An ambitious farmer becomes a pioneer in the meat-packing business, finding financial success but private disappointment over the course of many decades..
If you have two hours and a weird interest in how Chicago became the meat capital of the world, you should probably watch this. It’s for people who like those massive, sprawling stories that cover fifty years in one sitting. If you hate movies where people talk about 'progress' every five minutes, stay away. It’s a l...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Mervyn LeRoy
Charles Horan
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"If you have two hours and a weird interest in how Chicago became the meat capital of the world, you should probably watch this. It’s for people who like those massive, sprawling stories that cover fifty years in one sitting. If you hate movies where people talk about 'progress' every five minutes, stay away. It’s a lot of Paul Muni being very intense. The movie starts out in the Dakotas. It’s all wide open spaces and Paul Muni looking very young and wearing a lot of flannel. He wants to mo..."
Edward Chodorov, Sheridan Gibney
United States
Romance, Drama
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