Cinematography: Charles Burke

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Charles Burke. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series)

1958 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Thomas Carr · Don McDougall · George Blair · Murray Golden

Cast Steve McQueen · James Coburn · Jack Tornek · Michael Landon

Plot TV Series (1958-1961). Wanted: Dead or Alive was an American Western television show which ran for three seasons from 1958 to 1961, starred unconventional-looking leading man Steve McQueen, and was...

6.4

70 votes

6.4

70 votes

The Rifleman (TV Series)

1958 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Joseph H. Lewis · Arnold Laven · Arthur H. Nadel · Gene Nelson

Cast Chuck Connors · Johnny Crawford · Paul Fix · Bill Quinn

Plot The adventures of a Wild West rancher who wields a customized Winchester rifle.

6.1

94 votes

6.1

94 votes

The Big Valley (TV Series)

1965 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Louis F. Edelman · A.I. Bezzerides · Virgil W. Vogel · Bernard McEveety

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Richard Long · Lee Majors · Linda Evans

Plot TV Series (1965-1969). 4 Seasons. 112 Episodes. Victoria Barkley heads her adult brood on the Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley, near Stockton, in the 1870s. Heath is the...

6.0

97 votes

6.0

97 votes

Honey West (TV Series)

1965 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction James H. Brown · John Florea · Murray Golden · Paul Wendkos

Cast Anne Francis · John Ericson · Irene Hervey · Ken Lynch

Plot TV Series (1965-1966). 1 season. 30 episodes. After the death of her father, sexy Honey West took over his high-tech private detective firm, assisted by rugged Sam Bolt and her...

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Law of the Plainsman (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Paul Landres · William F. Claxton · John Peyser · Bobby Gordon

Cast Michael Ansara · Dayton Lummis · Nora Marlowe · Gina Gillespie

Plot Sam Buckhart was an Apache Indian who had saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was...

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Johnny Ringo (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Aaron Spelling · Dick Moder · Howard W. Koch · Laurence Stewart

Cast Don Durant · Mark Goddard · Karen Sharpe · Terence de Marney

Plot Ex-gunfighter Johnny Ringo is now the sheriff of a small Western town, and attempts to keep the peace with the aid of his deputy, Cully, and his girl, Laura Thomas.

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Zane Grey (TV Series)

1956 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction John English · James Sheldon · William D. Faralla · Robert Florey

Cast Dick Powell · Whitey Hughes · Walter Sande · Denver Pyle

Plot TV Series (1956-1961). An anthology based (earlier more so than later) on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Powell was often the star as well as the host.

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Burke's Law (TV Series)

1963 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Frank D. Gilroy · Don Weis · Jerry Hopper · Don Taylor

Cast Gene Barry · Gary Conway · Leon Lontoc · Regis Toomey

Plot Amos Burke was a Los Angeles chief of detectives who was also a millionaire with a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce, a mansion, and a high-wheeling lifestyle. The hallmarks of this series...

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The Real McCoys (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Irving Pincus · Hy Averback · Sheldon Leonard · David Alexander

Cast Richard Crenna · Walter Brennan · Kathleen Nolan · Michael Winkelman

Plot TV Series (1957-1963). 6 seasons. 224 episodes. The McCoy family moves from the mountains of West Virginia to California's San Fernando Valley. The leader of the clan is Grampa--a cranky...

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Hollingsworth Morse · Thomas Carr · Don McDougall · Tom Gries

Cast David Janssen · Regis Toomey · Mary Tyler Moore · Russ Conway

Plot Richard Diamond is a suave private eye who, at first, walks the mean streets of New York, then later packs up and moves to Los Angeles, where he tools around...

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Man with a Camera (TV Series)

1958 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Gerald Mayer · Paul Landres · Gilbert Kay · Gene Fowler Jr.

Cast Charles Bronson · James Flavin · Ludwig Stössel · Michael Harris

Plot TV Series (1958-1960). 2 Seasons. 29 Episodes. Former combat cameraman Mike Kovac is now a freelance photographer in New York City, specializing in difficult and dangerous assignments where he can...

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The Dick Powell Show (TV Series)

1961 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Richard Alan Simmons · Marc Daniels · Don Medford · Bernard L. Kowalski

Cast Dick Powell · June Allyson · David Niven · Larry J. Blake

Plot Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting.

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Black Saddle (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction David Lowell Rich · John English · William D. Faralla · Frank Baur

Cast Peter Breck · Russell Johnson · Anna-Lisa · Keenan Wynn

Plot After his brothers are killed in a shootout, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.

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