Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)
Harlan County U.S.A.
(1977)
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Completed On: 23 Jan, 1977
Duration: 0 min 0 sec
Genres: Fiction
Language: en
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Submitted By: CONTRIBUTORS CLUB
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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Film TypeFiction
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Runtime0 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date23 Jan, 1977
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Production BudgetUSD
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Film Languageen
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Student ProjectNo
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