Directing

Charles Braverman

Known for

Directing

Credits

22 titles

Known for

The Brotherhood of Justice poster
6.0

High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.

The Brotherhood of Justice

1986

Curtain Call poster
7.2

Curtain Call is the unforgettable story of eight remarkable residents of the Actors' Fund Retirement Home. No ordinary nursing home, these residents are still full of vitality as they recall tales of Broadway's golden age, and what they have done with their lives. Dramatically told by award winning director Chuck Braverman, the film was nominated for an Academy Award.

Curtain Call

2000

Prince of Bel Air poster
5.0

A free-spirited, womanizing L.A. pool cleaner finds his lifestyle challenged by a new love interest.

Prince of Bel Air

1986

Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall poster
7.0

Andy Kaufman's legendary sold-out Carnegie Hall performance, featuring all of Kaufman's classic routines, including Foreign Man, Elvis, conga drums, plus Andy wrestling women and even taking on a real male wrestler! Also appearing is a menagerie of Kaufman's collection of human oddities, including the infamous Tony Clifton, The Love Family (a sub-Partridge Family singing group who do a bang-up version of "The Age of Aquarius" complete with synchronized dance movements), Grant Bowman the "Happy New Year Man" (straight from Times Square, where Andy found him), "cowgirl" Eleanor Cody Gould and an uncredited, surprise big name guest as Andy’s grandmother. Bob Zmuda appears as Andy's referee, and at the end of the show, Andy takes the entire audience out for milk and cookies.

Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall

1980

Hit and Run poster
4.5

Still grieving his young wife's death in a hit-and-run accident, Manhattan cab-driver David Marks accepts a regular evening assignment to drive a beautiful but enigmatic woman to a mansion outside New York. One night he tries to discover the truth behind his mystery fare; but in doing so finds himself wanted for a murder he didn't commit. There follows his frantic hunt to uncover the truth behind the murder: the action moves to the streets of New York as the police scour the city in pursuit. But the cab drivers of Manhattan join forces to aid the desperate fugitive, until the solution is finally revealed in a sudden and bizarre end to the mystery.

Hit and Run

1982

No artwork available
7.0

The life of Ingelore Herz Honigstein, a deaf Holocaust survivor whose disability provides her with a distinctly unique perspective on the events of World War II and the Third Reich.

Ingelore

2009

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Brotherhood of Justice poster
6.0

High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.

The Brotherhood of Justice

1986

Curtain Call poster
7.2

Curtain Call is the unforgettable story of eight remarkable residents of the Actors' Fund Retirement Home. No ordinary nursing home, these residents are still full of vitality as they recall tales of Broadway's golden age, and what they have done with their lives. Dramatically told by award winning director Chuck Braverman, the film was nominated for an Academy Award.

Curtain Call

2000

Prince of Bel Air poster
5.0

A free-spirited, womanizing L.A. pool cleaner finds his lifestyle challenged by a new love interest.

Prince of Bel Air

1986

Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall poster
7.0

Andy Kaufman's legendary sold-out Carnegie Hall performance, featuring all of Kaufman's classic routines, including Foreign Man, Elvis, conga drums, plus Andy wrestling women and even taking on a real male wrestler! Also appearing is a menagerie of Kaufman's collection of human oddities, including the infamous Tony Clifton, The Love Family (a sub-Partridge Family singing group who do a bang-up version of "The Age of Aquarius" complete with synchronized dance movements), Grant Bowman the "Happy New Year Man" (straight from Times Square, where Andy found him), "cowgirl" Eleanor Cody Gould and an uncredited, surprise big name guest as Andy’s grandmother. Bob Zmuda appears as Andy's referee, and at the end of the show, Andy takes the entire audience out for milk and cookies.

Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall

1980

Hit and Run poster
4.5

Still grieving his young wife's death in a hit-and-run accident, Manhattan cab-driver David Marks accepts a regular evening assignment to drive a beautiful but enigmatic woman to a mansion outside New York. One night he tries to discover the truth behind his mystery fare; but in doing so finds himself wanted for a murder he didn't commit. There follows his frantic hunt to uncover the truth behind the murder: the action moves to the streets of New York as the police scour the city in pursuit. But the cab drivers of Manhattan join forces to aid the desperate fugitive, until the solution is finally revealed in a sudden and bizarre end to the mystery.

