HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A.
"Which Side Are You On?"
Directed by Barbara Kopple
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.
Cast
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
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Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓people who enjoy learning through film
- ✓viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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