| Title | : | Harlan County U.S.A. |
|---|---|---|
| Release | : | 1976 |
| Rating | : | 8.3 |
| Language | : | English |
| Runtime | : | 103 |
| Genre | : | Action,Documentary |
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.
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