With damien leake alfre woodard dennis farina ernest rayford.
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During world war i a poor black southerner travels north to chicago to get work in the city s slaughterhouses where he.
The title refers to that special area in the chicago stockyards where the cattle are.
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Bill duke s first feature the killing floor from 1984 a digital release from film forum displays an ingenious approach to the matter bringing a straightforward story and a distinct.
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The killing floor 1984 damien leake moses gunn alfre woodard ernest rayford.
Directed by bill duke.
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.
The film was the pilot production for a proposed ten part pbs series on american labor history but financing from public television for the series could not be obtained.
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Bill duke 1984 us 118 min a revelatory historical drama that offers a powerful template for social analysis in fiction richard brody new yorker the killing floor is a truly compelling blistering and vital historical document.
Produced by public forum productions ltd.
He becomes prominent as a leader of fellow african americans in the union though many including his best friend view him as a sell out.
The killing floor 1984 not yet rated 1 hr 58 min apr 10th 1984 drama.