Harlan County War (film)

Harlan County War (2000) is a television film directed by Tony Bill and written by Peter Silverman.

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 Skarsgård 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 - Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)

Golden Globe Awards

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