Harlan County U.S.A.

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-09-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (3317 Reviews)

Director:

Barbara Kopple

Genres:

Documentary

Cast:

Norman Yarborough Houston Elmore Phil Sparks John Corcoran

Fullplot:

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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