The Killing Floor
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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40 people
Bill Duke Director · Leslie Lee Writer Elsa Rassbach Story
United States release April 10, 1984 · Produced in United States · Production American Playhouse, KERA-TV
Production
Public Forum Productions
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American Playhouse
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KERA-TV
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PBS
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 10, 1984
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