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Harlan County War
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Harlan County War

2000-05-19 · 104 min · ★ 7.1

Drama

A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.

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Directors
Tony Bill
Production companies
Cort/Madden Productions, Millbrook Farm Productions, Showtime Networks
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Holly HunterHolly HunterRuby Kincaid
Stellan SkarsgårdStellan SkarsgårdWarren Jakopovich
Ted LevineTed LevineSilas Kincaid
Wayne RobsonWayne RobsonTug Jones
Charlotte ArnoldCharlotte ArnoldLucinda Kincaid
Jennifer IrwinJennifer IrwinMary Ball
Rufus CrawfordRufus CrawfordBill Worthington
Alex HouseAlex HouseBuddy Kincaid
Deborah PollittOra Perkins
Timothy BurdTimothy BurdDillard Ball
Tom HarveyJerry Selvey
Reginald DoresaBronce Breckenridge
Helen HughesAunt Melva Jones
Kirsten KieferleBuella May Blevins
Tom BarnettFloyd Jones
Ingrid VeningerIngrid VeningerBecky Jones
Bruce McFeeBruce McFeeLeroy Gilly
James BeardenClaude Pennington
Lynne GriffinLynne GriffinMrs. Yarborough
Margaret LamarreMargaret LamarreEula Fillion

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