Harlan County U.S.A.

8.2

/10

1h 43mDocumentary

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.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 ... Read more

Starring Norman Yarborough, Houston Elmore, Phil Sparks, Bessie Lou Cornett, Sudie Crusenberry, Mary Lou Fergerson, Basil Collins, Florence Reece, Lois Scott

It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 8.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie.