Killer of Sheep (1978)
Stan works in drudgery at a slaughterhouse. His personal life is drab. Dissatisfaction and ennui keep him unresponsive to the needs of his adoring wife, and he must struggle against influences which would dishonor and endanger him and his family.
8 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
A boy is yelled at by his father for failing to protect his younger brother.
Duration: 00:02:06
Timestamp: 00:00:37
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
By The Train Tracks
Stan's son (Jack Drummond) plays and tussles with some boys by the train tracks.
Duration: 00:04:08
Timestamp: 00:02:41
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
My Own Hell
Stan (Henry G. Sanders), a slaughterhouse worker, complains about his lack of sleep.
Duration: 00:03:50
Timestamp: 00:08:23
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Faces That I See
Children play in an abandoned lot while Stan (Henry G Sanders) works at the slaughter house.
Duration: 00:04:04
Timestamp: 00:21:46
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Engine
Stan (Henry G. Sanders) and his friend Gene (Eugene Cherry) buy an engine and try to load it in the truck.
Duration: 00:04:22
Timestamp: 00:43:24
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
This Bitter Earth
Stan (Henry G. Sanders) and Stan's Wife (Kaycee Moore) dance to Dinah Washington's "This Bitter Earth."
Duration: 00:04:12
Timestamp: 00:52:18
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
A Drive to the Races
Stan (Henry G. Sanders), his wife (Kaycee Moore and their daughter (Angela Burnett) join their friends on a drive to the country and the horse races.
Duration: 00:04:49
Timestamp: 01:08:57
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Closing Sequence
One of Stan's Wife's (Kaycee Moore) friends announces she is pregnant, and Stan (Henry G. Sanders) continues working at the sheep slaughterhouse.
Duration: 00:04:12
Timestamp: 01:15:12
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza