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Blue Collar
“"Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it.”
7.3 / 10• 1978• 1h 54m•R• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Pryor
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Lead
Harvey Keitel
Jerry Bartowski
Yaphet Kotto
Sam 'Smokey' James
Ed Begley Jr.
Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver
Eddie Johnson
George Memmoli
Jenkins
Lucy Saroyan
Arlene Bartowski
Lane Smith
Clarence Hill
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Schrader's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Blue Collar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
