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Product Summary
Category Keywords: Exploitation Period Piece Recommended Social Issues Suspense Theatrical Release Thriller True Story
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| A pennsylvania company plants a spy among an irish coal miner's secret society of saboteurs. |
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Editor's Note
Set in late 19th-century Pennsylvania, this gripping social drama tells the story of an undercover detective (Richard Harris) sent to a coal mining community to expose a secret society of Irish-American miners battling exploitation at the hand of the owners. Based on a true story, the film accurately portrays the rebellious leader of the Molly Maguires (Sean Connery), and his will to stop at nothing--even murder--to achieve social justice.
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Features
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DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, Dolby Digital (5.1), Subtitled, No Longer Produced |
Technical Info
Release Information |
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Studio: Paramount |
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Release Date: 3/22/2005 |
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Running Time: 124 minutes |
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Original Release Date: 1970 |
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Catalog ID: 069054 |
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UPC: 00097360690545 |
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Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video |
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Original Language: English |
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Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English |
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Available Subtitles: English |
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Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio |
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Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
Cast & Crew
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Anthony Zerbe |
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Art Lund |
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Bethel Leslie |
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Frank Finlay |
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Richard Harris |
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Samantha Eggar |
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Sean Connery |
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Arthur H. Lewis - Based On Novel By |
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Frank Bracht - Editor |
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Henry Mancini - Original Music By |
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James Wong Howe - Cinematographer |
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Martin Ritt - Producer |
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Martin Ritt - Director |
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Walter Bernstein - Producer |
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Walter Bernstein - Screenplay |
Plot Summary
This dramatic film is based on the true story of a workers' struggle that took place in 1876.| A Pinkerton detective is hired by mine owners in Pennsylvania to infiltrate a secret society known as the Molly Maguires. This Irish-American group supposedly uses terrorist tactics, including dynamiting trains and supplies of coal, to win better working conditions and wages for the oppressed miners.
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