The Killing Floor (1984)

★ 7.3/10 118 min Drama, TV Movie, History United States English

Director: Bill Duke

Writer: Leslie Lee
Story by: Elsa Rassbach

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Description

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.

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Damien Leake Frank Custer

Alfre Woodard Mattie

Dennis Farina Supervisor

Ernest Rayford Thomas Joshua

Moses Gunn Heavy Williams

Clarence Felder Bremer

Mary Alice Lilah Dean

Cynthia Baker Emma

The Killing Floor Appears on 1 Curated Movie List

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Black Directors The Official Top 100 Narrative

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