Coal Mining Movies

In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.

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...

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

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe...

A small town is overcome by a massive underground coal fire in 1962. As a result hundreds of residents had to be relocated.

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...

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 largest leisure and shopping complex in Europe, the Metro Centre in Tynemouth, and its creator John Hall.

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

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

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

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

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

A reflection on anarchism and labor, ANCIENT SUNSHINE marks a path through the struggles of climate activism and coal extractions in the American...

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...