Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

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.

  • Title: Charles Burnett
  • Popularity: 2.163
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1944-04-13
  • Place of Birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
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  • Also Known As: 찰스 버넷
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Charles Burnett Movies

  • 2011
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    These Amazing Shadows
    These Amazing Shadows

    7.388 2011 HD

    Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jeff Adachi

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  • 2014
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    Dreams Are Colder Than Death
    Dreams Are Colder Than Death

    6 2014 HD

    What does it mean to be Black in America in the 21st century? The recently formed Black American film group TNEG™ has set out to elucidate this...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Charles Burnett

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  • 2003
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    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

    6.1 2003 HD

    In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Carl Lumbly

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  • 2017
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    We Blew It
    We Blew It

    5.3 2017 HD

    How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ronee Blakley

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  • 2019
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    A Walk with Charles Burnett
    A Walk with Charles Burnett

    1 2019 HD

    Filmmaker Robert Townsend executive-produced the following fifty-six-minute program for Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series in 2018. In it,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Charles Burnett

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  • 2022
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    Charles Burnett and the L.A. rebellion (from Watts to Watts)
    Charles Burnett and the L.A. rebellion (from Watts to Watts)

    1 2022 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Charles Burnett

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  • 2022
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    Is That Black Enough for You?!?
    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    7.3 2022 HD

    A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Elvis Mitchell

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  • 2000
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    Olivia's Story
    Olivia's Story

    1 2000 HD

    A Little League baseball game becomes the unlikely context for this lyrical drama about memory and loss, told from the perspective of a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Charles Burnett

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  • 1978
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    Killer of Sheep
    Killer of Sheep

    6.432 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Henry G. Sanders

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  • 2007
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    Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
    Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

    5.9 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Carl Lumbly

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  • 1994
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    The Glass Shield
    The Glass Shield

    4.816 1994 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michael Boatman

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  • 1983
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    My Brother's Wedding
    My Brother's Wedding

    6.7 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Everett Silas

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  • 1990
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    To Sleep with Anger
    To Sleep with Anger

    6.56 1990 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Danny Glover

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  • 2000
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    Finding Buck McHenry
    Finding Buck McHenry

    1 2000 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ossie Davis

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  • 2003
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    Warming by the Devil's Fire
    Warming by the Devil's Fire

    6.9 2003 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tommy Redmond Hicks

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  • 1995
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    When It Rains
    When It Rains

    5.5 1995 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ayuko Babu

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  • 1969
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    Several Friends
    Several Friends

    5 1969 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Andy Burnett

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  • 1969
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    Several Friends
    Several Friends

    5 1969 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Andy Burnett

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  • 1973
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    The Horse
    The Horse

    5.6 1973 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gordon Houston

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  • 1996
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    Nightjohn
    Nightjohn

    5.6 1996 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Beau Bridges

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  • 2003
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    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

    6.1 2003 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Carl Lumbly

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  • 1999
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    Selma, Lord, Selma
    Selma, Lord, Selma

    7.2 1999 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jurnee Smollett

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  • 1990
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    To Sleep with Anger
    To Sleep with Anger

    6.56 1990 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Danny Glover

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  • 1984
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    Bless Their Little Hearts
    Bless Their Little Hearts

    5.8 1984 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nate Hardman

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  • 1998
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    The Wedding
    The Wedding

    8.3 1998 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Halle Berry

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  • 1969
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    Several Friends
    Several Friends

    5 1969 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Andy Burnett

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  • 1969
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    Several Friends
    Several Friends

    5 1969 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Andy Burnett

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  • 1973
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    The Horse
    The Horse

    5.6 1973 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gordon Houston

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  • 1973
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    The Horse
    The Horse

    5.6 1973 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gordon Houston

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  • 1973
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    The Horse
    The Horse

    5.6 1973 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gordon Houston

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  • 2007
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    Quiet as Kept
    Quiet as Kept

    5.2 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

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  • 2007
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    Quiet as Kept
    Quiet as Kept

    5.2 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

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  • 2007
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    Quiet as Kept
    Quiet as Kept

    5.2 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

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  • 2007
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    Quiet as Kept
    Quiet as Kept

    5.2 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

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  • 1999
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    The Annihilation of Fish
    The Annihilation of Fish

    6.2 1999 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: James Earl Jones

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  • 2009
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    Relative Stranger
    Relative Stranger

