Harlan County War
Harlan County War

Harlan County War

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2000
1h 44m
7.1(11 votes)
Drama

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.

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41 members
Acting

Holly Hunter

Ruby Kincaid

Holly Hunter
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Stellan Skarsgård

Warren Jakopovich

Stellan Skarsgård
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Ted Levine

Silas Kincaid

Ted Levine
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Wayne Robson

Tug Jones

Wayne Robson
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Charlotte Arnold

Lucinda Kincaid

Charlotte Arnold
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Jennifer Irwin

Mary Ball

Jennifer Irwin
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Rufus Crawford

Bill Worthington

Rufus Crawford
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Alex House

Buddy Kincaid

Alex House
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Deborah Pollitt

Ora Perkins

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Timothy Burd

Dillard Ball

Timothy Burd
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Tom Harvey

Jerry Selvey

Tom Harvey
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Reginald Doresa

Bronce Breckenridge

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Helen Hughes

Aunt Melva Jones

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Kirsten Kieferle

Buella May Blevins

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Tom Barnett

Floyd Jones

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Ingrid Veninger

Becky Jones

Ingrid Veninger
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Doug Lennox

Nelms Hatton

Doug Lennox
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Bruce McFee

Leroy Gilly

Bruce McFee
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James Bearden

Claude Pennington

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Lynne Griffin

Mrs. Yarborough

Lynne Griffin
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Margaret Lamarre

Eula Fillion

Margaret Lamarre
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Paulette Sinclair

Virginia Boggs

Paulette Sinclair
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Leslie Carlson

Udell

Leslie Carlson
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John Jarvis

Dr. Toth

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Joan Gregson

Florence Reese

Joan Gregson
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Bernard Kay

Judge Doyle Harris

Bernard Kay
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Roger Dunn

Alfred Ramsey

Roger Dunn
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Jillian Rees-Brown

Mrs. Hershel Gaw

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Joanne Boland

Dewey's Girlfriend

Joanne Boland
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Peter Spence

Mike Mckenna

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Ray Kahnert

Sheriff Billy Williams

Ray Kahnert
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Robert Seeliger

Old Buddy

Robert Seeliger
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Ker Wells

Little Lee

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Cliff Saunders

Lawrence Perkins

Cliff Saunders
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John Andersen

Unknown Role

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Neil Foster

Unknown Role

Neil Foster
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Geoffrey Pounsett

Unknown Role

Geoffrey Pounsett
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Hugo Dann

Unknown Role

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Patricia Vanstone

Unknown Role

Patricia Vanstone
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Chris Gillett

Unknown Role

Chris Gillett
Sound

Ken Whiteley

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