- Country: USA
- Genres: Documentary
- Release: 1977-09-28
- Director: Barbara Kopple
- Writers: N/A
- Language: English
- Stars: John L. Lewis , Carl Horn , Norman Yarborough
- Runtime: 103 min
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 1 nomination total
- AKA: Föld alatt, föld felett (Hungary) , Harlan County U.S.A. (United States of America) , Harlan County U.S.A. (United Kingdom) , Harlan County, USA (Finland) , Harlan County USA (Denmark) , Gruvarbetarna i Harlan County, USA (Finland) , Επαρχία Χάρλαν Η.Π.Α. (Greece) , Округ Харлан, США , Harlan County U.S.A. , Harlan County: Tragédia Americana (Brazil) , Harlan County U.S.A. (France, French Republic) , Harlan County U.S.A. (India) , Harlan County U.S.A. (Canada) , Harlan County U.S.A. (Canada)Eparhia Harlan I.P.A., Föld alatt föld felett, Gruvarbetarna i Harlan County, Harlan County USA, Harlan County: Tragédia Americana, USA, Округ Харлан США
- Plot:
This film documents the coal miners’ strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers 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.
- IMDB:tt0074605
Harlan County U.S.A. Cast · · · ALL
Barbara Kopple
Director
Norman Yarborough
Himself - Eastover Mining President
Houston Elmore
Himself - UMW organizer
Phil Sparks
Himself - UMW staff
Bessie Lou Cornett
Herself
Sudie Crusenberry
Herself
Mary Lou Fergerson
Herself
Basil Collins
Himself - mine foreman
Florence Reece
Herself