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Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

Known For Directing
Birthday Apr 13, 1944 (81)
Birthplace Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 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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Quiet as Kept

Quiet as Kept

2007

Writer, Editor, Director of Photography

For Reel?

For Reel?

2003

Writer

The Final Insult

The Final Insult

1997

Writer, Director of Photography

When It Rains

When It Rains

1995

Writer

The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

1994

Writer

America Becoming

America Becoming

1991

Writer, Director of Photography

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990

Writer

From Rags to Reality

From Rags to Reality

1989

Director of Photography

Bless Their Little Hearts

Bless Their Little Hearts

1984

Writer, Director of Photography

My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

1983

Writer, Director of Photography

Illusions

Illusions

1982

Editor

A Different Image

A Different Image

1982

Director of Photography

The Pocketbook

The Pocketbook

1980

Director of Photography

Bush Mama

Bush Mama

1979

Director of Photography

Your Children Come Back to You

Your Children Come Back to You

1979

Editor, Director of Photography

Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Writer, Editor, Director of Photography

The Horse

The Horse

1973

Writer, Editor

Several Friends

Several Friends

1969

Writer, Editor

69 Pickup

69 Pickup

1969

Director of Photography

Cinetracts '20

Cinetracts '20

2020

Director

Relative Stranger

Relative Stranger

2009

Director

Quiet as Kept

Quiet as Kept

2007

Director

For Reel?

For Reel?

2003

Director

Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

2000

Director

The Annihilation of Fish

The Annihilation of Fish

1999

Director

Selma, Lord, Selma

Selma, Lord, Selma

1999

Director

The Wedding

The Wedding

1998

Director

The Final Insult

The Final Insult

1997

Director

Nightjohn

Nightjohn

1996

Director

When It Rains

When It Rains

1995

Director

The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

1994

Director

America Becoming

America Becoming

1991

Director

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990

Director

My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

1983

Director

Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Director

The Horse

The Horse

1973

Director

Several Friends

Several Friends

1969

Director

Quiet as Kept

Quiet as Kept

2007

Producer

My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

1983

Producer

Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Producer

The Horse

The Horse

1973

Producer

Several Friends

Several Friends

1969

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2011

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