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Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1976 · 105 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Barbara Kopple
- Starring
- Sudie Crusenberry, Norman Yarborough, Houston Elmore, Phil Sparks, Bessie Lou Cornett Parker, Mary Lou Fergerson
This documentary follows the 1973 Harlan County, Kentucky miners’ strike against the Brookside Mine after the company refused a United Mine Workers contract. Violent clashes erupted between company thugs and picketing miners and families. Director Barbara Kopple covers the miners’ plight and UMWA; film was preserved by Academy Film Archive in 2004.
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