The Molly Maguires
movie
They were called the Molly's.
Released February 08, 1970
Overview
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company they work for by sabotaging mining facilities in the hope of improving their working conditions and the lives of their families.
Runtime
2h 0m
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$2,200,000
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
The Molly Maguires
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
- no logo available
Tamm Productions
United States
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- undercover
- pennsylvania, usa
- irish-american
- secret society
- oath
- based on true story
- co-workers relationship
- mole
- sabotage
- child labor
- irishman
- coal mining
- gun shooting
- barroom brawl
- working conditions
- retaliation
- irish immigrant
- 19th century
- coal miner
- worker's rights
- labor activist
- company town
- irish diaspora
