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title: "Harlan County U.S.A.: cast and crew"
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cast: 9
crew: 14
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# Harlan County U.S.A. (1976): cast and crew

9 cast and 14 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Norman Yarborough](https://film.one/person/norman-yarborough.md) as Self - Eastover Mining President
- [Houston Elmore](https://film.one/person/houston-elmore.md) as Self - UMW Organizer
- [Phil Sparks](https://film.one/person/phil-sparks.md) as Self - UMW Staff
- [Bessie Lou Cornett Parker](https://film.one/person/bessie-lou-cornett-parker.md) as Self
- [Sudie Crusenberry](https://film.one/person/sudie-crusenberry.md) as Self
- [Mary Lou Fergerson](https://film.one/person/mary-lou-fergerson.md) as Self
- [Basil Collins](https://film.one/person/basil-collins.md) as Self - Mine Foreman
- [Florence Reece](https://film.one/person/florence-reece.md) as Self
- [Lois Scott](https://film.one/person/lois-scott.md) as Self

## Directing

- [Barbara Kopple](https://film.one/person/barbara-kopple.md): Director
- Anne Lewis Johnson: Other

## Production

- [Barbara Kopple](https://film.one/person/barbara-kopple.md): Producer

## Camera

- [Kevin Keating](https://film.one/person/kevin-keating.md): Director of Photography
- [Hart Perry](https://film.one/person/hart-perry.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Mirra Bank](https://film.one/person/mirra-bank.md): Editor
- [Nancy Baker](https://film.one/person/nancy-baker.md): Editor
- [Mary Lampson](https://film.one/person/mary-lampson.md): Editor
- [Lora Hays](https://film.one/person/lora-hays.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Barbara Kopple](https://film.one/person/barbara-kopple.md): Sound
- [Hazel Dickens](https://film.one/person/hazel-dickens.md): Original Music Composer
- [Merle Travis](https://film.one/person/merle-travis.md): Original Music Composer
- Joshua Waletzky: Sound Editor

## Crew

- [Rip Torn](https://film.one/person/rip-torn.md): Thanks

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