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A labor leader seeking to organize the workers of a company town sets off a powderkeg of racial hostility, corruption and betrayal in this tale of the bitter clash between unionist miners and the tyrannical coal company owners in West Virginia in the 1920's.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sayles, John, 1950- (Screenwriter), Cooper, Chris, 1951- (Actor), Jones, James Earl (Actor), McDonnell, Mary (Actor), Oldham, Will (Actor), Daring, Mason (composer (expression)), Wexler, Haskell (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [United States] : [Cinecom Pictures], [1987]
Subjects:
Coal Strike, W. Va., 1920-1921 > Drama.
Strikes and lockouts > Coal mining > West Virginia > Drama.
Labor movement > West Virginia > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
West Virginia > Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Independent films.
Internet videos.
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Call Number: PN1997.2 .C485 1998
Notes: Video is closed-captioned
 
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