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This grim historical drama from director Martin Ritt was loosely based on real-life events. Richard Harris stars as James McParlan, an operative for the Pinkerton Detective Agency in 1876. The Pinkertons have been hired by a major coal company to infiltrate and expose an underground terrorist organization, the Molly Maguires, .. Read more

Starring	Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay
Director	Martin Ritt, Martin Ritt
Genres	Drama

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- Sober-sided and slow-moving account of actual events which also formed the basis for Conan Doyle's rather more entertaining The Valley of Fear. Expensive, nicely photographed, but unpersuasive and empty.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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- - 4
  - 0
  Well Worth Watching
  
  Set in the 18th century, pennsylvania, mining community. The Molly Maguires where a secret group of terrorists, who try to change the bad conditions they they ... read more »
  
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  - Tony Smith
  - Yorkshire, England
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 19:34
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- - 2
  - 0
  Slow but interesting......
  
  No dialogue for 15 mins, Connery does not utter a word for 40 mins !!
  
  That said, very authentic production design and interesting story.
  
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- - Richard Morgan
  - London, England
  - 02 Oct 2005 at 00:21
- - 4
  - 0
  Fine showpiece for Harris, and Connery too.
  
  It?s a brave film that starts so slowly, with not a single line of dialogue for probably 10 full minutes; and no action thrills either. Instead just slow ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 28 Nov 2004 at 15:59
- - 4
  - 0
  Well Worth Watching
  
  Set in the 18th century, pennsylvania, mining community. The Molly Maguires where a secret group of terrorists, who try to change the bad conditions they they ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 23094
- - Tony Smith
  - Yorkshire, England
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 19:34
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- - 4
  - 0
  Well Worth Watching
  
  Set in the 18th century, pennsylvania, mining community. The Molly Maguires where a secret group of terrorists, who try to change the bad conditions they they ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 23094
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Tony Smith
  - Yorkshire, England
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 19:34
- - 4
  - 0
  Fine showpiece for Harris, and Connery too.
  
  It?s a brave film that starts so slowly, with not a single line of dialogue for probably 10 full minutes; and no action thrills either. Instead just slow ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 56123
- - a customer
  - Wales
  - 28 Nov 2004 at 15:59
- - 2
  - 0
  Slow but interesting......
  
  No dialogue for 15 mins, Connery does not utter a word for 40 mins !!
  
  That said, very authentic production design and interesting story.
  
  ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 155854
- - Richard Morgan
  - London, England
  - 02 Oct 2005 at 00:21

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  This grim historical drama from director Martin Ritt was loosely based on real-life events. Richard Harris stars as James McParlan, an operative for the Pinkerton Detective Agency in 1876. The Pinkertons have been hired by a major coal company to infiltrate and expose an underground terrorist ...