The Molly Maguires

The Molly Maguires

120 mins | Drama, Thriller, History | Feb. 8, 1970

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.

The Molly Maguires

120 mins | Drama, Thriller, History | Feb. 8, 1970

The Molly Maguires
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Tamm Productions
Original title The Molly Maguires
Directors James A. Rosenberger, Marvin Weldon, Oscar Rudolph, Martin Ritt
Writers Arthur H. Lewis, Walter Bernstein

Cast

Sean Connery

as Jack Kehoe

Richard Harris

as James McKenna

Samantha Eggar

as Mary Raines

Frank Finlay

as Davies

Anthony Zerbe

as Dougherty

Bethel Leslie

as Mrs. Kehoe

Art Lund

as Frazier

Anthony Costello

as Frank McAndrew

Philip Bourneuf

as Father O'Connor

Brendan Dillon

as Mr. Raines

Frances Heflin

as Mrs. Frazier

John Alderson

as Jenkins

Malachy McCourt

as Bartender

Susan Goodman

as Mrs. McAndrew

Tom Jones

as Football Player (uncredited)

Karen Machon

as Girl at Football Game (uncredited)

John Orchard

as Man in Court Room (uncredited)

George Petrie

as Prosecutor (uncredited)