Harlan County U.S.A.

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Norman Yarborough

Himself - Eastover Mining President

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Houston Elmore

Himself - UMW organizer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Phil Sparks

Himself - UMW staff

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Bessie Lou Cornett

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Sudie Crusenberry

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mary Lou Fergerson

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Basil Collins

Himself - mine foreman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Florence Reece

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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

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