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.
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Genre: Best Documentaries, Documentary
Director: Barbara Kopple
Actors: Basil Collins, Bessie Lou Cornett, Florence Reece, Houston Elmore, Lois Scott, Mary Lou Fergerson, Norman Yarborough, Phil Sparks, Sudie Crusenberry
Country: United States of America
Company: Cabin Creek Films
Awards: Won 1 Oscar, 9 wins & 1 nomination total
Duration:
1h 43minRelease: 1977
Release Date: 1977-01-23
IMDb: 8.2
TMDB: 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Metacritic: 80
FilmAffinity: 7.7