Coal Mining Movies

Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.

For 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then...

A satirical dramedy loosely inspired by the infamous UK Miners' strikes; however this time, the fight isn’t in the pits, but on the stage. ...

On the 5th of March 1985, a crowd gathered in a South Yorkshire pit village to watch a sight none of them had seen in a year. The villagers, many of...

The work done by men and women at the coal face and the pit head.

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

An apocalyptic sound of roaring machines incessantly intrudes into the habitats of man and nature. Barren landscapes and deserted villages linger in...

Southern Gothic tale of a coal miner pushed to his limits for the love of his son.

An intimate portrait of John Lokitis, the youngest remaining resident of Centralia, Pennsylvania, and his quixotic fight to keep alive a hometown...

Semi-documentary, focusing on the training young boys receive before they are sent down the mines on their first job.

A determined housewife goes head-to-head with a $1 billion mining company after its negligent operation ruins her town's water supply.

An epic feature documentary about a coal mining town with a fiery immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution...

Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

Documentary marking the 30th anniversary of the 1984 miners' strike, one of the bitterest industrial disputes in British history, with stories from...

The majestic rebirth of Manchester's Bradford Colliery and other stories.

This film demonstrates how labor law has crippled the collective bargaining power of unions and weighed the scales of justice against working people....

The Bimblebox Nature Refuge lies in the path of what will be the earths largest coal mines. One woman, Paola Cassoni, decides to resist the "China...

Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine.

This film takes us into the harsh realm of BC's early coal mines, canneries, and lumber camps; where primitve conditions and speed-ups often cost...