Harlan County U.S.A.

Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)

Which Side Are You On?

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1977-01-23
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 99 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Cabin Creek Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Barbara Kopple
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Summary

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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.

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  • Norman Yarborough

    as Self - Eastover Mining President
  • Houston Elmore

    as Self - UMW Organizer
  • Phil Sparks

    as Self - UMW Staff
  • Bessie Lou Cornett Parker

    as Self
  • Sudie Crusenberry

    as Self
  • Mary Lou Fergerson

    as Self
  • Basil Collins

    as Self - Mine Foreman
  • Florence Reece

    as Self
  • Lois Scott

    as Self
Sound Barbara Kopple Sound
Editing Mirra Bank Editor
Sound Hazel Dickens Original Music Composer
Directing Barbara Kopple Director
Production Barbara Kopple Producer
Sound Merle Travis Original Music Composer
Editing Nancy Baker Editor
Editing Mary Lampson Editor
Editing Lora Hays Editor
Sound Joshua Waletzky Sound Editor
Crew Rip Torn Thanks
Directing Anne Lewis Johnson Other
Camera Kevin Keating Director of Photography
Camera Hart Perry Director of Photography

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