Harlan County War (2000)
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
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.2148 |
Directed By
Tony Bill
Crew
Peter Silverman
Tony Bill
Stephanie Gorin
Kerry Zook
Winnifred Jong
Keri Selig
Axel Hubert
Flavio Martínez Labiano
Alison Reid
Mimi Rogers
Paul LeBlanc
Chris Ciaffa
Jeff Ginn
Edward A. Queffelec
Barbara Issak
David Madden
Brock Jolliffe
Dave Van Zeyl
Cindy Rabideau
Billy Linders
Regan Moore
Carrie Angland
Stephen Lynch
Brendan Smith
Robert Racki
Paul Rutledge
Bryan Renfro
Jocelyn MacDonald
Mary Ann Stevens
Jill Girling
Tom Farr
Robert W. Cort
Patrick Tidy
Rick Parker
Kent McIntyre
Jim Fitzpatrick
Richard Taylor
Nick Alachiotis
Dwayne McLean
Resa McConaghy
Jessica Meyer
Ben Mark Holzberg
Armand Leo
Gary C. Bourgeois
Myron Nettinga
Jamie Jones
Van Dyke Parks
TOP CAST
Holly Hunter
Ruby Kincaid
Stellan Skarsgård
Warren Jakopovich
Ted Levine
Silas Kincaid
Wayne Robson
Tug Jones
Charlotte Arnold
Lucinda Kincaid
Jennifer Irwin
Mary Ball
Rufus Crawford
Bill Worthington
Alex House
Buddy Kincaid
Deborah Pollitt
Ora Perkins
Timothy Burd
Dillard Ball
Tom Harvey
Jerry Selvey
Reginald Doresa
Bronce Breckenridge
Helen Hughes
Aunt Melva Jones
Kirsten Kieferle
Buella May Blevins
Tom Barnett
Floyd Jones
Ingrid Veninger
Becky Jones
Doug Lennox
Nelms Hatton
Bruce McFee
Leroy Gilly
James Bearden
Claude Pennington
Lynne Griffin
Mrs. Yarborough
Margaret Lamarre
Eula Fillion
Paulette Sinclair
Virginia Boggs
Leslie Carlson
Udell
John Jarvis
Dr. Toth
Joan Gregson
Florence Reese
Bernard Kay
Judge Doyle Harris
Roger Dunn
Alfred Ramsey
Jillian Rees-Brown
Mrs. Hershel Gaw
Joanne Boland
Dewey's Girlfriend
Peter Spence
Mike Mckenna
Ray Kahnert
Sheriff Billy Williams
Robert Seeliger
Old Buddy
Ker Wells
Little Lee
Cliff Saunders
Lawrence Perkins
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