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The Molly Maguires is a 1970 film based on a novel by Arthur H. Lewis that was directed by Martin Ritt. Set in late 19th-century Pennsylvania, this social drama tells the story of an undercover detective (Richard Harris) sent to a coal mining community to expose a secret society of Irish-American miners battling exploitation at the hand of the owners. Based on a true story, the film also portrays the rebellious leader of the Molly Maguires (Sean Connery), and his will to stop at nothing--even murder--to achieve social justice.

A big budget movie for its time, it was considered a major box-office failure.

Trivia

The "Molly Maguires" main title theme was composed by Henry Mancini.
The movie was filmed in Eckley, Pennsylvania in 1968; which was so unchanged from its 1870s appearance that the only major alteration needed for filming was to remove television antennas and install cable TV.
The filming of the movie resulted in the town's being saved from demolition, and it was afterward turned into a mining museum under the control of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Eckley's self-imposed nickname is "the ugliest town in America." Portions of the film were also shot in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

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