
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.
Released: 1977-01-23
Genre:
Documentary
Casts:
Norman Yarborough,
Houston Elmore,
Phil Sparks,
Bessie Lou Cornett,
Sudie Crusenberry
Duration: 103 min
Country:
United States of America
Director:
Barbara Kopple
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