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  1. Release. April 10, 1984. (1984-04-10) The Killing Floor is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Bill Duke which highlights the plights of workers fighting to build an interracial labor union in the meatpacking industry in the years leading up to the Chicago race riot of 1919. [1] The film debuted on PBS via the American ...

  2. David Lamont, a successful literary agent in New York City who is known to be ruthless toward friends, foes, and clients alike, moves into his new penthouse apartment. There he meets his mysterious and beautiful neighbor, Audrey Lavine, who lives on the third floor. Shortly thereafter, he receives a visit from an investigator and a man who ...

  3. The Killing Floor is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Bill Duke which highlights the plights of workers fighting to build an interracial labor union in the meatpacking industry in the years leading up to the Chicago race riot of 1919. [1]

  4. The Killing Floor: Directed by Gideon Raff. With Marc Blucas, Joel Leffert, Shiri Appleby, Jeffrey Carlson. A literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment.

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    • Crime, Horror, Mystery
    • Gideon Raff
    • 2007-05-10
  5. Jun 26, 2020 · 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 ...

  6. Praised by The Village Voice as the most "clear-eyed account of union organizing on film," The Killing Floor tells the little-known true story of the struggle to build an interracial labor union in the Chicago Stockyards. The screenplay by Obie Award-winner Leslie Lee, based on an original story by producer Elsa Rassbach, traces the racial and ...

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  8. That ebing said no film better shows why Janus V AFSCME was a crippling blow to modern unions Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The Killing Floor is a ...

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    • Drama
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