The Molly Maguires
- Original title
- The Molly Maguires
- Year
- 1970
- Running time
- 123 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Walter Bernstein. Novel: Arthur H. Lewis
- Cast
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- Sean Connery
- Richard Harris
- Samantha Eggar
- Frank Finlay
- Anthony Zerbe
- Bethel Leslie
- Art Lund
- Anthony Costello
- Philip Bourneuf
- Brendan Dillon
- Frances Heflin
- John Alderson
- Malachy McCourt
- Susan Goodman
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | 19th Century. Social Drama. Small Town Life (North-american). Based on a true story
- Synopsis
- An expensive box-office flop when released in 1970, The Molly Maguires can now be appreciated as a compelling drama with potent political undertones. The talent involved is first-rate all the way: In addition to the volatile teaming of Sean Connery and Richard Harris on opposite sides of a Pennsylvania miners' war, director Martin Ritt and screenwriter Walter Bernstein were at the height of their Hollywood powers, determined to give viewers a visceral, grittily authentic drama about the exploitation of Irish immigrant miners in the centennial America of 1876. Connery's secret gang, the Molly Maguires, retaliates by destroying mines and equipment; Harris infiltrates the group as an informer hired by the coal-company owners, leading to his inevitable crisis of conscience.
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- Awards
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1970: Nominated for Oscar: Best Art Direction
- Critics' reviews
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"Occasionally brilliant"
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"It does offer some memorable moments of quality and passion."
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