Directed by:
Paul SchraderCinematography:
Bobby ByrneComposer:
Jack NitzscheCast:
Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, George Memmoli, Lucy Saroyan, Lane Smith, Cliff De Young, Tracey Walter (more)Plots(1)
American drama in which Zeke Brown (Richard Pryor) and Jerry Bartkowski (Harvey Keitel) work at an auto plant in recession-hit Detroit. Aware that union membership no longer guarantees job security, the duo act on the suggestion of their ex-con friend Smokey (Yaphet Kotto) that they rob their local union safe. Instead of discovering wads of cash, Zeke and Jerry stumble upon evidence of union corruption and conspiracies, which they attempt to use to redress the balance. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
Richard Pryor
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Blue Collar (1978)
Harvey Keitel
USA
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Björk: Volumen (1999) (video compilation)
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Yaphet Kotto
USA
Ed Begley Jr.
USA
Best movies:
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Columbo (1971) (series)
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Harry Bellaver
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
George Memmoli
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
Blue Collar (1978)
Lucy Saroyan
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Cactus Flower (1969)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Lane Smith
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Frances (1982)
Cliff De Young
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Glory (1989)
Andersonville (1996) (TV movie)
Tracey Walter
USA
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Philadelphia (1993)
Serpico (1973)
Colby Chester
USA
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Salvador (1986)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Blue Collar (1978)
Jimmy Williams
USA
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Raging Bull (1980)
Blue Collar (1978)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
Milton Selzer
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
The Young Savages (1961)
Capricorn One (1977)
Harry Northup
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Jeannine Oppewall
USA
Best movies:
Blue Collar (1978)
Leonard Gaines
USA
Best movies:
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Hardcore (1979)
New York, New York (1977)
Gloria Delaney
Best movies:
Crossroads (1986)
Blue Collar (1978)
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Rosa Flores
Best movies:
Blue Collar (1978)
Sean Fallon Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Blue Collar (1978)
Chip Fields
USA
Best movies:
Blue Collar (1978)