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Cast
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 |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Which Side Are You On? |
Certification: | PG |
Cast
Norman Yarborough |
Self - Eastover Mining President |
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Houston Elmore |
Self - UMW Organizer |
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Phil Sparks |
Self - UMW Staff |
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Bessie Lou Cornett Parker |
Self |
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Sudie Crusenberry |
Self |
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Mary Lou Fergerson |
Self |
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Basil Collins |
Self - Mine Foreman |
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Florence Reece |
Self |
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Lois Scott |
Self |
Directed By
Barbara Kopple |
Director |
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Anne Lewis Johnson |
Other |
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Writing Credits
Production Crew
Barbara Kopple |
Producer |
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Edited By
Mirra Bank |
Editor |
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Nancy Baker |
Editor |
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Mary Lampson |
Editor |
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Lora Hays |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Barbara Kopple |
Sound |
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Hazel Dickens |
Original Music Composer |
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Merle Travis |
Original Music Composer |
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Joshua Waletzky |
Sound Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Kevin Keating |
Director of Photography |
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Hart Perry |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
Rip Torn |
Thanks |
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