Directed by:
Tony BillScreenplay:
Peter SilvermanCinematography:
Flavio Martínez LabianoComposer:
Van Dyke ParksCast:
Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgård, Ted Levine, Wayne Robson, Ingrid Veninger, Joan Gregson, Robert Seeliger, Alex House, Lynne Griffin, Joanne Boland (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Holly Hunter
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Stellan Skarsgård
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Ted Levine
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Wayne Robson
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Ingrid Veninger
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Joan Gregson
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Robert Seeliger
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Alex House
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Lynne Griffin
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Joanne Boland
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Leslie Carlson
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Bernard Kay
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Jennifer Irwin
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Charlotte Arnold
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