Charles Burnettborn 1944

usually

Director

Popularity

2

Famous

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.

Credits

Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20

2020

Documentary • Drama

Director

6
0.1
Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20

2020

Documentary • Drama

Story

6
0.1
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush

2010

Action • Documentary • Drama • Mystery

Director

0
0.2
42 Second Dream
42 Second Dream

2010

Director

0
0
Relative Stranger
Relative Stranger

2009

Drama • TV Movie

Director

5.1
0.3
Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept

2007

Drama

Director

5.2
0.1
Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept

2007

Drama

Editor

5.2
0.1
Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept

2007

Drama

Producer

5.2
0.1
Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept

2007

Drama

Writer

5.2
0.1
Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept

2007

Drama

Director of Photography

5.2
0.1
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007

Drama • History • War

Director

5.9
0.4
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007

Drama • History • War

Writer

5.9
0.4
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Warming by the Devil's Fire

2003

Documentary • Drama • Music

Director

6.9
0.3
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Warming by the Devil's Fire

2003

Documentary • Drama • Music

Writer

6.9
0.3
For Reel?
For Reel?

2003

Animation • Documentary

Writer

0
0
For Reel?
For Reel?

2003

Animation • Documentary

Director

0
0
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

2003

Documentary

Director

6.1
0.5
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
6.1
0.5
Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry

2000

Drama • Family

Director

0
0.2
Olivia's Story
Olivia's Story

2000

Drama

Editor

0
0
Olivia's Story
Olivia's Story

2000

Drama

Director

0
0
The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish

1999

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Director

6.6
0.6
Selma, Lord, Selma
Selma, Lord, Selma

1999

Drama • TV Movie

Director

7.1
0.2
The Wedding
The Wedding

1998

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

Director

8.3
0.5
Documenta X - Die Filme
Documenta X - Die Filme

1997

Documentary

Director

0
0.1
The Final Insult
The Final Insult

1997

Documentary • Drama

Director of Photography

0
0.1
The Final Insult
The Final Insult

1997

Documentary • Drama

Director

0
0.1
The Final Insult
The Final Insult

1997

Documentary • Drama

Writer

0
0.1
Nightjohn
Nightjohn

1996

Drama • TV Movie

Director

5.6
0.4
When It Rains
When It Rains

1995

Drama • Music

Director

5.5
0.1
When It Rains
When It Rains

1995

Drama • Music

Writer

5.5
0.1
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield

1994

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Director

4.9
0.5
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield

1994

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Writer

4.9
0.5
Sa-I-Gu
Sa-I-Gu

1993

Documentary

Camera Operator

0
0
America Becoming
America Becoming

1991

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
0.1
America Becoming
America Becoming

1991

Documentary

Writer

0
0.1
America Becoming
America Becoming

1991

Documentary

Director

0
0.1
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger

1990

Drama

Director

6.7
0.4
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger

1990

Drama

Writer

6.7
0.4
From Rags to Reality
From Rags to Reality

1989

Drama

Director of Photography

0
0
Crocodile Conspiracy
Crocodile Conspiracy

1986

Drama

Director of Photography

0
0.1
Bless Their Little Hearts
6.2
0.2
Bless Their Little Hearts
Bless Their Little Hearts

1984

Drama

Director of Photography

6.2
0.2
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding

1983

Drama

Director

6.7
0.3
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding

1983

Drama

Producer

6.7
0.3
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding

1983

Drama

Writer

6.7
0.3
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding

1983

Drama

Director of Photography

6.7
0.3
Illusions
Illusions

1982

Drama

Editor

5.5
0.2
A Different Image
A Different Image

1982

Drama

Director of Photography

0
0
The Pocketbook
The Pocketbook

1980

Drama

Director of Photography

5.5
0.2
Bush Mama
Bush Mama

1979

Drama

Director of Photography

6.7
0.2
Your Children Come Back to You
0
0
Your Children Come Back to You
Your Children Come Back to You

1979

Drama

Director of Photography

0
0
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep

1978

Drama

Director

6.5
0.6
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep

1978

Drama

Writer

6.5
0.6
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep

1978

Drama

Producer

6.5
0.6
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep

1978

Drama

Editor

6.5
0.6
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep

1978

Drama

Director of Photography

6.5
0.6
The Horse
The Horse

1973

Drama • Western

Director

5.6
0.2
The Horse
The Horse

1973

Drama • Western

Editor

5.6
0.2
The Horse
The Horse

1973

Drama • Western

Producer

5.6
0.2
The Horse
The Horse

1973

Drama • Western

Writer

5.6
0.2
Several Friends
Several Friends

1969

Drama

Writer

5
0.1
Several Friends
Several Friends

1969

Drama

Director

5
0.1
Several Friends
Several Friends

1969

Drama

Producer

5
0.1
Several Friends
Several Friends

1969

Drama

Editor

5
0.1
69 Pickup
69 Pickup

1969

Drama

Director of Photography

0
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