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The Molly Maguires

  • 1970
  • PG
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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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.

  • Director
    • Martin Ritt
  • Writers
    • Arthur H. Lewis
    • Walter Bernstein
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Richard Harris
    • Samantha Eggar
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    4.2K
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    • Director
      • Martin Ritt
    • Writers
      • Arthur H. Lewis
      • Walter Bernstein
    • Stars
      • Sean Connery
      • Richard Harris
      • Samantha Eggar
    • 47User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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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)
    • Director
      • Martin Ritt
    • Writers
      • Arthur H. Lewis
      • 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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    8/10
    Under Rated & Forgotten Gem Filled With Great Performances
    Molly Maguires (1970)

    Plot In A Paragraph: A terrorist group known as the Molly Maguires has been sabotaging a coal mine in Pennsylvania where they in fact work. Detective James McParlan (Richard Harris) must infiltrate the group led by John Kehoe (Connery) Throughout the film McParlan's allegiances are tested. Will he side with the Maguires and become a true member, or keep his mission in mind and bring an end to the group??

    This for me is Connery's best performance to date. I personally think he is brilliant here!! But once again audiences and the Academy did not care, and ignored the movie. Richard Harris (billed above Connery, even though Connery was paid more and was the bigger star) is a funny actor to me, I've never really taken to him, there was just always something about him I didn't like, but I can't fault his work here.

    The movie is so powerful (at least to me) and deserves to be seen as it's filled with fantastic performances. The first line of dialogue doesn't come till about 15 minutes in, with Connery not speaking until about the 40th minute despite being one of the first characters introduced on screen. Director Martin Ritt wanted to film this in black and white, but Paramount were worried it would put off movie goers.

    Molly Maguires was another Connery movie to fail at the box office, and it failed in a big way, grossing only $2 million at the domestic box office on a budget of $11 million.
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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1970 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zaverenici
    • Filming locations
      • Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production company
      • Tamm Productions
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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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