Harlan County War

PG-13
1h 44m
2000
7.1 /10 (11)

It's her turn to fight back.

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.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 2000-05-19

Top Billed 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

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