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Killer of Sheep
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NEWS
1978
80 minutes (1 hrs 20 mins)
Production Country
United States
Production Studio
Milestone Films
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Charles Burnett
Starring
Henry G. Sanders ·
Kaycee Moore
· Charles Bracy · Angela Burnett · Eugene Cherry · Jack Drummond
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
1st June 1979
United Kingdom release:
20th June 2008
Box Office Quickview
US box office
Box Office debut: 18th May '07
Debut position: 69
Highest position: 36
Debut gross: $15.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 33
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
US
NotRated
Touspublics
NotRated
15
16
Total grosses
UK total gross
£0
US total gross
$399.9 Thousand
Global total gross
$0
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