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Charles Burnett

Born
Apr 13, 1944 · Age 82
Place of birth
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
9
TV credits
2
Directing credits
27
Also known as (1)
  • 찰스 버넷

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…