The Killing Floor

Bill Duke
1984-04-10


8
118 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Damien Leake Frank Custer Unowned
Alfre Woodard Mattie Zac E. Chan
Dennis Farina Supervisor Unowned
Ernest Rayford Thomas Joshua Unowned
Moses Gunn Heavy Williams Unowned
Clarence Felder Bremer Unowned
Mary Alice Lilah Dean Unowned
Cynthia Baker Emma Unowned
Gerry Becker Meyer Unowned
Wanda Christine Woman in Bar Unowned
Nathan Davis Judge Alschuler Unowned
Henryk Derewenda John Kikulski Unowned
Phillip East Joe Hodges Unowned
Paul Eaton John Spriggs Unowned
Jason Green Frank Custer Jr. Unowned
Stephen McKinley Henderson James Cheeks Calvin and Nobbs
Gene Janson Dennis Lane Unowned
Richard Lavin Unowned
Ted Levine Policeman Unowned
John Mahoney Thomas Condon Unowned
Patrick Nugent Jack Johnstone Unowned
James O'Reilly John Fitzpatrick Unowned
Ward Ohrman Secretary of Labor Unowned
Jeris Poindexter Lonnie Unowned
Barbara Redlinski Michalina Michora Unowned
Frank Rice Dewitt Washington Unowned
Rob Riley Nelson Morris Unowned
Vernon R. Schwartz Jimmy O'Rourke Unowned
Miklos Simon Michora Unowned
Connie Szerszen Hysterical Woman Unowned
Wally Taylor Robert Bedford Unowned
Letitia Toole Mrs. Bethea Unowned
James Vallo Army Man Unowned
Bill Blair Dock Security Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Mitch Gora Neighborhood Tough (uncredited) Unowned
Paula Slade Mother (uncredited) Unowned