Harlan County, USA

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Harlan County, USA
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PG,1hr 43min
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October 18, 1976
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Cinema 5 Distributing
Synopsis: Director Barbara Kopple's look at a 13-month coal miners' strike that took place between 1973 and 1974 in Harlan County, KY, is one of the great films about labor troubles, though not for a sense of objectivity. Kopple lived among the miners and their families off and on during the four years the entire story played out, and it's clear in every frame of the film that her sympathies lie with the miners and not their bosses at Eastover Mining, owned by Duke Power Company. Kopple's camera focuses on ... Full Synopsis
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The movie is a great American document, but it's also entertaining. (Review of Original Release) Full Review
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80
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out of 100
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