American Dream

1990·Movie
1h 38min
Poster for American Dream
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The award-winning film of American lives, American courage, and the...

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.
Labor DocumentarySocio-Economic ConflictCommunity DivisionReal-Life DramaHistorical InsightClass StruggleHuman ResilienceEmotional ImpactMidwestern Setting

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Directed by:
Barbara Kopple, Lawrence Silk, Thomas Haneke
Produced by:
Arthur Cohn, Barbara Kopple
Composed by:
Lee Dichter, Barbara Kopple, Michael Small

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