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Which Side Are You On?
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastover's refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.
Top Billed Cast
Norman Yarborough Self - Eastover Mining President
Houston Elmore Self - UMW Organizer
Phil Sparks Self - UMW Staff
Bessie Lou Cornett Parker Self
Sudie Crusenberry Self
Mary Lou Fergerson Self
Basil Collins Self - Mine Foreman
Florence Reece Self
Lois Scott Self
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