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.

Dismissed from the railroads in 1863 for his union activities, Etienne Lantier found a job at the Voreux coal mine. But work was hard, wages were low...

In a town where half the men die down the coalpit, Margaret MacNeil is quite happy being single in her small Cape Breton island town. Until she meets...

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

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

The village of Tamaquito lies deep in the forests of Colombia. Here, nature provides the people with everything they need. But the Wayúu...

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. ...

A simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and management.

Short film about coal mining

A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial...

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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