The Killing Floor

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.

Release Date

April 10, 1984

Runtime

118 min

Genres

Drama , TV Movie

Directed by

Bill Duke

Written by

Leslie Lee

Language

English

Budget

Revenue

Status

Released

Cast

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Damien Leake

Alfre Woodard

Dennis Farina

Moses Gunn

Clarence Felder

Mary Alice

Gerry Becker

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Gene Janson

Ted Levine

John Mahoney

Jeris Poindexter

Wally Taylor

Bill Blair

Dock Security Guard (uncredited)

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Videos

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Director Bill Duke on Making THE KILLING FLOOR

The Killing Floor (1984) | Trailer | Damien Leake | Alfre Woodard | Dennis Farina

Cast36 cast members

Damien Leake

Alfre Woodard

Dennis Farina

Ernest Rayford

Moses Gunn

Clarence Felder

Mary Alice

Cynthia Baker

Gerry Becker

Wanda Christine

Nathan Davis

Henryk Derewenda

Phillip East

Paul Eaton

Jason Green

Stephen McKinley Henderson

James Cheeks

Gene Janson

Dennis Lane

Richard Lavin

Ted Levine

John Mahoney

Patrick Nugent

James O'Reilly

Ward Ohrman

Jeris Poindexter

Barbara Redlinski

Frank Rice

Rob Riley

Vernon R. Schwartz

Miklos Simon

Connie Szerszen

Wally Taylor

Letitia Toole

James Vallo

Bill Blair

Dock Security Guard (uncredited)

Mitch Gora

Neighborhood Tough (uncredited)

Paula Slade

Mother (uncredited)

Crew3 crew members

Bill Duke

Director

Leslie Lee

Writer

Elizabeth Swados

Music

Posters3 images

Featurettes1 video

Director Bill Duke on Making THE KILLING FLOOR

Trailers1 video