Harlan County U.S.A.
movie
Which Side Are You On?
Released January 23, 1977
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
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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
Crew
Barbara Kopple
as
Sound
Barbara Kopple
as
Director
Hazel Dickens
as
Original Music Composer
Mary Lampson
as
Editor
Barbara Kopple
as
Producer
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Merle Travis
as
Original Music Composer
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Lora Hays
as
Editor
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Nancy Baker
as
Editor
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Mirra Bank
as
Editor
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Joshua Waletzky
as
Sound Editor
Rip Torn
as
Thanks
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Anne Lewis Johnson
as
Other