Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

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Born 1944-04-13 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA 4 credit(s) Popularity 0.4
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 series. Considered by ...
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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 series.

Considered by the Chicago Tribune as “one of America’s very best filmmakers”, and by the New York Times as “the nation’s least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director”, Charles Burnett has had a long and diverse filmmaking career.

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Hollywood Black poster
Hollywood Black
as Self
2024-08-11
The Story of Film: An Odyssey poster
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
2011-09-03
The Blues poster
The Blues
as Director, Writer
2003-09-28
Independent Lens poster
Independent Lens
as Director
1999-08-09

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