The Molly Maguires

Drama, History, Thriller

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Martin Ritt

Status Released

Release Date 1970-02-08

Storyline

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.

"They were called the Molly's."