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The Molly Maguires

  • 19701970
  • PGPG
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.1K
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The Molly Maguires (1970)
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In 1876 Pennsylvania, a group of Irish immigrant coal miners begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment.In 1876 Pennsylvania, a group of Irish immigrant coal miners begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment.In 1876 Pennsylvania, a group of Irish immigrant coal miners begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment.
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    • Martin Ritt
    • Arthur H. Lewis(suggested by a book by)
    • Walter Bernstein
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Richard Harris
    • Samantha Eggar
    • Martin Ritt
    • Arthur H. Lewis(suggested by a book by)
    • Walter Bernstein
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Richard Harris
    • Samantha Eggar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 47User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Sean Connery, Richard Harris, and Samantha Eggar in The Molly Maguires (1970)
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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Jack Kehoe
    Richard Harris
    Richard Harris
    • Detective James McParlan
    Samantha Eggar
    Samantha Eggar
    • Miss Mary Raines
    Frank Finlay
    Frank Finlay
    • Davies
    Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    • Dougherty
    Bethel Leslie
    Bethel Leslie
    • Mrs. Kehoe
    Art Lund
    Art Lund
    • Frazier
    Philip Bourneuf
    Philip Bourneuf
    • Father O'Connor
    Anthony Costello
    Anthony Costello
    • Frank McAndrew
    Brendan Dillon
    Brendan Dillon
    • Mr. Raines
    Frances Heflin
    • Mrs. Frazier
    John Alderson
    • Jenkins
    Malachy McCourt
    Malachy McCourt
    • Bartender
    Susan Goodman
    • Mrs. McAndrew
    Ian Abercrombie
    Ian Abercrombie
    • Stock Actor
    • (uncredited)
    William Clune
    • Franklin Gowen
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Daly
    Bill Daly
    • Colliery Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Nick Dimitri
    Nick Dimitri
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
      • Martin Ritt
      • Arthur H. Lewis(suggested by a book by)
      • Walter Bernstein
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    • Trivia
      Most of this movie was shot in Eckley, Pennsylvania. "Paramount Pictures" saved the town from being destroyed. It was slated to be demolished for strip mining, but after the movie was filmed, the town's land was donated to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The town is now a museum. Several structures built for the movie still survive.
    • Goofs
      Sean Connery takes out a $1 bill which wasn't printed until 1923. The movie is supposed to take place fifty years earlier.
    • Quotes

      Miss Mary Raines: You heard what the Father said. There's no future for what you joined except hell.

      Detective James McParlan: Well I'm a miner now. I'll be traveling in that direction anyway, just out of habit.

    • Connections
      Edited into Wildside: Delinquency of a Miner (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Eileen Aroon
      Traditional Irish Song

      Performed by Samantha Eggar (uncredited) and Richard Harris (uncredited)

    User reviews47

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    9/10
    Missjudged classic
    The Molly Maguires is a movie which has become better over the years. I am surprised that it was commercially unsuccessful in it's day, since it's absolutely no worse than similar movies of those years such as "Ryan's daughter", "Emperor of the north", or much appraised movies of later years like "Matewan", which explores the same topic of conflict between oppressed working class and the system that's exploiting them. This film is beautifully photographed, and the acting is brilliant, especially from Richard Harris and Sean Connery. The sets are magnificent, and the viewer can feel and sympathize with the burden of the coal miners and their families working and struggling against the system that is grinding them down, and that they can not change, even if they give their lives in the course of that struggle. This film deserved much more and I just think that this is a classic that has to be recognized. 9/10
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    • Jul 2, 2008

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1970 (United Kingdom)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production company
      • Tamm Productions
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    • 2 hours 4 minutes
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