The Killing Floor 1984

1984 directed by bill duke 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.

The killing floor 1984.

Well and sometimes graphically produced for pbs american playhouse the killing floor stars damien leake as a southern black sharecropper seeking a better life in chicago. Written by karl williams. Bill duke bill duke s feature debut which premiered on pbs american playhouse series in 1984 to rave reviews tells the little known true story of the struggle to build an interracial labor union in the chicago stockyards. The film debuted on pbs via the american playhouse series on april 10 1984 and was produced by public forum productions an independent company founded by the film s writer elsa rassbach.

The killing floor 1984 film movement 118 min usa dir. And funded by the national endowment for the humanities american playhouse foundations corporations and dozens of unions the killing floor premiered on american playhouse in 1984. The killing floor looks to union organizing by chicago s slaughterhouse workers during world war i. The killing floor 1984 not yet rated 1 hr 58 min apr 10th 1984 drama during world war i a poor black southerner travels north to chicago to get work in the city s slaughterhouses where he.

The teleplay was later adapted by le. 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. Storyline 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 killing floor is a 2007 american thriller film.

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.