Movie Description
The Killing Floor
(1984)Overview
During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bill Duke
- Writer : Leslie Lee
- Cast : Damien Leake,Alfre Woodard,Dennis Farina,Ernest Rayford,Moses Gunn,Clarence Felder,Mary Alice,Cynthia Baker,Gerry Becker,Wanda Christine,Nathan Davis,Henryk Derewenda,Phillip East,Paul Eaton,Jason Green,Stephen McKinley Henderson,Gene Janson,Richard Lavin,Ted Levine,John Mahoney,Patrick Nugent,James O'Reilly,Ward Ohrman,Jeris Poindexter,Barbara Redlinski,Frank Rice,Rob Riley,Vernon R. Schwartz,Miklos Simon,Connie Szerszen,Wally Taylor,Letitia Toole,James Vallo,Bill Blair,Mitch Gora,Paula Slade,Robert Minkoff,Damian Ehrlicher,Marie Preiser Ehrlicher,Richard Ehrlicher
Cast
Frank Custer
Mattie
Supervisor
Thomas Joshua
Heavy Williams
Bremer
Lilah Dean
Emma
Meyer
Woman in Bar
Judge Alschuler
John Kikulski
Joe Hodges
John Spriggs
Frank Custer Jr.
James Cheeks
Dennis Lane
Policeman
Thomas Condon
Jack Johnstone
John Fitzpatrick
Secretary of Labor
Lonnie
Michalina Michora
Dewitt Washington
Nelson Morris
Jimmy O'Rourke
Michora
Hysterical Woman
Robert Bedford
Mrs. Bethea
Army Man
Dock Security Guard (uncredited)
Neighborhood Tough (uncredited)
Mother (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Immigrant (uncredited)
Union House Immigrant (uncredited)
Union House Immigrant (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Killing Floor
Status Released
Release Information
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1984-04-10
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 58m
Production CompaniesPublic Forum Productions
Genres
- Drama
- TV Movie
- History
