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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Killing Floor
1984 1h 58m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 4
DramaTV MovieHistory
Synopsis
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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 becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Bill Duke
- Writers
- Leslie Lee, Elsa Rassbach
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Bill Duke, shot by William Birch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Elizabeth Swados. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Damien Leake and Alfre Woodard and Dennis Farina carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0087554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Bill Duke directs. William Birch behind the camera. Elizabeth Swados scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Bill Duke, shot by William Birch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Elizabeth Swados. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Damien Leake and Alfre Woodard and Dennis Farina carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0087554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- William Birch
- Original score
- Elizabeth Swados
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Bill Duke
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PU
Public Forum Productions
American Playhouse
US
- KE
KERA-TV
PBS
US
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1984-04-10
