director

6.6

The Glass Shield

1994 · Director

7.3

To Sleep with Anger

1990 · Director

7.1

My Brother's Wedding

1983 · Director

7.4

Killer of Sheep

1978 · Director

4 titles Directing Writing

5.8

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007 · Writer

6.6

The Glass Shield

1994 · Writer

7.3

To Sleep with Anger

1990 · Writer

7.1

My Brother's Wedding

1983 · Writer

7.3

Bless Their Little Hearts

1983 · Writer

7.4

Killer of Sheep

1978 · Writer