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Harlan County U.S.A. (re-release)
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Directed By
Barbara Kopple
Cast
John L. Lewis
Self - Pres., UMW, 1920-1960
Carl Horn
Self - Pres., Duke Power Co.
Norman Yarborough
Self - Pres., Eastover Mining Co. (Owned by Duke Power)
Logan Patterson
Self - Chief Negotiator
Houston Elmore
Self - UMW Organizer
Phil Sparks
Self - UMW Staff
John Corcoran
Self - Pres., Consolidated Coal
John O'Leary
Self - Former Dir., Bureau of Mines
Donald Rasmussen
Self - Black Ling Clinic., W. Va
Hawley Wells Jr.
Self
W.A. 'Tony' Boyle
Self - Pres., UMW, 1962-1972
Joseph Yablonski
Self
Chip Yablonski
Self
Ken Yablonski
Self
Arnold Miller
Self - Miners for Democracy Candidate
Florence Reece
Self
Bazel Collins
Self - Mine Foreman
Sudie Crusenberry
Self
Dorothy Johnson
Self
Mary Lou Fergerson
Self
Harry Patrick
Self - Sec.-Treas., UMW
Mike Trbovich
Self - Vice Pres., UMW
Bernie Aronson
Self - UMW Staff
Walter Wallace
Self - Pres., Bituminious Coal Operators Assoc.
Nimrod Workman
Self
Bessie Lou Cornett
Self
Jerry Wynn
Self - Miner
Bob Davis
Self - 8iner
Joe Dougher
Self - Miner
Lois Scott
Self
Jerry Johnson
Self - Miner
Betty Eldridge
Self
Ron Curtis
Self - Miner
Bill Doan
Self - Miner
Phyllis Boyens
Self
E.B. Allen
Self
Jim Thomas
Self
Mickey Messer
Self
Nanny Rainey
Self
Minnie
Self
Tom Pysell
Self
Frieda
Self
Tommy Fergerson
Self
Bill Worthington
Self
Crystal Fergerson
Self
Barry Speilberg
Self
Polly Jones
Self
Diane Jones
Self
Otis King
Self
Hazel Dickens
Self - Singer
Guy Farmer
Self - BCPA General Counsel
Lawrence Jones
Self - Shooting Victim
Barbara Kopple
Self
Robert Milicevic
Police Detective
William Simon
Self
Richard Trumka
Self
Billy G. Williams
Self - Harlan County Sheriff
Tom Williams
Self - Boyle Campaigner
Produced By
Barbara Kopple
producer
Cinematography
Kevin Keating
Hart Perry
principal cinematographer
Sound
Rhetta Barron
assistant sound editor
Tim Colman
additional sound
Lee Dichter
re-recording mixer
Bob Gates
additional sound
Barbara Kopple
sound recordist
Judy Rabinovitz
assistant sound editor
Helene Susman
assistant sound editor
Joshua Waletzky
sound editor
John Walz
additional sound
Editing
Nancy Baker
Mirra Bank
Lora Hays
Mary Lampson
Assistant Director
Anne Lewis
associate director
Production Management
Marc Weiss
production manager: Miller-Boyle Campaign
Editorial
Mirra Bank
contributing editor
Lora Hays
consulting editor
Lawrence Mischel
negative cutter
Sue Mischel
negative cutter
Other
Bernie Aronson
thanks
Ting Barrow
thanks
Robert Boehm
thanks
Bernie Chertok
thanks
David Chertok
thanks
Heleny Cook
thanks
Alida Davison
thanks
Suzy Elmiger
thanks
Leon Gast
thanks
Robert Gumpert
thanks
Carol Guyer
thanks
Cynthia Guyer
thanks
Barbara Haspiel
thanks
Nancy Higgins
thanks
Anne Hoblitzelle
thanks
Robert Kaylor
thanks
Alfred S. Kopple
thanks
Majorie Kopple
thanks
Peter Kopple
thanks
Laura Lesser
thanks
Alan Manger
thanks
Richard Pearce
thanks
Michael Penland
thanks
D.A. Pennebaker
thanks
Hart Perry
thanks
George Pillsbury
thanks
Barrie Singer
thanks
Marvin Soloway
thanks
Bill Susman
thanks
Simone Swan
thanks
Rip Torn
thanks
Meri Weingarten
thanks
Mo Weitzman
thanks
Myrna Zimmerman
thanks
Music Department
David Morris
musician
Camera Department
Dick Donovan
assistant camera
Michael Hamilton
assistant camera
Tom Hurwitz
additional cinematographer
Anne Lewis
assistant camera
George Liebert
assistant grip
Alex Lukman
assistant camera
Flip McCarthy
additional cinematographer
Phil Parmet
additional cinematographer
Shane Zarintash
assistant camera
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