| Release Date: | Jan 1970 |
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| Genres: | History / Drama |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. |
| Runtime: | 124 min |
| Cast: | Sean Connery (Jack Kehoe), Richard Harris (Detective James McParlan) Samantha Eggar (Miss Mary Raines) Frank Finlay (Davies) Anthony Zerbe (Tom Dougherty) Bethel Leslie (Mrs. Kehoe) Art Lund (Frazier) Philip Bourneuf (Father O'Connor) Anthony Costello (Frank McAndrew) Brendan Dillon (Mr. Dan Raines) Frances Heflin (Mrs. Frazier) John Alderson (Jenkins) Malachy McCourt (Bartender) Susan Goodman (Mrs. McAndrew) Ian Abercrombie (Stock Actor (uncredited)) William Clune (Franklin Gowen (uncredited)) Liam Daly (Colliery Boy (uncredited)) Nick Dimitri (Policeman (uncredited)) J. Gerald Godwin (Paymaster (uncredited)) Chuck Hicks (Policeman (uncredited)) Karen Machon (Girl at Football Game (uncredited)) Phillip Richards (Gen. Charles Albright (uncredited)) Peter Rogan (Gomer James (uncredited)) Jane Tomassetti (Milliner (uncredited)) |
Life is rough in the coal mines of 1876 Pennsylvania. A secret group of Irish emigrant miners, known as the Molly Maguires, fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and murder. A detective, also an Irish emigrant, is hired to infiltrate the group and report on its members. But on which side do his sympathies lie?
