The Molly Maguires
James McParlan is an operative working for the Pinkerton Detective Agency, who is hired by a major coal company to infiltrate and expose an underground terrorist organization, the "Molly Maguires". The Mollies operate within the impoverished mining communities of Pennsylvania and are mostly Irish em...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Hollywood, Calif. :
Distributed by Paramount,
Ã2004.
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| Series: | Widescreen DVD collection.
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| Summary: | James McParlan is an operative working for the Pinkerton Detective Agency, who is hired by a major coal company to infiltrate and expose an underground terrorist organization, the "Molly Maguires". The Mollies operate within the impoverished mining communities of Pennsylvania and are mostly Irish emigrants. McParlan is selected to infiltrate the organization to pose as a new member, but it quickly becomes apparent that the working conditions are truly wretched. The lawman's loyalties become divided between the law and his fellow countrymen. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1970. Based on the book by Arthur H. Lewis. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD ; region 1 ; NTSC ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG; for violence and some thematic material. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, James Wong Howe ; editor, Frank Bracht ; music, Henry Mancini ; costume designer, Dorothy Jeakins ; production designer, Tambi Larsen. |
| ISBN: | 0792197429 9780792197423 |
