Harlan County U.S.A.
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.
Year: 1977
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Cabin Creek Films
Director: Barbara Kopple
Cast: Norman Yarborough, Houston Elmore, Phil Sparks, Bessie Lou Cornett Parker, Sudie Crusenberry, Mary Lou Fergerson
Crew: Barbara Kopple (Sound), Barbara Kopple (Director), Hazel Dickens (Original Music Composer), Mary Lampson (Editor), Barbara Kopple (Producer), Merle Travis (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 103 minutes
Release: Jan 23, 1977
IMDb: 7.40/10 by 100 users
Popularity: 6
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : strike, kentucky, mining, working class, union, labor, labor union, woman director, miners strike, preserved film, black lung, united mine workers
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