Bill Gunn

American playwright who was also a screenwriter, film director and novelist. (1934-1989)

July 15, 1934 (April 5, 1989)

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Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

U.S. 2014. Horror by Spike Lee with Stephen Tyrone Williams, Zaraah Abrahams, Rami Malek. Wounded by a dagger from a cursed African tribe, an anthropologist develops a thirst for blood that is not, however, vampirism.

Runtime: 123 min.

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Losing Ground

U.S. 1982. Dramatic comedy by Kathleen Collins with Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones.

Runtime: 86 min.

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Personal Problems

U.S. 1980. Drama by Bill Gunn with Bill Gunn, Vertamae Grosvenor, Walter Cotton. A partly improvised story of a complicated marriage, the people surrounding the central couple, friends they're having affairs with, and unwanted family.

Runtime: 165 min.

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Ganja & Hess

U.S. 1973. Drama by Bill Gunn.