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Harlan County, USA / Cabin Creek ; Janus Films ; writer, producer, director, Barbara Kopple.
Annenberg Circulation Desk DVD HD5325.M63 H3782 2006
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LIBRA DVD 002 307 disc + booklet
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LIBRA DVD HD5325.M63 H3782 2006 disc + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 334.
- The Criterion collection ; 334
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Duke Power Company.
- United Mine Workers of America.
- Eastover Mining Company.
- Coal miners.
- Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining.
- Harlan County (Ky.).
- Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Kentucky--Harlan County.
- Strikes and lockouts.
- Coal miners--Kentucky--Harlan County.
- Labor unions--United States.
- Labor unions.
- United States.
- Kentucky--Harlan County.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color/black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Special edition ; widescreen presentation.
- Other Title:
- Harlan County, U.S.A.
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2006]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Documents the 1973 Kentucky coal miners' strike against the operators of the Brookside mine and the Duke Power Company, which resulted from the company's refusal to honor the national contract of the United Mine Workers of America.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, Hart Perry ; editor, Nancy Baker ; music, Hazel Dickens.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 1.78:1.
- 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; original theatrical trailer.
- The booklet: new essays by film scholar Paul Arthur and music journalist Jon Weisberger.
- ISBN:
- 0780030168
- OCLC:
- 70081580
- Publisher Number:
- 037429208328
- HAR120 Image Entertainment
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