---
title: 'Killer of Sheep (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Burnett'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/killer-of-sheep-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076263/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Killer of Sheep (1977)

1977 · 83 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Killer of Sheep is a 1978 American drama film edited, filmed, written, produced, and directed by Charles Burnett. Shot primarily in 1972 and 1973, it was originally submitted by Burnett to the UCLA School of Film in 1977 as his Master of Fine Arts thesis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-burnett)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-burnett)
- **Producer:** [Charles Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-burnett)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-burnett)
- **Editor:** [Charles Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-burnett)

## Cast

- [Henry G. Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-g-sanders)

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Official site: http://www.killerofsheep.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/killer-of-sheep-1977
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