American Dream

The award-winning film of American lives, American courage, and the...

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Documentary

Overview

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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Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 6, 1990
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Channel 4 Television,Cabin Creek Films,Catholic Communication Campaign
Director: Barbara Kopple
Producer: Arthur Cohn,Barbara Kopple
Cinematography: Peter Gilbert,Kevin Keating,Hart Perry,Mark Petersson,Mathieu Roberts
Music: Michael Small
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: $269,823
IMDb: tt0099028