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DVD : Harlan County WarIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgård, Ted Levine, Wayne Robson, Alex House directed by: Tony Bill  Availability: unknown
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9781929732890 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 1929732899 Label: Showtime Ent. Manufacturer: Showtime Ent. Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Showtime Ent. Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 07, 2001 Running Time: 104 minutes Studio: Showtime Ent. Theatrical Release Date: June 04, 2000 Sales Rank: 39025 MPN: D1040D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Academy Award-winning actress Holly Hunter stars as Ruby, the wife of a coal miner in Harlan County, Kentucky. After two senseless deaths, the union calls a strike against the mining company. What follows is one of the most violent, bitter and notorious union battles in history. With no end to the violence in sight, Ruby decides to fight the company her own way. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good I guessI bought this movie for my aunt & I have never actually saw the movie, so I dont know how good it is. Rating: - I Love This Little ChickWell-acted. Great accents. A bit of a history wrapped up in 104 minutes. Thoroughly enjoyed watching Holly do her thing in Harlan County, Kentucky. Rating: - Best :Labor Documentary with Moving Plot: Fine ActingI have seen countless movies that are either total documentary or based on facts of true events. Certainly Brando's "On the Waterfront" had as much impact on society and labor-management relations as any single film made. "Victory at Sea" and Ken Burns latest series "The War" are also superb presentations but factual. "Shoah" is best series on the Holocaust. Harlan County War shows a battle that was bitterly fought and finally resolved. The union gave it but its tactics forced concessions ... Read More Rating:  - Good, not greatThis is a fictionalized version of the documentary, Harlan County USA. It's okay, but highly staged... the "mountain dancing" scene was a little too theatrical. For some reason, the director felt it was necessary to include a gratuitous sex scene, so it rules out showing it for educational purposes in school or church. Not bad, though. Rating: - An Excellent Realistic PortrayalMy grand father and and uncles worked in the coal mines of Harlan County Kentucky. Black Mountain, Red Bud, Shields, Highsplint, Evarts, Loyal, Brookside, Baxter, and Insull mines. They lived hard and difficult lives. I am 52 years old and can remember visiting them as a child when they lived in the coal mine camp housing. The mining companies owned everything including the grocery store. Tennessee Ernie Ford said it in his song, "16 Tons". "I owe my soul to the company store." Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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