Movie Information
Overall Rank: 683
Average Rating: 3.2/4
# of Ratings: 28
Theatrical Release Date: 10/15/1976
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Barbara Kopple
Actors: Billy G. Williams, Basil Collins, Lawrence Jones, W.A. 'Tony' Boyle, Ken Yablonski, Arnold Miller
Plot: About a coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. -- Florencia
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Rating of
3/4
Allison - wrote on 05/11/2008
An interesting look at coalminers in America who wage a strike. The use of music is interesting. It features "O Death" which can also be found in the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou."
Rating of
3.5/4
Florencia - wrote on 09/06/2007
Grass roots organizing, the interactions between the miners and the community, the strong role women played in the strike, the tensions between the strikers and the Mine owners are some of the strong points of this film. Barbara Kopple goes to live with them, so she's able to show us their daily struggles.
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