Harlan County War (2000)

Released: 2000-05-19 Duration: 1hr 44min

Genres: Drama

Rating 7.3

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It's her turn to fight back.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Cort/Madden Productions

Millbrook Farm Productions

Showtime Networks

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	6.897

Directed By

Tony Bill

Crew

Director
Tony Bill

Writer
Peter Silverman

Music
Van Dyke Parks

Producer
Keri Selig

Associate Producer
Kerry Zook

Director of Photography
Flavio Martínez Labiano

Editor
Axel Hubert

Casting
Stephanie Gorin

Script Supervisor
Winnifred Jong

Stunt Coordinator
Alison Reid

Executive Producer
Chris Ciaffa

Executive Producer
Robert W. Cort

Executive Producer
Mimi Rogers

Executive Producer
David Madden

Art Direction
Brendan Smith

Production Design
Jeff Ginn

Costume Design
Resa McConaghy

Set Decoration
Kent McIntyre

Hairstylist
Paul LeBlanc

Makeup Artist
Carrie Angland

Key Makeup Artist
Stephen Lynch

Hairstylist
Jocelyn MacDonald

Executive In Charge Of Production
Armand Leo

Second Assistant Director
Jill Girling

First Assistant Director
Patrick Tidy

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Fitzpatrick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois

Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Taylor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga

Sound Editor
Barbara Issak

Sound Editor
Cindy Rabideau

Special Effects
Brock Jolliffe

Stunts
Robert Racki

Stunts
Edward A. Queffelec

Stunts
Nick Alachiotis

Stunts
Dwayne McLean

Stunts
Tom Farr

Stunts
Jamie Jones

Stunts
Jessica Meyer

Stunts
Billy Linders

Stunts
Rick Parker

Stunts
Regan Moore

Stunts
Paul Rutledge

Stunts
Bryan Renfro

Stunts
Dave Van Zeyl

Stunts
Mary Ann Stevens

Still Photographer
Ben Mark Holzberg

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