| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) |
| Series |
Criterion collection |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 334.
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| Note |
Originally released as a documentary film in 1976. |
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Optional audio commentary with producer/director Barbara Kopple. |
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Supplements: The making of Harlan County USA (22 min.) -- Outtakes (27 min.) -- Hazel Dickens interview (12 min.) -- John Sayles on the film (7 min.) -- Harlan County USA at Sundance ( 14 min.) -- Trailer (3 min.). |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Hart Perry, Kevin Keating ; editors, Nancy Baker, Mary Lampson ; music, Hazel Dickens, Merle Travis. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the 1973 Harlan County, Kentucky coal miners' strike against the operators of the Brookside mine and the Duke Power Company, which resulted from the company's refusal to honor the national contract of the United Mine Workers of America when the miners joined the union. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
United Mine Workers of America
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Eastover Mining Company.
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Duke Power Company.
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Coal Miners' Strike, Harlan County, Ky., 1973
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Coal miners -- Kentucky -- Harlan County.
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Strikes and lockouts -- Kentucky -- Harlan County.
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Harlan County (Ky.)
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Kopple, Barbara.
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Dickens, Hazel, 1935-2011
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Travis, Merle
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Perry, Hart.
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Keating, Kevin.
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Baker, Nancy
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Lampson, Mary
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Cabin Creek Films
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780030168 |
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9780780030169 |
| Standard No. |
037429208328 |
| Music No. |
HAR120 Criterion Collection |
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