Sean Connery
Jack Kehoe
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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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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
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
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.
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.
A Pennsylvania company plants a spy (Richard Harris) among an Irish coal miner's (Sean Connery) secret society of saboteurs.
- (39)
- Martin Ritt
- PG
- Sean Connery
In 1876 the Molly Maguires, a secret society of immigrant Irish coal miners terrorizing the eastern Pennsylvania anthracite belt, are infiltrated by company detective James McParlan, who poses as fugitive murderer James McKenna. McParlan rents a room in the home of disabled miner Raines, and courts Raines' ambitious daughter, Mary.
Jan 28, 1970 · Synopsis by Karl Williams. This grim historical drama from director Martin Ritt was loosely based on real-life events. Richard Harris stars as James McParlan, an operative for the Pinkerton Detective Agency in 1876. The Pinkertons have been hired by a major coal company to infiltrate and expose an underground terrorist organization, the "Molly ...
