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Charles Burnett

Biography

Charles Burnett (April 13, 1944, Vicksburg, Mississippi) is an African-American film director, film 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 (1...

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

7.3

Bless Their Little Hearts

1983 · Writer

7.1

My Brother's Wedding

1983 · Writer

7.4

Killer of Sheep

1978 · Writer