Harlan County U.S.A.

Which Side Are You On?

1977105m7.5 (120)
Documentary

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.

Crew

Hazel Dickens

Hazel Dickens

Original Music Composer

Barbara Kopple

Barbara Kopple

Director

Barbara Kopple

Barbara Kopple

Producer

MT

Merle Travis

Original Music Composer

KK

Kevin Keating

Director of Photography

HP

Hart Perry

Director of Photography

Cast

NY

Norman Yarborough

Self - Eastover Mining President

HE

Houston Elmore

Self - UMW Organizer

PS

Phil Sparks

Self - UMW Staff

BL

Bessie Lou Cornett Parker

Self

SC

Sudie Crusenberry

Self

ML

Mary Lou Fergerson

Self

BC

Basil Collins

Self - Mine Foreman

FR

Florence Reece

Self

LS

Lois Scott

Self

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