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' 'Harlan County War' ' (2000) is a television film directed by Tony Bill and written by Peter Silverman. It aired on Showtime.

Plot



A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.

Principal cast



*Holly Hunter as Ruby Kincaid

*Stellan Skarsgrd as Warren Jakopovich

*Ted Levine as Silas Kincaid

*Wayne Robson as Tug Jones

*Alex House as Buddy Kincaid

*Charlotte Arnold as Lucinda Kincaid

*Ker Wells as Little Lee

*Jennifer Irwin as Mary Ball

*Rufus Crawford as Bill Worthington

*Cliff Saunders as Lawrence Perkins

*Deborah Pollitt as Ora Perkins

*Tim Burd as Dillard Ball

*Tom Harvey as Jerry Selvey

*Reginald Doresa as Bronce Breckenridge

*Helen Hughes as Aunt Melva Jones

Awards and nominations



'Emmy Awards'

*Outstanding Actress Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Hunter, nominated)

'Golden Globe Awards'

*Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)

'Satellite Awards'

*Best Actress Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)

See also



* 'Harlan County, USA', a documentary about the Brookside strike in 1972

* 'Matewan', a drama about the Matewan strike in West Virginia, in 1920


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