Via the New York Times: "...reconstructs the true story of a coal miners' strike in the small town of Korumburra in the mid-30's... based on the real-life story of two remarkable characters, Wattie Doig, a miner who became a militant Communist activist, and his wife, Agnes, who progressed from staunch Presbyterianism to membership in the Salvation Army and, finally, to labor organization."
Chris Haywood
as Wattie Doig
Carol Burns
as Agnes Doig
Hugh Keays-Byrne
as Idris Williams
Rob Steele
as Charlie Nelson
Nik Forster
as Harry Bell
John Howard
as Bashed Scab