    5.8 2009 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eriq La Salle

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  • 1984
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    Bless Their Little Hearts
    Bless Their Little Hearts

    5.8 1984 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nate Hardman

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  • 1994
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    The Glass Shield
    The Glass Shield

    4.816 1994 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michael Boatman

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  • 2007
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    Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
    Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

    5.9 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Carl Lumbly

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  • 1982
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    Illusions
    Illusions

    5.5 1982 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lonette McKee

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  • 2003
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    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

    6.1 2003 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Carl Lumbly

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  • 1978
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    Killer of Sheep
    Killer of Sheep

    6.432 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Henry G. Sanders

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  • 1978
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    Killer of Sheep
    Killer of Sheep

    6.432 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Henry G. Sanders

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  • 1978
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    Killer of Sheep
    Killer of Sheep

    6.432 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Henry G. Sanders

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  • 2003
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    Warming by the Devil's Fire
    Warming by the Devil's Fire

    6.9 2003 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tommy Redmond Hicks

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  • 1991
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    America Becoming
    America Becoming

    1 1991 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Meredith Vieira

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  • 1991
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    America Becoming
    America Becoming

    1 1991 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Meredith Vieira

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  • 1983
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    My Brother's Wedding
    My Brother's Wedding

    6.7 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Everett Silas

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  • 1983
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    My Brother's Wedding
    My Brother's Wedding

    6.7 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Everett Silas

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  • 1997
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    The Final Insult
    The Final Insult

    1 1997 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ayuko Babu

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  • 1983
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    My Brother's Wedding
    My Brother's Wedding

    6.7 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Everett Silas

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  • 1993
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    Sa-I-Gu
    Sa-I-Gu

    1 1993 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 1978
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    Killer of Sheep
    Killer of Sheep

    6.432 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Henry G. Sanders

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  • 1997
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    The Final Insult
    The Final Insult

    1 1997 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ayuko Babu

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  • 1995
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    When It Rains
    When It Rains

    5.5 1995 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ayuko Babu

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  • 2020
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    Cinetracts '20
    Cinetracts '20

    6 2020 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 1979
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    Your Children Come Back to You
    Your Children Come Back to You

    1 1979 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nashay Brady

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  • 1986
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    Crocodile Conspiracy
    Crocodile Conspiracy

    1 1986 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Earl Jelks

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  • 1979
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    Your Children Come Back to You
    Your Children Come Back to You

    1 1979 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nashay Brady

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  • 2018
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    The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
    The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

    1 2018 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Danny Glover

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  • 1989
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    From Rags to Reality
    From Rags to Reality

    1 1989 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Caron Tate

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  • 1979
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    Bush Mama
    Bush Mama

    6.8 1979 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Barbara O. Jones

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  • 2007
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    Quiet as Kept
    Quiet as Kept

    5.2 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nathaniel Lee Sr.

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  • 1997
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    The Final Insult
    The Final Insult

    1 1997 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ayuko Babu

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  • 1991
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    America Becoming
    America Becoming

    1 1991 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Meredith Vieira

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  • 1982
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    A Different Image
    A Different Image

    1 1982 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Adisa Anderson

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  • 1980
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    The Pocketbook
    The Pocketbook

    5.5 1980 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ray Cherry

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  • 1969
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    69 Pickup
    69 Pickup

    1 1969 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Charles Bracy

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  • 2003
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    For Reel?
    For Reel?

    1 2003 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2003
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    For Reel?
    For Reel?

    1 2003 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 1997
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    Documenta X - Die Filme
    Documenta X - Die Filme

    1 1997 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 1970
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    42 Second Dream
    42 Second Dream

    1 1970 HD

    Genre:

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  • 2000
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    Olivia's Story
    Olivia's Story

    1 2000 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Charles Burnett

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  • 2000
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    Olivia's Story
    Olivia's Story

    1 2000 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Charles Burnett

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  • 2010
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    42 One Dream Rush
    42 One Dream Rush

    1 2010 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kenneth Anger

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  • 2011
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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey
    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    7.623 2011 HD

    A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Mark Cousins

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  • 2024
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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey
    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    6.8 2024 HD

    This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Stanley Tucci

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  • 2003
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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey
    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    7.1 2003 HD

    The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2003
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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey
    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    7.1 2003 HD

    The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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