“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.
Directed by Martin Ritt
Written by Walter Bernstein, Arthur H. Lewis
Produced by Martin Ritt, Walter Bernstein
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $2.2M
Themes & Keywords
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About The Molly Maguires
The Molly Maguires is a drama, history, thriller film released in 1970 exploring themes of based on novel or book, undercover, pennsylvania, usa, irish-american, secret society, oath. Directed by Martin Ritt, it stars Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar. 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.