Harlan County U.S.A.
Which Side Are You On?
1977 | 103m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Barbara Kopple |
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| Writer: | |
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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 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 23, 1977 |
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| Director: | Barbara Kopple |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | kentucky, strike, mining, working class, union, labor, labor union, woman director, miners strike, black lung, united mine workers |
| Production Companies | Cabin Creek Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Norman Yarborough | Self - Eastover Mining President |
| Houston Elmore | Self - UMW Organizer |
| Phil Sparks | Self - UMW Staff |
| Bessie Lou Cornett Parker | Self |
| Sudie Crusenberry | Self |
| Mary Lou Fergerson | Self |
| Basil Collins | Self - Mine Foreman |
| Florence Reece | Self |
| Lois Scott | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Barbara Kopple | Director, Sound |
| Mary Lampson | Editor |
| Rip Torn | Thanks |
| Nancy Baker | Editor |
| Mirra Bank | Editor |
| Lora Hays | Editor |
| Hazel Dickens | Original Music Composer |
| Merle Travis | Original Music Composer |
| Joshua Waletzky | Sound Editor |
| Anne Lewis Johnson | Other |
| Hart Perry | Director of Photography |
| Kevin Keating | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Barbara Kopple | Producer |
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