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The Killing Floor

1984 118 min English

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.

Cast

40 people

Bill Duke Director · Leslie Lee Writer

United States release April 10, 1984 · Produced in United States · Production American Playhouse, KERA-TV

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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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English

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English

Release dates

United States · April 10, 1984

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