Poster

Molly Maguires, The

Year

1970

Genre

Drama, History

Country

USA

Director

Martin Ritt

Writer

Arthur H. Lewis, Walter Bernstein

Actors

Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay, Anthony Zerbe, Bethel Leslie, Art Lund, Philip Bourneuf, Anthony Costello, Brendan Dillon, Frances Heflin, John Alderson, Malachy McCourt, Susan Goodman

Description

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? ------- A terrorist group known as the Molly Maguires has been sabotaging a coal mine in Pennsylvania where they in fact work. Detective McParlan as McKenna must infiltrate the group led by John Kehoe. 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?

Comments

Duration

120 minutes (at 25 frames per second)

Filesize

2102 MB

Video

XviD - resolution: 720x304

Audio