---
title: 'Blue Collar (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Schrader'
released: '1978-02-10'
runtime_minutes: 114
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/blue-collar-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077248/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Blue Collar (1978)

1978 · R · 114 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Blue Collar is a 1978 American crime drama film directed by Paul Schrader in his directorial debut. Written by Schrader and his brother Leonard, the film stars Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto. The film is both a critique of union practices and an examination of life in a working-class Rust Belt enclave.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schrader)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schrader), [Leonard Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-schrader)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Nitzsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nitzsche)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bobby Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-byrne)
- **Editor:** [Bobby Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-byrne), [Tom Rolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-rolf)

## Cast

- [Harry Northup](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-northup)
- [Lane Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-smith)
- [Harvey Keitel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-keitel)
- [Harry Bellaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-bellaver)
- [Ed Begley, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-begley-jr)
- [Yaphet Kotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaphet-kotto)
- [Chip Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/chip-fields)
- [Lucy Saroyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-saroyan)
- [George Memmoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-memmoli)
- [Tracey Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracey-walter)
- [Cliff DeYoung](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-deyoung)
- [Richard Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pryor)
- [Milton Selzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-selzer)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/blue-collar-1978
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