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Harlan County War

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2000-05-19

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Tony Bill

Writer: Peter Silverman

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Harlan County War

Production Companies: Cort/Madden Productions, Millbrook Farm Productions, Showtime Networks

Production Countries: United States of America

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