Harlan County War Movie Review 2000

Ruby Kincaid (Hunter) is the wife of striking Kentucky coal miner Silas (Levine). After a court order severely restricts the union members' protests, Ruby leads the wives into action, even allowing her arrest to be used as propaganda by union rep Warren Jakopovich (Skarsgard) to her husband's dismay. Good lead performances, although the dramatic power of the story is subdued. Inspired by Barbara Kopple's 1976 documentary, "Harlan County, U.S.A."

Distribution

Showtime Networks, Inc., 5120 E. La Palma, No. 103, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807, Email: customerservice@sho.com, URL: http://www.SHO.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, American South, Miners & Mining, Labor & Unions, Marriage

Screenplay

Peter Silverman

Cast

Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgard, Ted Levine, Wayne Robson

Cinematography

Flavio Labiano

Director

Tony Bill

Music

Van Dyke Parks