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Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Director
  
Tony Bill

Initial DVD release
  
August 7, 2001

6.4/10
IMDb

Writer
  
Peter Silverman

Initial release
  
2000

Running time
  
1h 44m

Harlan County War (film) movie poster

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie

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)

Similar movies
  
Harlan County - USA (1976), Kentucky Woman (1983), Black Fury (1935), Matewan (1987), Salt of the Earth (1954)

Harlan County War (2000) is a television film directed by Tony Bill and written by Peter Silverman.

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Harlan County War (film) movie scenes

Plot

A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.

Principal cast

  • Holly Hunter as Ruby Kincaid
  • Stellan Skarsgård as Warren Jakopovich
  • Ted Levine as Silas Kincaid
  • Wayne Robson as Tug Jones
  • Alex House as Buddy Kincaid
  • Charlotte Arnold as Lucinda Kincaid
  • Ker Wells as Little Lee
  • Jennifer Irwin as Mary Ball
  • Rufus Crawford as Bill Worthington
  • Cliff Saunders as Lawrence Perkins
  • Deborah Pollitt as Ora Perkins
  • Tim Burd as Dillard Ball
  • Tom Harvey as Jerry Selvey
  • Reginald Doresa as Bronce Breckenridge
  • Helen Hughes as Aunt Melva Jones

    • Awards and nominations

    Emmy Awards

  • Outstanding Actress Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Hunter, nominated)

    • Golden Globe Awards

  • Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)

    • Satellite Awards

  • Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)

    • References

    Harlan County War (film) Wikipedia
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    Harlan County War (film) IMDb Harlan County War (film) themoviedb.org