Hit and Run

1982

Hit and Run poster
4.5

Still grieving his young wife's death in a hit-and-run accident, Manhattan cab-driver David Marks accepts a regular evening assignment to drive a beautiful but enigmatic woman to a mansion outside New York. One night he tries to discover the truth behind his mystery fare; but in doing so finds himself wanted for a murder he didn't commit. There follows his frantic hunt to uncover the truth behind the murder: the action moves to the streets of New York as the police scour the city in pursuit. But the cab drivers of Manhattan join forces to aid the desperate fugitive, until the solution is finally revealed in a sudden and bizarre end to the mystery.

Hit and Run

1982

Bottom of the Ninth poster
10.0

Forget the overpaid, overhyped major leagues. The real spirit of baseball is alive and well in the minors, as this stirring documentary of the New Jersey Somerset Patriots can attest. Chronicling the minor league team for one season, this film offers a unique look into America's favorite pastime. Oscar-nominated director Charles Braverman scored a Directors Guild nomination for this real-life Bull Durham story.

Bottom of the Ninth

2002

Bottom of the Ninth poster
10.0

Forget the overpaid, overhyped major leagues. The real spirit of baseball is alive and well in the minors, as this stirring documentary of the New Jersey Somerset Patriots can attest. Chronicling the minor league team for one season, this film offers a unique look into America's favorite pastime. Oscar-nominated director Charles Braverman scored a Directors Guild nomination for this real-life Bull Durham story.

Bottom of the Ninth

2002

No artwork available
7.7

In this made-for-TV production, Vincent Price and his hunchback sidekick (Billy Van) host a pun-filled salute to the horror film genre from its earliest beginnings all the way up to The Exorcist. Featuring clips from classic horror films and interviews with genre greats like Frank Gorshin, John Carradine, John Astin and SFX legend Bill Tuttle, among others.

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story poster
10.0

Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy.

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

1992

DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues poster
NR

Compilation of D-TV music videos, combining rock and R&B tunes with footage of Disney animation.

DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues

1984

Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles poster
8.0

Photos, animation, and music illustrate the story of the Beatles.

Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles

1974

The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story poster
5.9

The LMN special, “The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story,” reveals new insights into both the events surrounding the verdict of the criminal trial, and the various disturbing facets of O.J.’s personality, through statements by O.J. himself. The documentary exposes disturbing realities about O.J.’s thoughts, feelings and behavior before, during and after the trial. And an audio recording that O.J. secretly taped, prior to the infamous Bronco Chase, is heard. The special features rare interviews with key players on both sides of the case, including extensive, candid discussions with Robert Kardashian and Kris Kardashian Jenner.

The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story

2015

High School Boot Camp poster
9.0

This sobering documentary follows at-risk youth who've decided to turn their backs on drugs and violence and face the biggest challenge of their lives. In High School Boot Camp, a 5-month program at the Eagle Academy, military drill instructors break down and rebuild these teens through hard physical training and tough discipline. From the first harrowing days to the proud moments of graduation, watch as they fight to turn their lives around.

High School Boot Camp

2000

Nixon: Checkers to Watergate poster
NR

A documentary film which traces the political life of Richard M. Nixon, using footage from his campaigns, family home movies, and excerpts from his speeches

Nixon: Checkers to Watergate

1976

No artwork available
NR

This film features six prominent women successful in a variety of fields: Katharine Graham, president of the Washington Post Company; Dr. Virginia Apgar, specialist in the problems of newborn infants; LaDonna Harris, founder of Americans for Indian Opportunity; Shirley Chisholm, first black U.S. Congresswoman; Nikki Giovanni, poet; and Helen Reddy, singer.

Accomplished Women

1974

An American Time Capsule poster
NR

An iconographic film that uses over 1300 images to relate the history of the United States in just 3 minutes.

An American Time Capsule

1969

No artwork available
NR

Braverman presents a collage of the events and personalities of the 1960's, both political and social. Includes President Kennedy on the Berlin Wall, Martin Luther King on racism, Vietnam demonstrations, and the Beatles

The Sixties

1970

Abused poster
NR

The emotionally charged story of Susan Greenberg who, at 19, killed her abusive boyfriend. After 19 years in prison, she seeks to have her sentence overturned based on a California state law that allows women convicted of murder to ask a judge for release based on evidence of "Battered Woman Syndrome."

Abused

2006

No artwork available
NR

With a soundtrack by Mort Garson, Kinestasis 60 showcases 60s. From JFK to the Beatles, from May 68 to Pop' Art, from the conquest of space to the Cold War, the film acts as a digest of this period

Kinestasis 60

1970

No artwork available
8.0

Documentary nominated for Outstanding Direction at the 54th Director's Guild of America awards

Rocky and Rolanda

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