Harlan County, USA
Publication Information
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, 2006.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
Summary
In 1973, when the Brookside coal miners voted for the United Mine Workers union, the Duke Power Company refused it. Barbara Kopple documented the struggle between the miners and the company, causing a big uproar.
Notes
Documentary.
Title from container.
Originally released in 1976.
Special features: New , restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director-producer Barbara Kopple; audio commentary by Kopple and editor Nancy Baker; "The making-of 'Harlan County, USA': a new documentary featuring interviews with Kopple, crew members and strike participants featured in film; New video interview with legendary bluegrass singer-songwriter Hazel Dickens; never-before-seen outtakes from the film; new video interview with director John Sayles; a panel discussion from the 2005 Sundance Festival featuring Kopple and Roger Ebert; new essay by film scholar Paul Arthur and music journalist Jon Weisberger; original theatrical trailer.