The Molly Maguires
“They were called the Molly's.”
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.
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Cast
18 people
Sean Connery
Jack Kehoe
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Richard Harris
James McKenna
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Gladiator
Samantha Eggar
Mary Raines
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Hercules
The Brood
Frank Finlay
Davies
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The Pianist
Lifeforce
Anthony Zerbe
Dougherty
Known for
The Matrix Reloaded
Licence to Kill
Bethel Leslie
Mrs. Kehoe
Known for
Message in a Bottle
Ironweed
Art Lund
Frazier
Known for
Black Caesar
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Anthony Costello
Frank McAndrew
Known for
Night Moves
Philip Bourneuf
Father O'Connor
Known for
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
The Arrangement
Brendan Dillon
Mr. Raines
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The Premature Burial
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Frances Heflin
Mrs. Frazier
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Mr. Billion
John Alderson
Jenkins
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Evil Under the Sun
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Martin Ritt Director · Walter Bernstein Screenplay Arthur H. Lewis Author
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $11M · United States release February 8, 1970
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,200,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Tamm Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 27, 1970
Premiere
United States · February 8, 1970
Theatrical
Argentina
October 1, 1970 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 15, 1971 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 31, 1970 · Theatrical
France
June 17, 1970 · Theatrical
Germany
August 21, 1970 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 7, 1972 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 20, 1970 · Theatrical
Japan
November 12, 1970 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 24, 1970 · Theatrical
Spain
March 21, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 14, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 24, 1970 · Theatrical
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