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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorMartin Ritt
WriterWalter Bernstein
Cast
Sean Connery
Jack Kehoe
Richard Harris
James McKenna
Samantha Eggar
Mary Raines
Frank Finlay
Davies
Anthony Zerbe
Dougherty
Bethel Leslie
Mrs. Kehoe
Art Lund
Frazier
Anthony Costello
Frank McAndrew
Philip Bourneuf
Father O'Connor
Brendan Dillon
Mr. Raines
Frances Heflin
Mrs. Frazier
John Alderson
Jenkins
Malachy McCourt
Bartender
Susan Goodman
Mrs. McAndrew
Tom Jones
Football Player (uncredited)
Karen Machon
Girl at Football Game (uncredited)
John Orchard
Man in Court Room (uncredited)
George Petrie
Prosecutor (uncredited)
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Keywords
based on novel or bookundercoverpennsylvania, usairish-americansecret societyoathbased on true storyco-workers relationshipmolesabotagechild laboririshmancoal mininggun shootingbarroom brawlworking conditionsretaliationirish immigrant19th centurycoal miner
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$11M
Revenue
$2M
TMDb Votes
84
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026