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| 3 | A 1970 American historical drama film directed by Creator/MartinRitt, starring Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/RichardHarris, and Creator/SamanthaEggar. |
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| 5 | The movie tells the true story of a group of Irish-American coal miners in 19th-century Pennsylvania, led by "Black Jack" Kehoe (Connery), who form a secret society known as the Molly Maguires to fight exploitation by their oppressive employers, often by violent means. A PinkertonDetective named James [=McParlan=] (Harris) infiltrates the group to take them down from the inside. But he quickly finds himself sympathizing more with the Mollies than with the company men who hired him. |
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| 7 | The film takes a few small liberties with the plot, sacrificing strict historical accuracy for drama, but the setting is highly realistic and occasionally beautiful. It was a box-office flop, but well worth watching. |
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| 10 | !! This movie provides examples of: |
| 11 | * BlackAndGrayMorality |
| 12 | * ConflictingLoyalty |
| 13 | * DirtyBusiness |
| 14 | * TheInfiltration |
| 15 | * JadeColoredGlasses |
| 16 | * KnightTemplar |
| 17 | * TheMole |
| 18 | * NoOneGetsLeftBehind: James going back for the Molly who is wounded during the gunfight. |
| 19 | * PayEvilUntoEvil |
| 20 | * PinkertonDetective |
| 21 | * SeeYouInHell |
| 22 | * SlidingScaleOfVisualsVersusDialogue: The first words are spoken 15 minutes into the movie. Jack Kehoe doesn't speak until 40 minutes in. |
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| 24 | * ShownTheirWork: In addition to the mining village of Eckley, scenes were also filmed at the (now former) [[http://www.theoldjailmuseum.com/ Carbon County Jail]], where several of the real-life Molly Maguires were incarcerated and executed. Like Eckley's Miners Village, the jail is a museum today. |
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| 26 | * StuffBlowingUp |
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| 28 | * TheFilmOfTheBook: The film is an adaptation of Arthur H. Lewis's novel, based on a real life uprising of Irish-American coal miners. |
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| 30 | * ThereAreNoGoodExecutives |
| 31 | * TokenRomance |
| 32 | * YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters |
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