The killing floor
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Duke, Bill, 1943- television director.
Rassbach, Elsa, television producer,
Milner, Ron, adapter.
Lee, Leslie, 1930-2014, screenwriter.
Manasse, George, television producer.
Published
[New York] : Film Movement, [2020].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : illustrations ; 14 cm) 
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American labor union members -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 1875- -- Drama.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- History -- Drama.
Chicago Race Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1919 -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Labor movement -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Packing-houses -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Race riots -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Drama
Fiction television programs
Historical television programs
History
Illinois -- Chicago -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRqMQWyHQwQCx7GcTRyM
Made-for-TV movies
Television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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Published
[New York] : Film Movement, [2020].
Language
English
UPC
850003924953

Notes

General Note
Based on a true story, as told 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.
General Note
"This film is a presentation of the Made in U.S.A. series."
General Note
Bonus features: introduction by director Bill Duke ; Q&A with Damien Leake and Elsa Rassbach ; The making of The killing floor: pandemic era conversations ; interview with Elsa Rassbach ; in booklet, new essays by James R. Barrett and Joe William Trotter, Jr.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, William Birch ; editor, John N. Carter ; music, Elizabeth Swados.
Participants/Performers
Damien Leake, Alfre Woodward, Clarence Felder, Moses Gunn, Dennis Farina, Ernest Rayford.
Description
Frank Custer is an African-American migrant worker who struggles to help build an interracial union in the Chicago Stockyards. When management efforts to divide the workforce put strain on the racial tensions, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 is the result.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; all regions; 1.33:1 standard presentation; LPCM 2.0 mono.
Language
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Duke, B., Rassbach, E., Milner, R., Lee, L., Manasse, G., Leake, D., Woodard, A., Felder, C., Gunn, M., Farina, D., Rayford, E., Birch, W., Swados, E., Barrett, J. R., & Trotter, J. W. (2020). The killing floor . Film Movement.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bill Duke et al.. 2020. The Killing Floor. Film Movement.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bill Duke et al.. The Killing Floor Film Movement, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Duke, Bill, et al. The Killing Floor Film Movement, 2020.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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