American Dream
1981
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MOVIE • 1990
American Dream
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.
TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 17
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Top Cast
Barbara Kopple
Director
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Mark Stuart Lane
Production Design
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Cathy Caplan
Co-Director
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Donald Klocek
Sound Editor
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Al Nahmias
Sound Editor
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Lawrence Silk
Co-Director
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Peter Gilbert
Director of Photography
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Thomas Haneke
Co-Director
Arthur Cohn
Producer
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Mark Petersson
Director of Photography
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Mathieu Roberts
Director of Photography
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Kevin Keating
Director of Photography
Lee Dichter
Sound Mixer
Michael Small
Original Music Composer
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Release
October 6, 1990
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