Login
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
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.
Updated May 11 2020
Cast
Houston Elmore
Himself - UMW organizer
Phil Sparks
Himself - UMW staff
Bessie Lou Cornett
Herself
Lois Scott
Herself
Sudie Crusenberry
Herself
Mary Lou Fergerson
Herself
Basil Collins
Himself - mine foreman
More Cast
Crew
Barbara Kopple
Director
Barbara Kopple
Producer
Barbara Kopple
Sound Recordist
Nancy Baker
Editor
Kevin Keating
Cinematography
Hart Perry
Cinematography
Merle Travis
Original Music Composer
Mirra Bank
Editor
More Crew
If you liked this then you may like:
132
2152
41326
54742
76330
153933
154786
154808
154811
154820
155139
155257
155536
156169
157016
157451
157837
158226
158993
158994
158997
158999
159000
159005
159009
159015
159026
159037
159100
159137
159138
159153
159675
162505
162539
162995
163678
164203
165586
165820
173488
173491
174319
174345
174349
174350
174366
214240
288133