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Harlan County, USA is a 1976 documentary film documenting the efforts of 180 coal-miners on strike in Harlan County, Kentucky in 1974. It was directed by black lung disease, and even catching an attempted murder on tape.
The film won the 1977 Academy Award for Documentary Feature and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The events are also been dramatized in the 2000 TV movie IMDB entry