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Harlan County U.S.A.( 1977)

TV-MADocumentary
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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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Norman Yarborough

      Self - Eastover Mining President

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      Houston Elmore

      Self - UMW Organizer

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      Phil Sparks

      Self - UMW Staff

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      Bessie Lou Cornett Parker

      Self

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      Sudie Crusenberry

      Self

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      Mary Lou Fergerson

      Self

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      Basil Collins

      Self - Mine Foreman

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      Florence Reece

      Self

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      Lois Scott

      Self

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • strike
    • kentucky
    • mining
    • working class
    • union
    • labor
    • labor union
    • woman director
    • miners strike
    • preserved film
    • black lung
    • united mine workers