Is Harlan County U.S.A. sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Harlan County U.S.A. violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Harlan County U.S.A. end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Harlan County U.S.A. scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Harlan County U.S.A. easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Harlan County U.S.A.

Name: Harlan County U.S.A.
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1977
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Norman Yarborough, Houston Elmore, Phil Sparks, Bessie Lou Cornett Parker, Sudie Crusenberry

Which Side Are You On?

Directed by Barbara Kopple

Produced by Cabin Creek Films

1977105 min7.5 / 10

A rigorous, deeply humanistic documentary about working-class struggle and solidarity, built on intimate portraits of miners and their families fighting for dignity against corporate and state power.

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.

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Loyalty Under Pressure Science Technology And Industry Rich and Wealthy Families

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Strike Kentucky Mining Working Class Union Labor Labor Union Woman Director Miners Strike Black Lung United Mine Workers

Questions people ask

Is Harlan County U.S.A. sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Harlan County U.S.A. violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Harlan County U.S.A. end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Harlan County U.S.A. scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Harlan County U.S.A. easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

75/ 100