Basic Info
Release: January 23, 1977
Runtime: 105 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.4/10 (108 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
Harlan County USA Trailer (YouTube)
Harlan County USA (1976) - Making Of - (YouTube)
Harlan County U.S.A.
1977
105 min
⭐ 7.4/10
108 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Norman Yarborough
Self - Eastover Mining President
Houston Elmore
Self - UMW Organizer
Phil Sparks
Self - UMW Staff
Bessie Lou Cornett Parker
Self
Sudie Crusenberry
Self
Mary Lou Fergerson
Self
Basil Collins
Self - Mine Foreman
Florence Reece
Self
Lois Scott
Self
Crew
Barbara Kopple
Director
Barbara Kopple
Producer
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