Film
Company Town
1983 · 25m · Documentary
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Overview
The former coal town of Widen, West Virginia. Once a model of paternalistic domination, Widen had been sold to the Pittston Corporation in 1963. Ricky Leacock said of the film, "I find Company Town to be a beautiful film that I can enjoy over and over. It manages to avoid the obvious cliches but causes one to wonder 'why do they stay?' and at the same time to understand that this place, these activities, these people, with all their limitations, are unique and wonderful."
Crew
- James RutenbeckDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1983
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 25m
- Genres
- Documentary
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