Harlan County War (film)
| Harlan County War | |
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| Genre | |
| Written by | Peter Silverman |
| Directed by | Tony Bill |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Van Dyke Parks |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Keri Selig |
| Production location | Flavio Martínez Labiano |
| Editor | Axel Hubert |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | June 4, 2000 |
Harlan County War (2000) is a television film directed by Tony Bill and written by Peter Silverman. It aired on Showtime.
Plot
A
black lung
, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
Principal cast
- Holly Hunter as Ruby Kincaid
- Stellan Skarsgård as Warren Jakopovich
- Ted Levine as Silas Kincaid
- Wayne Robson as Tug Jones
- Alex House as Buddy Kincaid
- Charlotte Arnold as Lucinda Kincaid
- Ker Wells as Little Lee
- Jennifer Irwin as Mary Ball
- Rufus Crawford as Bill Worthington
- Cliff Saunders as Lawrence Perkins
- Deborah Pollitt as Ora Perkins
- Tim Burd as Dillard Ball
- Tom Harvey as Jerry Selvey
- Reginald Doresa as Bronce Breckenridge
- Helen Hughes as Aunt Melva Jones
Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Actress Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Hunter, nominated)
Golden Globe Awards
- Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)
Satellite Awards
- Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)
See also
- Harlan County, USA, a documentary about the Brookside strike in 1972
- Matewan, a drama about the Matewan strike in West Virginia, in 1920
References
External links
- Harlan County War at IMDb
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