Directing

Ousmane Sembène

Titles: 19movies

Career: Active from 1963 to 2004, with up to 1 main title a year.

Directed: 12
titles as director

Average score: 73/100

Highest rated: Camp de Thiaroye
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ousmane Sembène Catalog average

Class & Capitalism
8.0average 3.3
Social Commentary
8.8average 4.9
Politics
6.2average 2.6
Contemporary Realism
8.4average 5.4
Pathos
7.8average 5.2
Family Dynamics
7.0average 4.8
Melancholy
6.4average 4.7
Satire & Parody
3.8average 2.3

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
2.4, average 4.9
Mystery
2.0, average 4.1
Scare
0.8, average 2.6
Crime
2.0, average 3.7

Main genres

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Drama 11
Comedy 2

Recurring tags

1960s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

Type

RoleAny Directing12 Writing12 Appearances7 Production4 Acting3

ScoreAny 60+70+80+

DecadeAny 1960s4 1970s4 1980s1 1990s1 2000s2

GenreAny Drama11 Comedy2 War1

Group by

Decades Scores

Newest first Oldest first

2000s

2 titles · average score 77

Producer, Director

Writer, Director

1990s

1 title · average score 71

Director, Producer

1980s

1 title · average score 90

Director, Screenplay

1970s

4 titles · average score 67

as A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited)

Writer, Director

Screenplay, Director

Writer, Director

1960s

4 titles · average score 73

as Public Writer at the Post Office (uncredited)

as The Teacher (uncredited)

Producer, Writer

Writer, Director