Killer of Sheep
Stan works in drudgery at a slaughterhouse. His personal life is drab. Dissatisfaction and ennui keep him unresponsive to the needs of his adoring wife, and he must struggle against influences which would dishonor and endanger him and his family.
Charles Burnett
Charles Burnett
Casts & Crew
Henry G. Sanders
Kaycee Moore
Charles Bracy
Angela Burnett
Eugene Cherry
Jack Drummond
Also Directed by Charles Burnett
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The daring theft and escape of Robert Smalls, a slave in 1862 Charleston, SC.
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