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Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)

Which Side Are You On?

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Barbara Kopple

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Norman Yarborough
Norman Yarborough
Himself - Eastover Mining President
Houston Elmore
Houston Elmore
Himself - UMW organizer
Phil Sparks
Phil Sparks
Himself - UMW staff
Bessie Lou Cornett
Bessie Lou Cornett
Herself
Sudie Crusenberry
Sudie Crusenberry
Herself
Mary Lou Fergerson
Mary Lou Fergerson
Herself
Basil Collins
Basil Collins
Himself - mine foreman
Florence Reece
Florence Reece
Herself
Lois Scott
Lois Scott
Herself

Crews

Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
Director
Nancy Baker
Nancy Baker
Editor
Mirra Bank
Mirra Bank
Editor
Lora Hays
Lora Hays
Editor
Mary Lampson
Mary Lampson
Editor
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
Producer
Hazel Dickens
Hazel Dickens
Original Music Composer
Merle Travis
Merle Travis
Original Music Composer
Joshua Waletzky
Joshua Waletzky
Sound Editor
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
Thanks
Hart Perry
Hart Perry
Director of Photography
Kevin Keating
Kevin Keating
Director of Photography
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
Sound

Trailers and other movies

Harlan County USA

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