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The Molly Maguires (1970)

The Molly Maguires (1970)

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They were called the Molly's.

Release Date: 1970, February 8
Directors: Martin Ritt
Countries: United States of America
Production: Tamm Productions, Tamm Productions
Cast: Richard Harris, Frank Finlay, Anthony Zerbe, Sean Connery, Samantha Eggar, Tom Jones, Malachy McCourt, John Alderson, George Petrie, Brendan Dillon, Anthony Costello, John Orchard

Overview:

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company they work for by sabotaging mining facilities in the hope of improving their working conditions and the lives of their families.

Keywords:

based on novel or book based on true story sabotage undercover 19th century irish-american pennsylvania, usa secret society mole co-workers relationship irishman gun shooting irish immigrant child labor irish diaspora retaliation working conditions oath worker's rights coal mining coal miner company town barroom brawl labor activist