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      • A secret group of Irish immigrant miners known as the Molly Maguires fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and murder. A detective, also an Irish immigrant, is hired to infiltrate the group and report on its members.
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  2. Set in late 19th century Carbon County, Pennsylvania, this social drama tells the story of an undercover detective sent to a coal mining community to expose a secret society of Irish-American miners battling exploitation at the hand of the owners.

    • $11 million
    • January 28, 1970
    • Martin Ritt, Walter Bernstein
    • Henry Mancini
  3. Synopsis. Richard Harris is an undercover detective employed by the coal mine owners police department to ferret out members of a radical and violent pro-miners group called 'The Molly Maguires'. Harris shows up in town and is put to work in the mine.

  4. May 24, 1970 · The Molly Maguires: Directed by Martin Ritt. With Richard Harris, Sean Connery, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay. In 1876 Pennsylvania, a group of Irish immigrant coal miners begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment.

    • (4.2K)
    • Drama, History
    • Martin Ritt
    • 1970-05-24
  5. Aug 9, 2023 · The movie follows the story of the Molly Maguires, focusing on the character of Jack Kehoe, the leader of the group, played by Sean Connery. The film begins by introducing the harsh realities of life in the coal mines, the inhuman working conditions, and the miners’ struggles.

  6. Brief Synopsis. Life is rough in the coal mines of 1876 Pennsylvania. A secret group of Irish emigrant miners, known as the Molly Maguires, fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and murder. A detective, also an Irish emigrant, is hired to infiltrate the group and report on its members.

    • Martin Ritt, James Rosenberger, Oscar Rudolph
    • Richard Harris
  7. A Pennsylvania company plants a spy (Richard Harris) among an Irish coal miner's (Sean Connery) secret society of saboteurs.

    • (10)
    • History, Drama
    • PG
  8. Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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. James Wong Howe and Samantha Eggar on set of The Molly Maguires.

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