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Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)

PG 01/23/1977 (US) Documentary 1h 43m
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This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.

  1. Barbara Kopple

    Director

Top Billed Cast

  1. Norman Yarborough

    Himself - Eastover Mining President

  2. Houston Elmore

    Himself - UMW organizer

  3. Phil Sparks

    Himself - UMW staff

  4. Bessie Lou Cornett

    Herself

  5. Sudie Crusenberry

    Herself

  6. Mary Lou Fergerson

    Herself

  7. Basil Collins

    Himself - mine foreman

  8. Florence Reece

    Herself

  9. Lois Scott

    Herself

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Harlan County U.S.A.
Harlan County U.S.A.

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Original Language English

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