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Blue Collar

Blue Collar
★ 7.3/10•1978•1h 54m•R•Drama•Crime

"Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it.

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.

Paul Schrader · Director

Leonard Schrader · Screenplay

Paul Schrader · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 10, 1978
Budget$1,700,000
Revenue$6,521,083

Actors

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Jerry Bartowski

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Sam 'Smokey' James

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Bobby Joe

Harry Bellaver

Harry Bellaver

Eddie Johnson

George Memmoli

George Memmoli

Jenkins

Lucy Saroyan

Lucy Saroyan

Arlene Bartowski

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Clarence Hill

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

John Burrows

Borah Silver

Dogshit Miller

Chip Fields

Chip Fields

Caroline Brown

Harry Northup

Harry Northup

Hank

Leonard Gaines

Leonard Gaines

I.R.S. Man

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

Sumabitch

Sammy Warren

Barney

Jimmy Martinez

Charlie T. Hernandez

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