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    Harlan County, U.S.A.

    PG1977 · Documentary · 1h 43m

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  1. Harlan County, USA is a 1976 American documentary film covering the "Brookside Strike", [1] a 1973 effort of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Duke Power Company -owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, southeast Kentucky. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary at the 49th Academy Awards .

    • Hazel Dickens, Merle Travis, David Morris
    • Barbara Kopple
  2. Sep 28, 1977 · Harlan County U.S.A.: Directed by Barbara Kopple. With John L. Lewis, Carl Horn, Norman Yarborough, Logan Patterson. A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.

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    • Documentary
    • Barbara Kopple
    • 1977-09-28
  3. Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Kerry Schott Spare Rib Harlan County USA is a powerful documentary of a long and brave struggle. But it also shows the lack of theoretical foundations in the American ...

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    • Barbara Kopple
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  4. Harlan County USA. Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award–winning Harlan County USA unflinchingly documents a grueling coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town. With unprecedented access, Kopple and her crew captured the miners’ sometimes violent struggles with strikebreakers, local police, and company thugs. Featuring a haunting soundtrack ...

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  5. Dec 8, 2023 · Harlan County, USA is an engaging educational tool that encourages critical analysis and discussion of historical and contemporary issues surrounding unions, labor strikes, and the coal mining industry. By incorporating this documentary into academic discussions, educators can effectively engage students in a deeper understanding and ...

  6. Dec 31, 2014 · Harlan County, USA is a 1976 Oscar-winning documentary film covering the "Brookside Strike" ,an effort of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Duke Power Company-owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, southeast Kentucky in 1973. Directed and produced by Barbara Kopple, who has long been an advocate ...

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  8. Nov 21, 2023 · We're talking labor unions! Hal and Craig watched Barbara Kopple's HARLAN COUNTY, USA, the ground-breaking 1976 documentary chronicling the struggles of coal...

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