American Dream
1990
7.3 (17)
1 hr 38 min
English
The award-winning film of American lives, American courage, and the...
$269,823
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cabin Creek Films, Catholic Communication Campaign, Channel 4 Television
Keywords
- strike
- iowa
- labor
- labor strike
- labor union
- woman director
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Top Crew
Barbara Kopple · Director
Michael Small · Composer
Kevin Keating · Cinematographer
Hart Perry · Cinematographer
Cathy Caplan · Editor
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