Harlan County, USA
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Call Number: DVD 331.87 Ha
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Documentary.
Originally released in 1976.
Special features: New , restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director-producer Barbara Kopple; audio commentary by Kopple and editor Nancy Baker; "The making-of 'Harlan County, USA'": a new documentary featuring interviews with Kopple, crew members and strike participants featured in film; New video interview with legendary bluegrass singer-songwriter Hazel Dickens; never-before-seen outtakes from the film; new video interview with director John Sayles; a panel discussion from the 2005 Sundance Festival featuring Kopple and Roger Ebert; new essay by film scholar Paul Arthur and music journalist Jon Weisberger; original theatrical trailer.
In 1973, when the Brookside coal miners voted for the United Mine Workers union, the Duke Power Company refused it. Barbara Kopple documented the struggle between the miners and the company, causing a big uproar.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
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SERIES
Criterion collection.
PUBLISHED
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, 2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Kopple, Barbara.
Image Entertainment (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Eastover Mining Company.
Coal miners -- Harlan County.
Labor unions.
Documentary films.