Killer of sheep

Killer of sheep

Blu-ray - 2025

A quiet revelation of American independent filmmaking, Charles Burnett's lyrical debut feature unfolds as a mosaic of Black life in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, where Stan, a father worn down by his job in a slaughterhouse, and his wife seek moments of tenderness in the face of myriad disappointments. Equally attuned to the world of children and that of adults,

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Subjects
African American families > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
African Americans > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > Drama.
African Americans > California > Los Angeles > Economic conditions > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Films de fiction.
Genres
Feature films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Films de fiction
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection [2025]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Milestones Films (Firm)
Corporate Author
Milestones Films (Firm) (production company)
Other Authors
Charles Burnett, 1944- (film director), Henry G. (Henry Gale) Sanders, 1942- (actor), Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition ; Blu-ray edition. Full screen
Item Description
Title from web page.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1977.
Full screen.
Special features: Audio commentary; bonus shorts, Several friends (1969), The horse (1973), featurettes; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Blu-ray; full screen; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits
Edited and cinematography by Charles Burnett.
ISBN
9798886072778
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