The killing floor
(DVD)
Contributors
Rassbach, Elsa, television producer,
Milner, Ron.
Lee, Leslie, 1930-2014, screenwriter.
Manasse, George, television producer.
Duke, Bill, 1943- television director.
Milner, Ron.
Lee, Leslie, 1930-2014, screenwriter.
Manasse, George, television producer.
Duke, Bill, 1943- television director.
Published
[New York] : Film Movement, [2019?].
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe Free Library - Adult Entertainment DVD | KILLING-DVD | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : Film Movement, [2019?].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
850003924953
Notes
General Note
Based on an original story by Elsa Rassbach.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
General Note
"The killing floor (1985) has been preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive as part of the Sundance Institute Collection"--Opening credits.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, William Birch ; editor, John Carter ; music, Elizabeth Swados.
Participants/Performers
Damien Leake, Alfre Woodward, Clarence Felder, Moses Gunn.
Description
Tells the story of the struggle to build an interracial labor union in the Chicago Stockyards. Traces the racial and class conflicts in the slaughterhouses and management's efforts to divide the workforce along ethnic lines, which eventually boiled over in the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.
System Details
DVD-R.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rassbach, E., Milner, R., Lee, L., Manasse, G., Duke, B., Leake, D., Woodard, A., Felder, C., Gunn, M., Birch, W., & Swados, E. (2019). The killing floor . Film Movement.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Elsa, Rassbach et al.. 2019. The Killing Floor. Film Movement.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Elsa, Rassbach et al.. The Killing Floor Film Movement, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rassbach, Elsa,, et al. The Killing Floor Film Movement, 2019.
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