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People of the Cumberland

6.3193721mMovieDocumentary

The film takes place in rural Tennessee, where communities have experienced economic and environmental devastation created by the coal mining industry. The introduction of the Highlander Folk School in 1931 by educator Myles Horton and the…

DirectorsSidney Meyers·Jay Leyda
WritersErskine Caldwell·Ben Maddow

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Cast · Directed by Sidney Meyers

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Richard Blaine
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People of the Cumberland hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 19, 1938. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.