Full awards and nominations of Harlan County, USA
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Documentary
When Barbara Kopple set out to make her first documentary, Harlan County, U.S.A., in 1973, she had no idea what an adventure it would be. Kopple and her crew spent 18 months in Brookside, Kentucky, where coal miners were striking against the Eastover Mining Company, which refused to ratify a contract with the union, the UMW. The filmmakers lived in miners' homes, walked the picket line, and were shot at when negotiations deadlocked and ... [+]