The Molly Maguires (1970)
02/08/1970 (US) • 2h
They were called the Molly's.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jack Kehoe
James McKenna
Mary Raines
Davies
Dougherty
Mrs. Kehoe
Frazier
Frank McAndrew
Father O'Connor
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11,000,000.00
Revenue
$2,200,000.00
Keywords
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
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