Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company they work for by sabotaging mining facilities in the hope of improving their working conditions and the lives of their families.
Directed by Martin Ritt
based on novel or book
undercover
pennsylvania, usa
irish-american
secret society
oath
based on true story
co-workers relationship
mole
sabotage
child labor
irishman
coal mining
gun shooting
barroom brawl
working conditions
retaliation
irish immigrant
19th century
coal miner
worker's rights
labor activist
company town
irish diaspora
Trailer
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Cast
Sean Connery
Jack Kehoe
Richard Harris
James McKenna
Samantha Eggar
Mary Raines
Frank Finlay
Davies
Anthony Zerbe
Dougherty
Bethel Leslie
Mrs. Kehoe
Art Lund
Frazier
Anthony Costello
Frank McAndrew
Philip Bourneuf
Father O'Connor
Brendan Dillon
Mr. Raines
John Alderson
Jenkins
Malachy McCourt
Bartender
Crew
Martin Ritt
Director
Walter Bernstein
Screenplay
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Martin Ritt
Producer
Walter Bernstein
Producer
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Designer
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Oscar Thompson
7.0★ · 02/14/26
Somehow Sean Connery is an Irishman with a Scottish accent.
Somehow Sean Connery is an Irishman with a Scottish accent.
