Still from The Killing Floor — The Killing Floor (1984) — Bill DukePhotographed by William Birch

Bill Duke

The Killing Floor

Name: The Killing Floor
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 1984
Duration: 118 min

English / 1984 / 1h 58m

Not streamingNot currently on the Criterion Channel.

Drama History TV Movie

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Synopsis

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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Credits

Crew

DirectorBill Duke

WriterLeslie Lee

CinematographerWilliam Birch

ComposerElizabeth Swados

Cast

Damien Leakeas Frank Custer