Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)
Synopsis
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastover's 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.
Release Date: 1977-01-23
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Barbara Kopple
Top Cast
- Norman Yarborough as Self - Eastover Mining President
- Houston Elmore as Self - UMW Organizer
- Phil Sparks as Self - UMW Staff
- Bessie Lou Cornett Parker as Self
- Sudie Crusenberry as Self
- Mary Lou Fergerson as Self
- Basil Collins as Self - Mine Foreman
- Florence Reece as Self
- Lois Scott as Self
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