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    The Molly Maguires

    M1970 · Historical drama · 2h 4m

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  1. The Molly Maguires is a 1970 American historical drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sean Connery and Richard Harris. It is based on the 1964 book Lament for the Molly Maguires by Arthur H. Lewis.

  2. The Molly Maguires was an Irish 19th-century secret society active in Ireland, Liverpool and parts of the Eastern United States, best known for their activism among Irish-American and Irish immigrant coal miners in Pennsylvania. After a series of often violent conflicts, twenty suspected members of the Molly Maguires were convicted of murder ...

  3. May 24, 1970 · A historical drama about the Molly Maguires, a secret group of Irish immigrant coal miners who fought against the cruelty of their work environment in 1876 Pennsylvania. Sean Connery and Richard Harris star as the leader of the Mollies and the detective who infiltrates them.

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    • Drama, History
    • Martin Ritt
    • 1970-05-24
  4. Mar 1, 2016 · Learn about the Irish secret society that terrorized the Pennsylvania coal region in the 19th century. Find out how they were framed and executed by the Pinkertons and the railroad owners.

    • Laura Schumm
  5. Learn about the history and legacy of the Molly Maguires, a secret Irish group that fought for workers' rights in the Pennsylvania coal region in the 19th century. Discover how they were framed, hanged, and pardoned by the state.

  6. Jul 19, 2020 · The Molly Maguires were a group of Irish immigrants who fought against mine owners and strikebreakers in Pennsylvania in the 1870s. They used violence, arson, and assassination to protest their harsh working conditions, but were betrayed by a Pinkerton detective and executed by the courts.

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  8. A film about a detective who infiltrates a group of Irish coal miners who use violence to protest against their exploitation. The detective faces a dilemma of loyalty, love and justice in this historical drama.

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