History Film / TheMollyMaguires

A 1970 American historical drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/RichardHarris, and Creator/SamanthaEggar.

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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 finds himself sympathizing more with the Mollies than with the company men who hired him.

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A 1970 historical drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/RichardHarris, and Creator/SamanthaEggar.

A 1970 historical drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/RichardHarris, and Samantha Eggar.

A 1970 film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/RichardHarris, and Samantha Eggar. The movie tells the story of a 19th-century group of Irish-American coal miners who form a terrorist group known as the Molly Maguires to fight exploitation by their oppressive employers. A PinkertonDetective named James [=McParlan=] infiltrates the group to take them down from the inside. But he finds himself sympathizing more with the Mollies than with the company men who hired him.

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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A 1970 film directed by Martin Ritt, starring SeanConnery, Richard Harris, and Samantha Eggar. The movie tells the story of a 19th-century group of Irish-American coal miners who form a terrorist group known as the Molly Maguires to fight exploitation by their oppressive employers. A PinkertonDetective named James [=McParlan=] infiltrates the group to take them down from the inside. But he finds himself sympathizing more with the Mollies than with the company men who hired him.

A 1970 film starring SeanConnery, Richard Harris, and Samantha Eggar. The movie tells the story of a 19th-century group of Irish-American coal miners who form a terrorist group known as the Molly Maguires to fight exploitation by their oppressive employers. A PinkertonDetective named James [=McParlan=] infiltrates the group to take them down from the inside. But he finds himself sympathizing more with the Mollies than with the company men who hired him.

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1970 film starring SeanConnery, Richard Harris, and Samantha Eggar. The movie tells the story of a 19th-century group of Irish-American coal miners who form a terrorist group known as the Molly Maguires to fight exploitation by their oppressive employers. A PinkertonDetective named James [=McParlan=] infiltrates the group to take them down from the inside. But he finds himself sympathizing more with the Mollies than with the company men who hired him.

1970 film starring SeanConnery, RichardHarris, and Samantha Eggar. The movie tells the story of a nineteenth century group of Irish-American coal miners who form a terrorist group known as the Molly Maguires to fight exploitation by their oppressive employers. A PinkertonDetective named James Mc Parlan infiltrates the group to take them down from the inside. But he finds himself sympathizing more with the Mollies than with the company men who hired him.

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. Was a box office flop, but well worth watching.