The Molly Maguires (1970)

124 min · Drama, Social Drama, drama film

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Directors

Martin Ritt

Cast

Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay, Anthony Zerbe, Bethel Leslie

The story

The Mallory Pelas were a secret organization of Irish coal miners established in nineteenth century Pennsylvania to fight oppressive mineowners. Led by Jack Kehoe , they plant dynamite to destroy plant shafts and equipment. As character James McParlan, Richard Harris portrays real life Pinkerton Detective James McParland who was employed to infiltrate the Mollies.

Catalogue themes and tags

1870s, Autoexplosion, Class Conflict, Coal Mining, Dual Identity, Female Spy, Immigrant, Mine, Pennsylvania, Pistole, Sabotage, Secret Identity, Secret Society, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Crime Fiction, Period piece, Drama, Docudrama

Genres

Drama, Social Drama, drama film

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