Frank finlay, richard harris, samantha eggar, sean connery, anthony zerbe, bethel leslie. Their aim is to retaliate against the cruel and unfair working conditions of the mining company that they work at by secretly sabotaging the companys. The molly maguires 1970 french movie poster cinematerial. A secret group of irish emigrant miners, known as the molly maguires, fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and murder. Mcparlan tries to join the gang, but jack is suspicious of the. The 1970 film, the molly maguires, stared richard harris and sean connery. Molly maguires sign at old jail museum in jim thorpe, pa. The writing is topnotch with dialog that directly addresses the action, but also reflects the themes of frustration, ambition, violence, deception, and oppression. As time went on and band members changed, randy took over the roll as lead singer, and has kept the spirit of the molly maguires alive. The molly maguires were a secret society of irishmen that were active in the anthracite coal region of pennsylvania during the late 19th century, and by active i mean they used physical violence to fight back against the coal bosses whose treatment of their workers were nothing short of oppressive. In 1876 in the mines of pennsylvania, miners are unprotected, exploited in a brazen manner for the good of industry in full development. Watch the molly maguires 1970 on netflix in the usa.
The molly maguires are recorded as the first workeronly labor movement in american history. Richard harris gladiator, camelot plays a detective on undercover assignment for the owners, fighting his own. A pennsylvania company plants a spy richard harris among an irish coal miners sean connery secret society of saboteurs. Two irish americans face off against a coal mines owners. Catala deutsch english euskara francais italiano portugues. This 1970 semiepic film is sort of a land bound equivalent of that other thinking mans epic the sand pebbles. The molly maguires movie trailer and videos tv guide. The molly maguires 1970 plot summary 3 in the pennsylvanian coal mines of 1876, a group of irish immigrant workers begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment. A secret group of irish immigrant miners, known as the molly maguires, fights. In the pennsylvanian coal mines of 1876, a group of irish immigrant. The molly maguires has the ring of authenticity to it because martin ritt chose to shoot it in an almost abandoned pennsylvania coal town of ecksley. Set in late 19th century northeastern pennsylvania, this social drama tells the story of an undercover detective sent to a coal mining community to expose a secret society of irishamerican miners battling exploitation at. On black thursday, june 21, 1877, ten men were hung, six in pottsville, pennsylvania and four in mauch chunk, pennsylvania, the first of 20 alleged molly maguires who were executed between 1877 and.
The miners in this movie set about to war against the rich owners to hopefully get things better for them. The molly maguires, a film starring richard harris as james mcparland and sean connery as molly leader jack kehoe was released in 1970. The molly maguires was a secret society of militant coal miners who battled their exploitation by mine owners with violence, intimidation. Aint going down til the sun comes up originally performed by garth brooks karaoke version duration. The molly maguires is a 1970 american historical drama film directed by martin ritt, starring richard harris and sean connery. Today, the mollies are remembered through numerous mediums including a monument in mahanoy city, a 1970 movie titled the molly maguires starring sean connery, and a known historical meeting place of the mollies called the wooden keg tavern, to name just. Released 1970, the molly maguires stars seanconnery, richardharris, samanthaeggar, frankfinlay the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The winter soldier 2014 a league of their own 1992 alexander the.
Rent the molly maguires 1970 starring sean connery and richard harris on dvd and bluray. After a series of often violent conflicts, twenty suspected members of the molly maguires were convicted of murder. The group named itself after a widow who led a group of irish antilandlord agitators in the 1840s. As most of the miners are irish, the recently emigrated mcparlan is selected to pose as a new worker just arrived in the area. Only donators and contributors can download this hd poster. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The single solace in their misery, the feats of the molly maguires, secret society which avenges by violence. I was a 14yearold lad when cast as a crowdscene extra in the molly maguires filmed on location in pennsylvania usa in 1968. We are located at 197 bridge street, phoenixville, pa 19460. Other articles where the molly maguires is discussed.
Molly maguires american labour organization britannica. Filming the story in a place where the molly maguires were active lends a lot of credibility to the film. In search of history the true story of the molly maguires history channel documentary duration. Although many players have come, and gone, all have been a part of this fabulous journey to bring these traditional irish songs to all those who can hear, as well as a few original songs nodding a cap to the. Life is rough in the coal mines of 1876 pennsylvania. In fact, some consider the mollies to be a direct precursor to organized labor in the united. The molly maguires 1970stream and watch online moviefone. Molly maguires, secret organization of coal miners supposedly responsible for acts of terrorism in the coalfields of pennsylvania and west virginia, u. Requires ntsc region 0 compatible player molly maguires dvd new label. Based in fact, the molly maguires 1970 is set in 19thcentury pennsylvania and depicts the attempt of a pinkerton agent richard harris to infiltrate the molly maguires, a group of coal miners who have responded to the exploitation they are suffering with acts of terrorism. A secret group of irish emigrant miners, known as the molly maguires, fights against the cruelty of the. Set in late 19th century northeastern pennsylvania, this social drama tells the story of an undercover detective sent to a coal mining community to expose a secret society.
The molly maguires was a bigbudget drama from paramount pictures, with powerhouse stars, sean connery, richard harris, and samantha eggar, a terrific director, martin ritt hud, the spy who came in from the cold and many others, and the screenwriter of fail safe and john frankenheimers the train, the great walter bernstein. Sean connery and richard harris shine in this story based upon the real molly maguires. In 19thcentury pennsylvania, detective james mcparlan goes undercover to infiltrate a group of rebellious miners known as the molly maguires. The molly maguires and the early struggle of labor dr. The molly maguires trailer 1 trailer as depicted in this biased but absorbing film, the molly maguires were members of a secret union organization made up of malcontent coal miners in eastern. Rent the molly maguires 1970 on dvd and bluray dvd. Mash 1970 deep impact 1998 serenity 2005 the cranes are flying 1957 the molly maguires 1970 captain blood 1935 romancing the stone 1984 waterloo 1970 frostnixon 2008 flying deuces 1939 the principal 1987 flags of our fathers 2006 captain america. The molly maguires is the secret society of miners that seeks to right the wrongs of the unjust and callous owners of the company. Based on actual events, this gripping story is a sympathetic and accurate account of the irishamerican miners struggle. Met sean connery, richard harris en samantha eggar. A secret group of irish emigrant miners, known as the molly maguires. When poor working conditions and employment discrimination led to assassinations and acts of sabotage by irish.
The molly maguires was a secret society of militant coal miners who battled their exploitation by mine owners with violence, intimidation and sometimes murder. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. A detective, also an irish emigrant, is hired to infiltrate the group and report on its members. Financial analysis of the molly maguires 1970 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. In the latter half of the 19th century, schuylkill county, pennsylvania, was an area rife with violence. American director martin ritt on the set of the film the molly. The molly maguires aspires to lift the veil and provide social commentary about a littleknown act of ecoterrorism through the eyes of a period piece which makes sense considering the rise of groups like the manson family and the sla during the period. High resolution french movie poster image for the molly maguires 1970. The molly maguires official trailer as depicted in this biased but absorbing film, the molly maguires were members of a secret union organization made up of malcontent coal miners in eastern. Make way for the molly maguires theyre drinkers, theyre liars but theyre men make way for the molly maguires youll never see the likes of them again down the. The molly maguires has a permanent spot in my video library and is one film i revisit often. Vinyl 7 the dubliners molly maguires 1970, vinyl discogs. With sean connery, richard harris, samantha eggar, frank finlay. In 1876 a group of irish immigrants form a secret society known as the molly maguires.
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