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The Molly Maguires

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Original title

The Molly Maguires

Year

1970

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

Director

Martin Ritt

Screenwriter

Walter Bernstein. Novel: Arthur H. Lewis

Cast

Music

Henry Mancini

Cinematography

James Wong Howe

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Drama | 19th Century. Social Drama. Small Town Life (North-american). Based on a true story

Synopsis

An expensive box-office flop when released in 1970, The Molly Maguires can now be appreciated as a compelling drama with potent political undertones. The talent involved is first-rate all the way: In addition to the volatile teaming of Sean Connery and Richard Harris on opposite sides of a Pennsylvania miners' war, director Martin Ritt and screenwriter Walter Bernstein were at the height of their Hollywood powers, determined to give viewers a visceral, grittily authentic drama about the exploitation of Irish immigrant miners in the centennial America of 1876. Connery's secret gang, the Molly Maguires, retaliates by destroying mines and equipment; Harris infiltrates the group as an informer hired by the coal-company owners, leading to his inevitable crisis of conscience.

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Awards: 1970: Nominated for Oscar: Best Art Direction

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Critics' reviews

"Occasionally brilliant"

Variety Staff: Variety
"It does offer some memorable moments of quality and passion."

TV Guide
"Realism without much reality, enormous care for the wrong details, historical accuracy and spineless dramaturgy."

Roger Greenspun: The New York Times
"The trouble, as so often with Ritt films, is that the situation remains interesting rather than involving. But at least this detachment means that one has the leisure to savour the textures of Wong Howe's magnificent camerawork."

Tom Milne: Time Out

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