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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 ed 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 ive 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.
Year: 1977 316i5w
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Cabin Creek Films
Director: Barbara Kopple
Cast: Mary Lou Fergerson
Crew: Mary Lampson (Editor)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Release: Jan 23, 1977
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 103 s
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : united mine workers
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