A cinema verite account of a coal miners’ strike in Harlan, Kentucky between 1973 and 1974 when the miners at the Brookside Mine fought for the right to join the Mine Workers’ Union of America. The film shows the major events of the strike; the confrontation between management and employees, the gun-slinging scabs, picketing miners’ wives, and violence and murder. It also shows that organised labour can be corrupt as can managements, as illustrated by the fight for union leadership. Rated: PG
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ACMI Identifier
324242
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)
Documentary
Documentary → Cinema verite
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Strikes and lockouts
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
History → History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)