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Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) original theatrical poster
#8 of 1980 · Certified Fresh

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

1980 · 124 minutes · Drama / History / Music · Directed by Michael Apted
IMDb rating7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Box office gross$67.2M

Synopsis

In 1945, 13-year-old Loretta Webb is one of eight children of Ted Webb, a Van Lear coal miner raising a family with his wife in the midst of grinding poverty in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky (pronounced by locals as "Butcher Holler"). In 1948, at the age of 15, Loretta marries 21-year-old Oliver "Mooney" Lynn (aka Doo, short for Doolittle), becoming a mother of four by the time she is 19.

Starring

Sissy SpacekTommy Lee JonesBeverly D'AngeloLevon Helm
Box office
$67.18 million
Budget
$15 million
IMDb votes
22,631

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