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. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Title The Killing Floor Release Date 1984-04-10 Runtime 01 Hours 58 Minutes Genres Drama TV Movie Production Companies Public Forum Productions Production Countries Damien Leake... Frank Custer... Alfre Woodard... Mattie... Dennis Farina... Supervisor... Ernest Rayford... Thomas Joshua... Moses Gunn... Heavy Williams... Clarence Felder... Bremer... Mary Alice... Lilah Dean... Cynthia Baker... Emma... Gerry Becker... Meyer... Wanda Christine... Woman in Bar... Nathan Davis... Judge Alschuler... Henryk Derewenda... John Kikulski... Phillip East... Joe Hodges... Paul Eaton... John Spriggs... Jason Green... Frank Custer Jr.... Stephen McKinley Henderso... James Cheeks... Gene Janson... Dennis Lane... Richard Lavin... ... Ted Levine... Policeman... John Mahoney... Thomas Condon... Patrick Nugent... Jack Johnstone... James O'Reilly... John Fitzpatrick... Ward Ohrman... Secretary of Labor... Jeris Poindexter... Lonnie... Barbara Redlinski... Michalina Michora... Frank Rice... Dewitt Washington... Rob Riley... Nelson Morris... Vernon R. Schwartz... Jimmy O'Rourke... Miklos Simon... Michora... Connie Szerszen... Hysterical Woman... Wally Taylor... Robert Bedford... Letitia Toole... Mrs. Bethea... James Vallo... Army Man... Bill Blair... Dock Security Guard (uncr... Mitch Gora... Neighborhood Tough (uncre... Paula Slade... Mother (uncredited)... Director Bill Duke on Making THE KILLING FLOOR (Featurette) The Killing Floor (1984) | Trailer | Damien Leake | Alfre Woodard | Dennis Farina (Trailer) Original Size (2970x1671) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (500x750) Original Size (1000x1500)