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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Killing_Floor_(1984_film)The Killing Floor (1984 film) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

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   Now available on DVD and blu-ray: https://www.filmmovement.com/product/the-killing-floorDuring World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago...

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4. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-front-rowWhat to Stream: “The Killing Floor,” a Historical Drama of ...

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   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 ...

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   Rassbach developed the project together with a cohort of historians and screenwriters, though The Killing Floor was the only film ever made in the series. [11] To recognize the 100th anniversary of the Chicago race riots in 2019, the film underwent 4K DCP digital restoration by the University of California-Los Angeles Film & Television Archive.

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   The 4K film was re-released as virtual cinema in 2020, premiering at Film Forum shortly after the murder of George Floyd. The Killing Floor has been selected by leading North American platforms such as the Criterion Channel, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Kanopy and many more and is now available for international distribution.

7. reviews.filmintuition.com › 2020 › 06Film Movement Movie Review: The Killing Floor (1984)

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   Although he was no stranger to directing TV by 1984, The Killing Floor takes Bill Duke's role as a future filmmaker to a whole new level and foreshadows his great work to come as he gives voice to people who are normally overlooked onscreen. From his commitment to the period and ability to transform what in someone else's hands might have been ...

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   When was the Killing Floor made?

   • In 1984 The Killing Floor premiered in the PBS American Playhouse series and at the Locarno Film Festival. In 1985 the film won the Special Jury Prize of the Sundance Film Festival and was an Official Selection of the 1985 Cannes Film Festival in the "La Semaine de la Critique" section.

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   Who directed The Killing Floor?

   • The Killing Floor was directed by Bill Duke as his first feature from a screenplay co-written by Obie Award-winning Black dramatist Leslie Lee and producer-writer Elsa Rassbach, working in close collaboration with leading historians such as Prof. David Brody.

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   Where can I watch the Killing Floor?

   • The Killing Floor has been selected by leading North American platforms such as the Criterion Channel, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Kanopy and many more and is now available for international distribution. Read the synopsis of The Killing Floor film.

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   Is 'the Killing Floor' based on a true story?

   • Based on actual events and characters, the film's story is told by Frank Custer (Damien Leake), a young Black migrant from Mississippi who lands a job on "the killing floor" of a giant Chicago meatpacking plant — one of tens of thousands of southern Blacks who journeyed to the industrial north during World War One, hoping for more racial equality.

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   What is the Killing Floor about?

   • With “The Killing Floor,” Duke does more than dramatize a crucial historical moment and its critical conflicts of power. He sets forth an original and fruitful template for the cinematic analysis of social systems and confrontation with history. Richard Brody began writing for The New Yorker in 1999.

   What to Stream: “The Killing Floor,” a Historical Drama of Racial

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   Who is Bill Duke in 'the Killing Floor'?

   • Although he was no stranger to directing TV by 1984, The Killing Floor takes Bill Duke's role as a future filmmaker to a whole new level and foreshadows his great work to come as he gives voice to people who are normally overlooked onscreen.

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   PG 1984 1h 57m Drama. List. 92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews. 100% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings. NEW. During World War I, impoverished African-American father Frank Custer (Damien Leake) leaves his Southern ...

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