| Norman Yarborough | ... | Himself - Eastover Mining President | |
| Houston Elmore | ... | Himself - UMW organizer | |
| Phil Sparks | ... | Himself - UMW staff | |
| John Corcoran | ... | Himself - Consolidated Coal President | |
| John O'Leary | ... | Himself - former Bureau of Mines director | |
| Donald Rasmussen | ... | Himself - Blackwing Clinic, WV (as Dr. Donald Rasmussen) | |
| Hawley Wells Jr. | ... | Himself (as Dr. Hawley Wells Jr.) | |
| Tom Williams | ... | Himself - Boyle campaigner | |
| Chip Yablonski | ... | Himself | |
| Ken Yablonski | ... | Himself | |
| Logan Patterson | ... | Himself - negotiator | |
| Harry Patrick | ... | Himself - UMW secretary-treasurer | |
| Mike Trbovich | ... | Himself - UMW VP | |
| Bernie Aronson | ... | Himself - UMW staff | |
| Guy Farmer | ... | Himself - BCPA General Counsel | |
| Nimrod Workman | ... | Himself | |
| Bessie Lou Cornett | ... | Herself | |
| Jerry Wynn | ... | Himself - miner | |
| Bob Davis | ... | Himself - miner | |
| Lois Scott | ... | Herself | |
| Joe Dougher | ... | Himself - miner | |
| Jerry Johnson | ... | Himself - miner | |
| Susan Crusenberry | ... | Herself | |
| Dorothy Johnson | ... | Herself | |
| Betty Eldridge | ... | Herself | |
| Ron Curtis | ... | Himself - miner | |
| Bill Doan | ... | Himself - miner | |
| Phyllis Boyens | ... | Herself | |
| Florence Reece | ... | Herself | |
| E.B. Allen | ... | Himself | |
| Jim Thomas | ... | Himself | |
| Mickey Messer | ... | Himself | |
| Nanny Rainey | ... | Herself | |
| Tom Pysell | ... | Himself | |
| Tommy Fergerson | ... | Himself | |
| Bill Worthington | ... | Himself | |
| Crystal Fergerson | ... | Herself | |
| Barry Speilberg | ... | Himself | |
| Polly Jones | ... | Herself | |
| Diane Jones | ... | Herself | |
| Otis King | ... | Himself | |
| Mary Lou Fergerson | ... | Herself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| W.A. 'Tony' Boyle | ... | Himself | |
| Basil Collins | ... | Himself - mine foreman | |
| Carl Horn | ... | Himself | |
| Lawrence Jones | ... | Himself - shooting victim | |
| John L. Lewis | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Arnold Miller | ... | Himself | |
| William Simon | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Trumka | ... | Himself | |
| Billy G. Williams | ... | Himself - Harlan County sheriff | |
| Joseph Yablonski | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Barbara Kopple | ... | Herself (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Barbara Kopple | |||
Produced by | |||
| Barbara Kopple | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hazel Dickens | |||
| Merle Travis | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kevin Keating | |||
| Hart Perry | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Nancy Baker | |||
| Mirra Bank | |||
| Lora Hays | |||
| Mary Lampson | |||
Production Management | |||
| Marc Weiss | .... | production manager: Miller-Boyle Campaign (as Marc N. Weiss) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Rhetta Barron | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Tim Colman | .... | additional sound | |
| Lee Dichter | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Bob Gates | .... | additional sound | |
| Barbara Kopple | .... | sound recordist | |
| Judy Rabinovitz | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Helene Susman | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Joshua Waletzky | .... | sound editor (as Josh Waletzky) | |
| John Walz | .... | additional sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Dick Donovan | .... | assistant camera | |
| Michael Hamilton | .... | assistant camera | |
| Tom Hurwitz | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| Anne Lewis II | .... | assistant camera | |
| George Liebert | .... | assistant grip | |
| Alex Lukman | .... | assistant camera | |
| Flip McCarthy | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| Phil Parmet | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| Shane Zarintash | .... | assistant camera | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Mirra Bank | .... | contributing editor | |
| Lora Hays | .... | consulting editor | |
| Lawrence Mischel | .... | negative cutter | |
| Sue Mischel | .... | negative cutter | |
Other crew | |||
| Mariann Dusseldorp | .... | unspecified assistant | |
| Barbara Johnson | .... | unspecified assistant | |
| Anne Lewis II | .... | associate director | |
| Teri Siegel | .... | unspecified assistant | |
Thanks | |||
| Bernie Aronson | .... | thanks | |
| Ting Barrow | .... | thanks | |
| Robert Boehm | .... | thanks | |
| Bernie Chertok | .... | thanks | |
| David Chertok | .... | thanks | |
| Heleny Cook | .... | thanks | |
| Alida Davison | .... | thanks | |
| Suzy Elmiger | .... | thanks | |
| Leon Gast | .... | thanks | |
| Robert Gumpert | .... | thanks | |
| Carol Guyer | .... | thanks | |
| Cynthia Guyer | .... | thanks | |
| Barbara Haspiel | .... | thanks | |
| Nancy Higgins | .... | thanks | |
| Anne Hoblitzelle | .... | thanks | |
| Robert Kaylor | .... | thanks | |
| Alfred S. Kopple | .... | thanks | |
| Majorie Kopple | .... | thanks | |
| Peter Kopple | .... | thanks | |
| Laura Lesser | .... | thanks | |
| Alan Manger | .... | thanks | |
| Richard Pearce | .... | thanks | |
| Michael Penland | .... | thanks | |
| D.A. Pennebaker | .... | thanks | |
| Hart Perry | .... | thanks | |
| George Pillsbury | .... | thanks | |
| Barrie Singer | .... | thanks | |
| Marvin Soloway | .... | thanks | |
| Bill Susman | .... | thanks | |
| Simone Swan | .... | thanks | |
| Rip Torn | .... | thanks | |
| Meri Weingarten | .... | thanks (as Merry Weingarten) | |
| Mo Weitzman | .... | thanks (as Moe Weitzman) | |
| Myrna Zimmerman | .... | thanks | |
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Possibly the finest documentary I have seen and I've seen quite a few. Exemplary on how a filmmaker can involve herself, be in everybody's face, get every little thing on camera, but be testifying instead of exploiting. My greatest delight in this film was how articulate and intelligent the miners and their wives were; textbook English is far inferior to their language. Also see "Matewan" by John Sayles for another perfect evocation of struggle. Watching this movie makes my previous semi-respectful estimation of Michael Moore's self-love evaporate. This is how it should be done, and lord if only all such struggles resolved thusly. Lois Scott for president. See this as quickly as you can.