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Mood:
- RoughSuspensefulCaptivatingTense
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Plot:
- Fighting the SystemPoliticsSocial DecayInjusticeHeroesLife is a BitchRebellionSociety more...
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Genres:
- DramaHistoricalPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 19th Century
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Place:
- PennsylvaniaUSA
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Based on:
- Based on BookBased on True Story
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- SeriousRealistic
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The Molly Maguires, 1970
English
USA
Profile of The Molly Maguires
The mood of The Molly Maguires is rough, suspenseful, and tense. The plot centers around social decay, rebellion, and injustice. It is a drama, period, and historical movie. In approach, The Molly Maguires is serious and realistic. The setting is Pennsylvania. It happens in the 19th century. The Molly Maguires is originally a true story and based on a book.
Summary of The Molly Maguires
Set in late 19th-century Pennsylvania, this gripping social drama tells the story of an undercover detective (Richard Harris) sent to a coal mining community to expose a secret society of Irish-American miners battling exploitation at the hand of the owners. Based on a true story, the film accurately portrays the rebellious leader of the Molly Maguires (Sean Connery), and his will to stop at nothing--even murder--to achieve social justice.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 28 January 1970 |
| Runtime: | 124 min |
Cast and Crew
as Detective James McParlan / McKenna
as Jack Kehoe
as Miss Mary Raines
