Overview

Via the New York Times: "...reconstructs the true story of a coal miners' strike in the small town of Korumburra in the mid-30's... based on the real-life story of two remarkable characters, Wattie Doig, a miner who became a militant Communist activist, and his wife, Agnes, who progressed from staunch Presbyterianism to membership in the Salvation Army and, finally, to labor organization."

Genres

Cast

Chris Haywood

Wattie Doig

Carol Burns

Agnes Doig

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Idris Williams

Rob Steele

Charlie Nelson

John Howard

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