In 1973, when the Brookside coal miners voted to join the United Mine Workers union, the Duke Power Company refused to sign the union's contact. The struggle that broke out between the company and the workers was brilliantly documented by Barbara Kopple in this Academy Award winning documentary. With a haunting country and bluegrass soundtrack, Harlan County USA is a powerful, sometimes heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
Director: Barbara Kopple
Producer: Barbara Kopple
Actor: Phil Sparks
Actor: Nimrod Workman
Actor: E B Allen
Actor: Bessie Lou Cornett
Actor: Jim Thomas
Actor: Jerry Wynn
Actor: Mickey Messer
Actor: Bob Davis
Actor: Nanny Rainey
Actor: Lois Scott
Actor: Minnie
Actor: Joe Dougher
Actor: Jerry Johnson
Actor: John Corcoran
Actor: John O'Leary
Actor: Diane Jones
Actor: Phyllis Boyens
Actor: Tom Williams