Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastover's 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.
Director: Barbara Kopple
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Norman Yarborough as Self - Eastover Mining President |
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Houston Elmore as Self - UMW Organizer |
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Phil Sparks as Self - UMW Staff |
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Bessie Lou Cornett Parker as Self |
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Sudie Crusenberry as Self |
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Mary Lou Fergerson as Self |
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Basil Collins as Self - Mine Foreman |
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Florence Reece as Self |
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Lois Scott as Self |
| Sound | Barbara Kopple | Sound |
| Directing | Barbara Kopple | Director |
| Sound | Hazel Dickens | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mary Lampson | Editor |
| Production | Barbara Kopple | Producer |
| Sound | Merle Travis | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Lora Hays | Editor |
| Editing | Nancy Baker | Editor |
| Editing | Mirra Bank | 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 |
